OREANDA-NEWS.  September 04, 2012. In Moscow may be dozens of new tourist routes river, told the newspaper "Izvestia" Deputy physical culture, sports, tourism and youth of the region Oleg Zholobov.

According to him, the agency is currently developing a new program to build tourism infrastructure and tourism development of the Moscow region until 2018.

He noted that with the implementation of the program suburbs could become "the capital of the weekend."

Experts interviewed by the publication, said that for the development of river tourism area will need dozens of new berths, and the program will require billions of dollars of investment in the infrastructure of the river.

In Moscow there are about 400 rivers, all of which belong to the four major basins: Moscow, Oka and Volga Klyazma.

According to experts, now in the region of about 20 municipal marinas and 10 - private. While in most of the piers you can only get so-called "green parking".

One of the experts said that now the cruise transport makes a stop at the pier, where there is no infrastructure, so next to the already existing and new berths to appear beaches, pavilions, cafes, sports facilities, etc.

Experts also believe that in the north of Moscow about four hours away by water to build tourist village, similar Mandrogi (restored as etnomuzeya burned village) near St. Petersburg.