The Eiffel Tower, the tourist symbol of Paris, was visited by more than 5.8 million tourists in 2022, compared with 6.2 million people in the pre-pandemic 2019, Sete, the company that provides management and maintenance of the attraction, said.
Last year, almost half of all visitors to the "iron lady" came from Europe: mainly from Italy, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Belgium and the Netherlands. Tourists from the USA accounted for about 11% of the total number of visits.
In addition to the return of foreign tourists, 2022 was marked for the Eiffel Tower by the installation of a radio antenna on its top, as a result of which the height of the structure reached 330 meters - six more than before.
A new restaurant was also opened on the tower under the leadership of star chef Thierry Marx.
The press service of the Tver Oblast government told about the implementation of a number of new investment projects in the Upper Volga region. These include the construction of a tourist complex in the village of Kotechishche. Work has already begun
The Center for Strategic Research, in collaboration with the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), has compiled a forecast for the growth of mutual tourist flow between Russia and Iran in 2024
The press service of the Pskov Museum-Reserve reported that a multimedia show will be held on the territory of the Pskov Kremlin from April 26 to May 8. The fortress wall of Dovmont's city will become a huge screen on which the military history of Pskov will come to life
In the summer and autumn, specialists will survey six objects of accumulated environmental damage located on specially protected natural territories of federal significance (SPNA). Based on the results, a decision will be made on the order of their liquidation, the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia reported
The Australian government has issued a travel warning to its citizens, saying they should exercise a high degree of caution in Kenya due to the threat of terrorism and violent crime
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