The press service of DOM.RF Bank announced that it would finance the project for creating a multifunctional hotel complex "Elbrus. Polyana Azau" in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. The bank will allocate 14.7 billion rubles for this purpose as part of the discount financing program for tourism infrastructure implemented by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
The complex will be designed with 657 rooms, including three hotel building corps, four apartment hotel corps, nine individual cottages, and nine guest houses.
The cluster will also have a sports complex with a rock-climbing center, a universal sports hall, a children's center, and a spa center with a thermal zone. The project is planned to be completed by 2027.
The resort is intended to be integrated into the natural landscape, allowing guests to enjoy the beauty of the mountains, visit gorges and waterfalls, engage in active sports, and simply relax.
The resort is now offering free morning fitness classes on the shore of its mountain lake at the Rosa Beach area, located 560 meters above sea level. These invigorating sessions run every week from Thursday to Sunday, led by qualified instructors
Sochi is set to expand its conservation efforts with the creation of four new specially protected natural areas. This initiative builds on significant greening efforts already underway in the city
Russia has significantly updated its environmental protection, land use, forestry, and biodiversity regulations. Under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, hundreds of outdated and redundant legal acts are set to be revoked or revised by September 1, 2025, as part of President Vladimir Putin's "regulatory guillotine" initiative
A new rail link is planned to connect the airports of Sochi, Russia, and Sukhumi, Abkhazia, within the next two years. Abkhazian President Badr Gunba announced the project, which will extend the existing electric train service from Sirius to Sukhumi, launched on May 1st
On June 6, 2025, the first international eco-festival of the year will take place on the Dnieper embankment in Smolensk. This event is part of the all-Russian "Water of Russia" campaign under the national project "Environmental Well-being," and will involve local residents, government representatives, and public organizations
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