Do you enjoy art? Go to
St. Petersburg!
Do you want to get to know more about Soviet times? Go to
Moscow!
Do you want to have a rest? Go to
Sochi!
Sochi is a famous Russian resort city. It is located
in
Krasnodar Krai along the coasts of the Black Sea. It was
founded
in 1864. According to the 2002 Census, there are about 329,000
inhabitants in the city.
Sochi has won the right to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games
(2014). "Why winter? It should be Summer Games! - you might say.
Nevertheless, Sochi connects both a pleasant atmosphere to lie in the
sun and swim in the sea and go in for winter sports because there are
Caucasian Mountains here. Sochi has a humid subtropical climate. Winter
temperatures are seldom below freezing (average 42.8 °F). The
average summer temperatures are 77 °F - 82.4 ° (please,
refer
to
Weather in
Russia).
Joseph
Stalin (see History of Russia) made Sochi a
fashionable
place for rest. It was an area where he built his dacha. Now one can
observe the specific so-called Stalin's style in architecture.
Several millions of people go to Sochi every summer, because the city
hosts the annual film festival
"Kinotavr" and
better-off people choose Sochi as a place for rest.
Travel Russia and visit this
festival too!
Sochi is attractive for visitors for its numerous gardens and parks,
subtropical nature and picturesque areas. Travel Russia and you'll
sense the fertility of Russian nature.
