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Rosneft and the Voronezh Tourist Information Centre (TIC) have presented a new tourist automobile route, Cave Temples, which will allow travellers to see the most picturesque places in the region.
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 presentation of the new route took place as part of the summer festival "Night in Divnogorye", which took place on July 5 in the museum-reserve "Divnogorye". Entertainment events and a quiz with memorable prizes were held for the guests. Coloring books "Mishutka's Journey through the Voronezh Region" were also prepared for children.
The Cave Temples route starts in Voronezh and ends in Belogorye. Its total length one way is 286 km. The route passes through the infrastructure of Rosneft roadside services, where tourists can fill up their cars with high-quality fuel, rest and have a snack.
There are several cave temples in the Voronezh Region: these are passages cut into soft chalk rocks, historically used as religious buildings – underground churches and monasteries. Following the new route along the M4 "Don" highway from Voronezh to the south, travelers can visit all three cave temple complexes – in the Liski and Podgorensky districts.
There are two cave temples in the Divnogorye Reserve that are accessible to visitors. One of them, the icon of the Mother of God of Sicily in Bolshie Diva, is located directly on the territory of the museum-reserve. It is carved into the base of a chalk remnant-div, has two tiers connected by a staircase. You can visit the inside of the temple as part of excursions conducted by the staff of the museum-reserve. You can walk to the cave temple in honor of the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist in Malye Diva in 30-40 minutes.
The second complex is located in the village of Kostomarovo in the Podgorensky district. Of particular interest is the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands. It includes a labyrinth of cave corridors and has a throne, considered the most ancient, and an icon of the Mother of God "Blessed Heaven" revered by believers.
About 80 km to the south you can see the Voskresensky Belogorsky Monastery in Belogorye. The length of the caves of the Belogorsky Voskresensky Monastery is more than 2 km, they are the longest of the artificially laid passages in the mountains. The temple is open daily from 10 am to 4 pm. Guides work on site.
Rosneft and the Voronezh Region have a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Development of Domestic Tourism, signed in 2024 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The company, together with the region, has already presented four routes for car travel in Voronezh and the Voronezh Region in the following directions: North, South, West, East. The routes include popular tourist destinations located both in Voronezh itself and near federal highways.
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Rosneft's retail network is the largest in the country in terms of geographic coverage and number of stations. It includes almost 3,000 petrol stations in 62 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as in the Republic of Belarus, Abkhazia and Kyrgyzstan.
Guests of Rosneft filling stations have access to a wide range of goods and services: from shops and cafes to roadside services. For example, you can stay overnight in roadside hotels at filling stations and multifunctional complexes of the Company.
Rosneft is developing a new customer service area, "cafe on wheels" – food trucks. They are available at gas stations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other regions where the retail chain is present.
In 2023, Rosneft launched a special information and service platform, Horizons of Russia: Come with Us! It allows you to plan a trip to interesting places through the infrastructure of roadside services and Rosneft gas stations in constructor mode. Currently, tourists have access to 14 developed routes, both regional and federal.
Department of Information and AdvertisingPJSC NK RosneftJuly 7, 2025
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