In 2016, the Astrakhan region was visited by 2 million 600 thousand guests — these preliminary data are announced by Interfax. It is noted that the tourist flow increased by 10% compared to 2015, and services for travellers rendered by 3 billion rubles. The number of tourists came very close to three million — the online magazine Astrakhan.Site wrote that such significant number was expected by the governor of the Astrakhan region Alexander Zhilkin in the investment message made at the end of April, 2016.
The source reports that attractive to tourists were international cultural event — the festival "Delta jazz" and representation on the open-air stage in the Astrakhan Kremlin of the opera of Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov "Legend of the invisible city Kitezh and the maiden Fevronia". In September 2017 there scheduled another performance - "The years of the Astrakhan land".
As for traditional fishing, it is perhaps receding into the past — it was noted by the expert Oleg Sarana in August, 2016.
Let's remind that in this year will be celebrated the 300 anniversary of the Astrakhan guberniya. This celebrations will also serve to attract a large number of Russian and foreign guests.
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