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A Western Caucasus adventure
Summer residence of Hludov in park "Riviera"
JuliaMac Says: Summer residence of Hludov of the founder of park "Riviera". The summer residence is constructed in modernist style with elements Old Russian теремного architecture, under the project of Moscow architect L.N.Kekusheva....
JuliaMac Says: The lighthouse lantern has been made in France last century, the bronze tablet testifies to it on a lantern construction:L.SFUTTERCONSTRUCTEURSA PARIS in Sochi on August, 12th, 1990 celebrated centenary of a lighthouse, and tried to find in Paris this firm, but even it was...
JuliaMac Says: The building of station is constructed under the project of the academician of architecture of Alexey Nikolaevicha Dushkina. railway station Sochi was open in September, 1952. In 1975 the Sochi railway station has been brought in number of monuments of architecture of local...
JuliaMac Says: Famous comedy "the Diamond hand". Russian people know all monologues from this film and love it. The film was made in Baku and Sochi. Now for pleasure of tourists it is possible to make photos with favourite heroes of this comedy.
JuliaMac Says: The most popular resort park of Sochi — "Riviera" — is based by the known businessman, the honourable citizen of Moscow V.A.Hludovym (1841-1913) in 1898. Before revolution this part of a city (right-bank the river of Sochi) and was called — as Hludovsky. The area of park of...
Dom 1934 (House 1934): Without competition the finest restaurant in Sochi
SwissBanker71 Says: The owner obviously travelled a lot and got inspiration from all over Europe. Mainly a french theme. It's the only place in Sochi with proper Med flair in my opinion.The food is highest quality. Try the lamb, it says on menu it's from New Zealand but it's from local farmer....
American Diner: No American Food at the American Diner
Scanman71 Says: Don't waste your time eating at the American Diner which is situated at the Hotel Zhemchuzhina. Although they have done a pretty good job in making the place look like an American Diner the entire menu is Russian cuisine. None
osilchenko Says: If you are visiting Sochi in fall/winter/early spring. London Bar might be a good place for nigth entertainment.It has been opened this year. The place is quite popular among local citizens and people who come to visit Sochi. I met some people who stayed in my hotel...
A sea of neon lights and music: Walk the boulevard at night
Pavlik_NL Says: As soon as the sun starts setting the night life in Sochi starts. The boulevard starts buzzing with people, that strawl along the restaurants, bars, café's and little shops to show themselves off. It's great to walk the boulevard at night and enjoy the atmosphere that is...
Oray Says: TO SOCHI : I took a boat named APOLLONIA II from Trabzon which is a quite interesting trip last about 24 hours total :)) borded at 6 pm waited for loading of some fruit trucs, take off at 2 am, we were at Sochi coast afternoon but port was full so had to wait a few hours to...
Yiannis2000 Says: There are regular minibuses from- to the airport of Adler, some 30 km south of Sochi- 35 mins without traffic delays, that cost 7 times less than the taxis. The 70 include the extra charge for the luggage.
Remembering those who fell, even here
Pavlik_NL Says: Though Sochi did not get a share of the violence, Sochi became one huge field hospital in the great patriotic war (second world war). All Sanatoria were modestly changed into hospitals to try to save as many wounded soldiers from the front. The front came until about 80...
Pavlik_NL Says: Sochi, like many other towns in Russia, still have some Sowyet (communistic) monuments. Most of them are in regard to the leaders that have not fallen in disgrace (like Stalin) and from heroic acts of kosmonauts, specialist (in any field) or military people. Across the...
Unequal and unjustified financial spendings
Pavlik_NL Says: One of the most awkward things I see in Sochi in multiple way that I already discovered it in other Russian towns and cities, is the spending of government money. These fundings (always too low as the tax percentage in Russia is on average much to low and doesn;t reckon with...
Pavlik_NL Says: It's amazing that even here, in this climatological paradise, this "Saint Tropez" of Russia, almost nothing is truely clean. Even in the centre of Central Sochi streets definately can be cheered up by more flowers and at least a more often cleaning job. The more one goes to...
crazyman2 Says: Okay, this didn't affect us too much but we were on a cruise ship which spent the day at Sochi.The port authorities kept delaying our docking.Then the immigration officials had a field day: some passengers were not permitted to enter Russia, even with a required VISA: their...
crazyman2 Says: If you've been to European deciduous woods before do not waste your money visiting the Caucasian Biosphere just outside Sochi!'This is an oak tree' etc etc.The guides gave contradicting information.There was hardly any wildlife.We were not permitted to leave the concrete...
Want indoor entertainment: go to the circus
Pavlik_NL Says: Every Russian (larger) town has one and so Sochi cannot stay behind. An oval or round shaped building with the traditional Russian circus inside (the "Zirk"). Though not many will appear, on cloudy, windy or rainy days one could be entertained here and enjoy a show that is...
Traditional Russian Banya (sauna) in the wild
Pavlik_NL Says: Russian Banya is the local variant of the traditional Sauna. However, Russian have the tendensy to overdo everything, so the heat is turned up to about 95 degrees Celsius and afterwards (or in between) one cools of in a 8 degrees Celsius mountain river. Most remarkable...
Pavlik_NL Says: In the first half of the 19th century, slowly the Kozak's army of the Russian tsar, conquered the South of present European Russia. This area was territory of the Turkish Osmanic State. Sochi became Russian only in 1835 when the Kozak's reached the North side of the Caucasus...
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Sochi's beach boulevard is a long entertaining road full of funny and shocking surprises. Shops offer the strangest things and restaurant a wide variations of...
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Q: I want to travel to Sochi in Summer 2012. Someone did recommed this hotel for me. Does anyone know it, or where it is.? Is it safe...
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