Antique icons in Russia

In the north of Russia — in the city of St. Petersburg — an exhibition of icons from the collection of Sergei Grigorievich Stroganov will be held, the National Tourism Portal of Russia reports.

Venue: St. Petersburg, Stroganov Palace

Dates of the icon exhibition: (more…)

On June 22, 2025 at 20:00 the Buddhist festival of good luck will be held in St. Petersburg, the head of the department of culture and tourism reports.

Tibetan monks and overtone singing under the starry sky in Russia

Seven Tibetan monks from the tantric monastery Gyudmed will give the only concert in St. Petersburg. The sounds of unique overtone singing will be performed under the vault of the starry sky in one of the most atmospheric places of the city – in the St. Petersburg Planetarium. (more…)

Tourist tax, tourism and taxes in Russia

The volume of receipts from the tourist tax in the budgets of municipalities of the Republic of Karelia for the first quarter of 2025 amounted to 10.5 million rubles, the press service of the Government of Karelia reported on Friday.

78 municipalities have already decided to use the tourist tax as an additional source of funding in Karelia. (more…)