Sochi

Sochi: overview

Sochi is one of the best and most popular Russian resorts, the azure coast of which stretches for tens of kilometers along the Black Sea. This city amazes tourists with its gentle, warm, clean sea, mild subtropical climate, extraordinary beauty of the Caucasian ridge, a variety of sandy beaches and incredible freshness of the air, combining the aroma of mountain herbs and a light cool sea breeze, caressing your hair and leaving a taste of salt on your lips. The main feature of Sochi is its unique climate. Dense green forests of central Russia, the exoticism of the world's northernmost subtropics, the never freezing Black Sea and the Caucasian ridge, which protects from cold winds are presented in one area. Sochi is located in the northernmost subtropics in the world and in its merits does not concede to the best mountain resorts of Switzerland. After the 2014 Olympics, Sochi is no longer considered as a resort just for beach and ski vacations. Tourists come to the city all year round: for the sake of the heritage of the Olympic Park, the sea, the mountains, new children's and family parks - aquariums, attractions, water parks. There are many architectural, historical and natural attractions in Sochi: waterfalls, gorges, caves, lakes, an arboretum, a yew-boxwood grove with millennial trees. But the most mysterious are the stone dolmens of the Bronze Age. Big Sochi combines two zones - coastal (sea resorts Adler, Sochi, Lazarevskoye, Matsesta and others) and mountain (Krasnaya Polyana). In the coastal cluster, as they used to call it since the 2014 Olympics, it is warm and sunny all year round, magnolias are in bloom, and the sound of waves is replaced by the nightclubs music. It is possible to ski in the mountains from late November to late April. If the year is snowy, you can come for the May holidays - the sea is already warm, but the beautiful mountain-skis routes of Krasnaya Polyana are still open. Vacation in Sochi is an opportunity to see a variety of southern and exotic plants in the famous Sochi arboretum, see temples and other architectural monuments, including one of the symbols of the city - the Marine Station, take pictures of outstanding urban sculptures such as "Horse in a Coat" and "Golden Fleece" , become a spectator of bright shows of singing fountains and enjoy the sea and mountains in one trip.