- Novorossiysk or Sochi - the best beaches
- Treatment or entertainment
- Cuisine and restaurants
- Monuments of history, nature, culture
Many Russian travelers choose resorts located on their native Black Sea coast for recreation. After all, there are many beautiful corners with developed infrastructure, a large list of entertainment and interesting monuments. You can try to compare the two resorts, determining which is better - Novorossiysk or Sochi, which positions of rest coincide, what is the difference.
Novorossiysk or Sochi - the best beaches
In the glorious hero city of Novorossiysk, tourists are greeted by pebble beaches, according to many, more comfortable, hygienic and clean. Most of the beach areas in the city itself and outside it are civilized, well-equipped, with a developed infrastructure. You can find several so-called wild beaches, where there is no entertainment and amenities, but few people. Beaches located on the Sudzhuk Spit win in terms of cleanliness and comfort. Parents with children are recommended to relax outside Novorossiysk, in the area of Shirokaya Balka.
In beautiful Sochi, most of the beaches are also pebble, combining pebbles and sand are quite rare. Three types of beach areas can be found in this city: public, with a lot of entertainment, attractions (and vacationers); departmental, that is, belonging to one or another sanatorium, hotels; wild, without the benefits of civilization, not crowded. It is difficult to get to the private beach, so guests have a choice - urban or wild.
Treatment or entertainment
Sochi
There are several good health resorts in Novorossiysk, while most places offer rest and only some medical, health-improving or cosmetic procedures. Tourists who come to this resort devote more time to getting to know the city and sights than to treatment. Improvement is mainly due to natural factors - sea, sun, climate.
Sochi has a fairly large base of boarding houses and sanatoriums, so many tourists take the opportunity to combine rest and treatment. As therapeutic factors are used - climate, healing air, Matsesta mud, mineral springs, terrenkur.
Cuisine and restaurants
The main food "highlight" of Novorossiysk was the famous champagne "Abrau-Dyurso". It is the locals who recommend trying it in the city's restaurants and taking it with them as souvenirs to relatives. Eating establishments in the resort can be found in canteens, bars, and fashionable restaurants. On the menu you can find popular dishes from around the world, the best restaurants (and the most expensive ones) are located on the first coastline, and besides, there are magnificent views of the bay.
The last Winter Olympics in Sochi significantly improved the city's infrastructure, and a variety of food establishments appeared here - from expensive chic restaurants to small eateries offering popular fast food. As in any resort, in Sochi you can find both very expensive restaurants and quite democratic establishments where you can find tasty, satisfying and inexpensive food.
Monuments of history, nature, culture
Novorossiysk is a relatively young city, the settlement appeared in 1838, so few historical monuments have survived. The embankment, which bears the name of Admiral Serebryakov, is the center for the "gathering" of tourists. Promenades along the embankment, gatherings in cozy cafes, admiring beautiful landscapes and sea views are the main activities of the guests. One of the main attractions of the city is called the cruiser-museum, named after the legendary Mikhail Kutuzov. The Novorossiysk monuments dedicated to the glorious pages of the city's history deserve special attention of tourists.
Sochi is not so rich in historical monuments, the main emphasis is on the beautiful nature of these places, as well as sports and cultural entertainment of the city. Among the favorite places for tourists can be noted "Park Sochi", located, however, in neighboring Adler, a city arboretum, where exotic trees from all over the planet live and "Southern Cultures", a park that will also introduce representatives of the local flora. Trips around the area, where there are many natural attractions, are good.
Comparison of two well-known resort cities located on the Russian Black Sea coast makes it possible for the tourist to determine his leader of the holiday. Therefore, travelers will go to Novorossiysk who:
- dream of a good and cheap vacation;
- love promenades along the embankment;
- want to see how the author of How the Steel Was Tempered lived;
- love to get acquainted with the history of the city and its monuments.
The city of Sochi can be chosen by guests who:
- want to relax gorgeous;
- adore sports events and lead an active lifestyle;
- dream of Matsesta;
- ready to make daily trips to natural monuments.
