Sochi
Russia · Krasnodar Krai · 30 m
Description
Sochi (Сочи) is the summer resort of Russia and the busiest domestic holiday destination in the country, a subtropical strip of pebble beaches running for a hundred kilometres between the Black Sea and the wooded wall of the Caucasus. Palms and magnolias line the seafront, and tea grows on the hills behind, the northernmost plantations in the world. An hour inland the road climbs to Krasnaya Polyana, where the 2014 Winter Olympics were held and the gondolas now run all year. The city therefore has two full seasons, beach in summer and snow in winter, which almost nowhere else in Russia offers.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 3 to 8 days (optimal 5 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: January – March or June – September
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Black Sea beaches and the Sochi seafront
- Krasnaya Polyana ski slopes and gondolas (December - April)
- Rosa Khutor resort village
- Sochi Arboretum and its cable car
- Olympic Park and the Fisht Stadium
- Akhun Mountain viewing tower
- Agura waterfalls gorge walk
- Sochi Park theme park
- Roza Peak 2320 viewpoint
- Riviera Park
- Sochi Discovery World Aquarium
- Matsesta sulphur springs
- Skypark suspension bridge over the Mzymta
- Tea plantations above Dagomys
- Caucasus ridge hiking from Krasnaya Polyana (June - September)
- 33 Waterfalls in the Ashe valley(Day trip)
- Vorontsovka caves
- Stalin's dacha above the city
- Sochi Autodrom
- Mzymta river rafting (May - September)
Getting there
- Airports:
- AER
- Train stations:
- Sochi, Adler
- Seaport:
- Reachable by ship or ferry