Region Archive

The export geography of Vitebsk Oblast included ten new countries in 2015, BelTA learned from Deputy Head of the Sport and Tourism Department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee Darya Matskevich. "In comparison with 2014,the export of tourism services in the region was expanded by ten countries, namely Australia, Greece, Argentina, Maldives, Thailand, the Dominican Republic, South Africa, Tunisia, Qatar, and Sudan. These are not only tourists using vouchers, by also people visiting...

Belarus' Vitebsk Oblast has expanded its export geography to 77 countries. In January-November 2015 the region shipped its products to eight new markets, BelTA learned from the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee. Last year, the region started to sell products to India, Cameroon, South Korea, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, and Montenegro. It resumed exports of milk powder, whey, lubricating oil additives, door panels, and veterinary drugs to Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia,...

Honored Artist of Russia Lyudmila Golub will present an organ concert at the Vitebsk Oblast Philharmonic Hall on 21 January, BelTA learnt from the cultural establishment. The concert "Bach in Leipzig" will include works of the renowned composer wrote by him in this German city over his last 27 years of life. Lyudmila Golub is an organist of the world level. She gives concerts in Russia, Germany, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Spain, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and the...

The 25th edition of the Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk will take place in the second half of July. Tickets to some concert programs will be available starting from February, director of the forum, head of the World Association of Festivals Alexander Sidorenko told BelTA on 13 February. "We cannot name any concrete dates until we coordinate the issue with all government bodies. We can only say that the festival will be held in the second half of July," said Alexander Sidorenko. "Many...

The first tickets for the 25th International Festival of Arts Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk 2016 will go on sale in February, BelTA learned from director of the forum Alexander Sidorenko. "The year of culture which has been announced in Belarus will be eventful in Vitebsk. It will begin with the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Vitebsk Culture Center in January. It is expected to include a big concert, an exhibition of all departments of the center. We started the preparations for...

For the New Year season travel agencies in the Belarusian city of Vitebsk intend to welcome considerably more guests from Russia than they did last year, BelTA learned from Larisa Petrovskaya, Director of the travel agency Ilva, during a press conference. The Ilva travel agency is one of the leaders in Vitebsk Oblast's hospitality business and organizes tours all over Belarus primarily for Russians. The number of tourists in Vitebsk, including during the New Year celebration, has...