July 24 - August 9, 2015
People coming to Tatarstan visited major tourist destinations of the host city and the republic, namely the Kazan Kremlin, ancient town of Bolgar, island town of Sviyazhsk, and the towns of Elabuga and Chistopol. The Kazan Kremlin received 320,000 tourists, town of Bolgar – 61,000, island town of Sviyazhsk – 22,600, Elabuga – 165,000.
According to Russia’s Directorate of the Federal Migration Service for the Republic of Tatarstan, 6,859 foreign residents visited Kazan from July 20 to August 18. The largest number of tourists came from Germany, Ukraine, Turkey, the USA, China, France, Italy and other European countries. The host city also welcomed visitors from Japan, Korea, Canada and Australia.
Press Office of State Committee on Tourism of Republic of Tatarstan