Federal Tourism Agency has included Tula Oblast into the project titled “Russian Weekend or Three Hours Before ...”. With the help of this project, the residents of million-plus cities will find out more about interesting places for spending a weekend without going on a long journey.

      In addition, a large-scale project “Tula Is Near” will be launched in Moscow in October. Within the frame of the project, a virtual online door will be opened at the Tulskaya metro station of the Moscow Metro, which will to connect metro passengers - the residents and guests of the capital - with the historical centre of Tula with the use of real-time multimedia technology; besides, a tourist information centre will start to work in “Tulsky” shopping and business complex.