CULTURE
Lankaran among top five popular CIS tourist destinations
Baku, August 31, AZERTAC
Azerbaijan’s Lankaran has been named among top five popular CIS tourist destinations for Russian tourists, according to RoomGuru service. Search Service RoomGuru.ru hotels summed up the holiday resort of Russians in the CIS countries. According to RoomGuru.ru, the number of summer trips of Russians to CIS countries grew by 10 percent as compared to last summer, and tourists spent an average of 3,600 rubles ($ 55) per day.
Lankaran is one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan. As planes from Russia do not fly to the Lankaran airport every day, the easiest way is to land in Baku, and then to reach the destination by train or bus. Stay in a hotel in Lankaran, will cost on average 19,000 rubles. Tourists are advised to visit the ancient port city which has preserved the fortress of Lankaran.