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Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
With the support of Rosneft, the annual auto-moto festival "Road to the Russian North" was held in Velsk, Arkhangelsk Region. This event is one of the main summer events in the region in the field of tourism.
Rosneft actively supports initiatives to develop domestic tourism and aims to create comfortable conditions for car travelers. Developing roadside service and improving the level of customer service provided at Rosneft filling stations is one of the Company's priority areas of activity.
The festival "Road to the Russian North" was held in a picturesque place – on the bank of the Vaga River. The program included educational and entertaining events for visitors of all ages: a car and motorcycle show, a hot air balloon show, performances by musical performers, a volleyball tournament, craft and gastronomic fairs, presentations, film screenings, master classes, promotions and raffles and much more.
The festival was attended by about 20 thousand people from various regions of the country.
The event featured a Rosneft branded food truck – a mobile café where guests could try a new menu based on Pomor recipes, drinks based on northern berries and aromatic coffee.
During the festival, Rosneft volunteers introduced guests to the route for auto tourists, "Road to the Russian North". It was developed by Rosneft and the Government of the Arkhangelsk Region as part of a joint memorandum of cooperation for the development of domestic tourism.
The unique route includes iconic sights of Pomorie, the most picturesque natural landscapes and interesting locations, thanks to which everyone will be able to get acquainted with the unique beauty, as well as the unique cultural heritage and traditions of the Russian North.
On the way of tourists there are caves, sand spits, karst ravines and original northern villages of Pinezhsky district. To get acquainted with the traditions of the Pomors, motorists are offered to visit authentic villages on the White Sea coast of Onezhsky district and the island-stone Kiy in the White Sea. Connoisseurs will also be able to taste local cuisine and visit the White Sea SPA centers.
The length of the route "Road to the Russian North" from Velsk to Arkhangelsk is 550 km. For auto tourists from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Vologda, it is optimal to travel along the federal highway M-8. There are Rosneft gas stations on the highway, where travelers can comfortably rest on the way, buy necessary goods and souvenirs of local production.
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Rosneft's retail network is the largest in the country in terms of geographic coverage. It includes almost 3,000 filling stations in 62 regions of the Russian Federation. Guests of Rosneft filling stations have access to a wide range of goods and services: from shops and cafes to roadside service. For example, you can stay overnight in roadside hotels at filling stations and multifunctional complexes of the Company.
Rosneft and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Arkhangelsk Region signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, within the framework of which they continue to work on joint projects aimed at developing domestic autotourism. Thus, at the beginning of the summer, with the support of Rosneft, the IV gastronomic festival of northern traditions "Pomor Food" was held in Arkhangelsk, where guests were able to try new northern cuisine in the Company's signature food truck and participate in an educational and entertainment program.
In 2023, Rosneft launched a special information and service platform, Horizons of Russia: Come with Us! It can be used to plan a trip to interesting places through the infrastructure of roadside services and Rosneft gas stations in constructor mode. Various regional and federal routes are currently available to tourists, including those in the Arkhangelsk Region.
Department of Information and AdvertisingPJSC NK RosneftAugust 5, 2025
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