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Azerbaijan in Top 3 most popular gastronomic tourism destinations

2 November 2016 00:37 (UTC+04:00)
Azerbaijan in Top 3 most popular gastronomic tourism destinations

By Amina Nazarli

Azerbaijan entered the Top 3 most popular destinations of gastronomic tourism.

RoomGuru.ru hotel search engine, recognized as the world's best search engine for hotels in the past three years, has determined the most popular destinations of gastronomy tourism for Russian citizens in fall 2016.

The rating is based on the search data of hotels with good cuisine in the cities which hosted gastronomic festivals in the period between September 1 to November 30 2016.

The top 5 gastronomic destinations most popular with Russian tourists include Belarus, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

People who chose hotels with good cuisine on average pay 4,300 rubles per day for accommodation, which is 40 percent more than the rest of tourists do, according to RoomGuru.ru.

Azerbaijan hosts Pomegranate Festival from October 26 to November 7. The Goychay region of Azerbaijan this year will mark the 11th anniversary of one of the country's most loved festivals attracting thousands of visitors.

The capital city also recently hosted Dolma Festival, Bread Festival, Plov Festival and many other ‘tasty’ events.

Azerbaijani cuisine is one of the most delicious cuisines in the world. Most of the national meals are cooked from mutton, beef, poultry and fish. The variety of national foods also includes many dishes with rice, flour, vegetables and greens.

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