2. Location Vicinity to Moscow Transit location between Moscow and European capitals on the highway “Moscow-Minsk-Warsaw- Paris” The Region borders on the Republic of Belarus RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

3. Tourism Priorities Cultural and educational Religious tourism and pilgrimage Ecotourism Active recreation Health and recreation RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

4. The Main Areas for Tourism Development Smolensk and its suburbs The Old Smolensk road National park “Smolensk Lakeland” Nature reserve «Gagarinskiy» The Ugra river basin RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

5. Natural Heritage National park «Smolensk Lakeland»: Campsites and resorts Walking paths, water and cycling routes Ecological routes Thematic events «Forest republic» for children National park «Gagarinskiy»: The construction of the biggest in Central Russia tourist-recreational complex «Vazuza&Yauza Park» for 500 000 visitors annually RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

6. Archaeological complex «Gnezdovo» - ancient monument of the IX-XI-th centuries. Нistorical Heritage RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

7. Churches of the XII-th century Uspenskiy Cathedral - one of the most magnificent churches in Europe Churches and monasteries of Vyazma Svyato-Troitskiy Gerasimo- Boldinsky Monastery Нistorical Heritage RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

8. Нistorical Heritage Smolensk fortified wall of the XVI-XVII-th centuries - the longest fortification in Europe Monuments dedicated to numerous wars RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

9. Yuriy Gagarin - the first person of the Earth, flew into space Alexander Griboedov Pavel Nakhimov Nikolay Przhevalsky Mikhail Glinka Sergey Konenkov Prominent Citizens of Smolensk RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

10. Events Mikhail Glinka international music festival Military and historical reconstruction of the Battle of Vatutino on August 7, 1812 Historical festival “Gnezdovo burial mounds” All-Russia Cinema festival “Golden Phoenix” European Truck-racing Cup «Smolensk ring» RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

11. Industrial tourism “KRISTALL” PRODUCTION CORPORATION - one of the largest diamond manufacturers in the world RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/

12. Smolensk is a part of the tourist route “To the roots of Rus” Smolensk Vyazma Talashkino Novospasskoye RUSSIAN TOURISM ROADSHOW /Berlin, Paris, London 2012/