Deputy culture minister Alla Manilova - in charge of tourism - hopes the Sochi Winter Olympics, starting on 7 February, will act as an impetus for tourism across Russia. In an interview with the London-based The Daily Telegraph she seemed to take aback her interviewer Adrian Bridge by suggesting he should visit Siberia. So, he asked, where in Russia should he go? Siberia! she says, without hesitation. Siberia is the best place for tourism in the world. There are sacred Shaman sites on Lake Baikal from which visitors return feeling 10 years younger. It is magical. She also recommended the diamond-rich Sakha Republic - traditionally known as Yakutia - for those seeking adventure of a more extreme kind, reported The Daily Telegraph. This is a place where temperatures in the winter fall to minus 72C, where people somehow survive - and where, for sure, there isnt a Starbucks in sight. Manilova - from St Petersburg - also highlighted the delights of the Altai Mountains - a beautiful place with wonderfully clean air and almost untouched by civilisation. Here you can travel by kayak along crystal-clear freshwater rivers that flow straight from the mountains. This is virgin nature.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 06:29:30 +0000
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