- Where to go to sunbathe?
- Weather features of a beach holiday in Russia
- Useful information
A foreign passport is like a ticket to other worlds: mysterious and unexplored, exotic and inimitable. Going on vacation to any continent is more than easy today. It is enough to order a tour or buy an air ticket to the country that you have dreamed of for a long time. And yet the number of romantics who flock to Russian resorts every year continues to grow, despite all the overseas delights. A beach holiday in Russia has several undeniable advantages, each of which is a good reason to relax at home:
- You will not need a foreign passport to relax on the beaches of the Crimea or Krasnodar Territory.
- The flight does not take too long, and some resorts can be comfortably reached by rail.
- Acclimatization does not eat up a few days of vacation and returning home does not threaten health problems.
- The climate of Russian resorts suits the absolute majority of travelers and is very favorable for both kids and adults.
- Vacation prices are pleasantly different from similar ones in exotic tours. You don't have to buy currency either, and credit cards are almost universally accepted for payments.
- Excellent infrastructure of beach resorts and a rich excursion program in their surroundings allow you to diversify your vacation and saturate it with new and vivid impressions.
Where to go to sunbathe?
Regulars of beach holidays in Russia know the points on the map where you can spend your vacation interesting and inexpensive. The main southern resorts are located on the Black Sea: on the Crimean Peninsula and the Caucasus coast.
There are several pretty places on the Sea of Azov, which, although it cannot boast of a well-developed infrastructure, wins significantly in terms of purity and healing properties.
Fans of restrained landscapes fly to rest on the Baltic beaches. In the Kaliningrad region, they will have unforgettable days on the Curonian Spit and in the boarding houses of local resorts, where lovers of the cool sun feel best.
Weather features of a beach holiday in Russia
When choosing a resort, it is important to be aware of its climatic features so that the vacation will leave only pleasant memories:
- On the Sea of Azov, it is best to relax with kids. The sea here is shallow near the coast, the water in it warms up to + 25 ° С already in June, and the air temperature even at the height of summer does not usually exceed + 30 ° С. Underground mineral springs supply sea water with healing ingredients, and swimming in the Sea of Azov turns into a useful procedure.
- The swimming season at the resorts of the southern coast of Crimea starts at the beginning of June. The water is still cool enough by local standards, but the air is already warming up at midday to a stable + 27 ° C. The beach season on the peninsula, depending on the location, lasts until the end of September or mid-October.
- At the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory, you can start sunbathing at the end of May, and swimming in comfort - closer to mid-June. The average temperatures of water and air at the height of summer here reach +26 ° С and + 30 ° С, respectively.
The best time for a beach holiday in Russia at its Black Sea resorts is the end of August and September. The main advantages of the velvet season are pleasant air and water temperatures, the absence of crowds of tourists on the beaches and an abundance of fresh fruit in local markets.
The Baltic beaches of Russia, on the contrary, offer the most comfortable rest at the height of summer, when the Baltic waters warm up to + 20 ° С, and in the air the thermometers freeze at a confident + 26 ° С.
Useful information
The "wild" vacation in cars with tents, loved by many, is still possible on the shores of the Azov Sea. There are no large hotels in the resort towns of Yeysk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk yet, but family hotels or rooms for rent can be easily found, as in any Azov resort.
The infrastructure of the Greater Sochi resorts can compete with any seaside cities of world importance. Hotels in Sochi are built for every taste and budget, but the private sector does not lag behind in its desires to provide vacationers with a roof over their heads.
The best place for a beach holiday in Russia with children is the city of Anapa, where everything is arranged for a comfortable stay of young tourists. And in Gelendzhik, on the contrary, young people prefer to relax: there are many entertainment establishments in the city, and the pebble beach is not very suitable for kids.
The best beaches in the Kaliningrad region are located along the Curonian Spit. Here the cleanest sea and perfect service: boarding houses and hotels in the Russian Baltic are built according to the best European standards.
The Crimean east coast will be more popular with fans of a bohemian get-together. Here you can find nudist beaches and pensions for poets and artists. On the western shore, fans of therapeutic health procedures prefer to sunbathe - the mud of the Saki Lake and thermal springs help to combine a comfortable stay with healing programs in sanatoriums. In the south of Crimea there are the coolest hotels and the highest prices. Yalta, Alupka and Simeiz are places for wealthy fans of beach holidays in Russia.
