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People come from all over Russia and from other parts of our planet to relax on the Black Sea coast in Sochi. More and more vacationers prefer active tourism.
Agree, it’s stupid to lie on the beach all day long and swim in the sea, when there is so much beauty around, given by nature, so much purity of the mountain air and so many sights that it would be a shame not to see.
And now a ticket has already been bought at the railway station and the high-speed “Swallow” rushes among the picturesque Caucasian landscapes along a state-of-the-art road, taking tourists to Rosa Khutor. You can't help but visit here.
And use it right away good advice – do not buy excursions where a quick guide will run with you through two or three of the most famous places, rattles off his story with numbers, names of rivers and villages, gives half an hour for photography and takes you back. You need to arrive at Rosa Khutor early in the morning and wander around here until late in the evening.
Believe me, there is where to go and what to see. The beauty begins here as soon as you step off the train onto the platform.
Train Station
This is where the mountain branch of the Sochi railway junction ends. Ending station Rosa Khutor is located very close to the ski resort of the same name.
The modern and attractive railway station complex was built for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
There is:
- the spacious and bright two-story station is designed in the style of an Alpine chalet;
- luxurious waiting rooms with exquisite design and free Wi-Fi;
- cozy restaurants and cafes;
- reliable and safe turnstile system;
- shopping malls with Olympic and naval souvenirs.
All this is provided for huge amount vacationers. After all, there are days when the turnstile system works at full capacity (and its access system is 8,000 people per hour).
When leaving the station, do not rush to the free shuttle that will take you to Rosa Khutor. Here it is only about a kilometer to walk to the center. Take a look around. Mountain ranges, with no clearing visible from the dense forests, surrounded this small place.
If the weather is not too clear, then cotton clouds hide Mountain peaks and it seems that they are about to fall to the ground. It seems that you have almost reached the clouds. Be sure to shoot, photograph, capture this beauty, you may never see this again.
My head starts to feel a little dizzy. Don't be alarmed - this is from the clean mountain air. In megalopolises and industrial cities, our brain gets used to the lack of oxygen, but here there is an excess of it, so we start to get a little dizzy from the unaccustomed state.
Alpika-service
Very close to train station there is a landing station for the cable car owned by Gazprom.
To ride the cable car, you just need to purchase a ticket and sit in comfortable, modern cabins that are protected from wind, snow and rain. First you will climb to an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level to the shelter "Fir Glade".
Experienced people ski, ski, and snowboard here during the season. There is a comfortable area for relaxation, with wooden benches and stump tables (from felled trees). Somehow it has already become a tradition to sit down at such stump tables and drink aromatic tea from thermoses, taken with you for a walk.
After drinking tea, resting a bit and warming up, you can continue further - go to the next height Psekhako.
At the Psekhako shelter there is a completely flat training track for children, as well as long slopes for extreme sports enthusiasts. From here you can contemplate the Olympic venues - long tracks for cross-country skiing and biathlon.
You can go down along another branch, admiring picturesque views mountain ranges and neat cottages of the Olympic village, where athletes from all over the world lived during the winter games.
Once downstairs, take a leisurely stroll along the embankment of the Mzymta River.
A mountain river flows noisily next to you, and on both sides of the river there are such beautiful and modern hotels, apartments, restaurants and boutiques that you feel as if you are walking through a small European city.
The architecture of the buildings is so reminiscent of Switzerland, the embankment is so clean and cozy that listening to people passing by, you can hear: “Guys, I’ve traveled a lot around Europe. Yes, compared to Rosa Khutor, she is resting. It’s cooler here!”
On the one hand, a walk along the embankment turns out to be incredibly useful - well, what can bring greater benefits to the body than walking, breathing clean mountain air and every second receive a surge of positive emotions from the beauty seen around you.
On the other hand, it is very rich. After all, you can look into boutiques and choose souvenirs and gifts for your family. What’s not here...
You will be offered:
- taste and select Caucasian wines;
- grape chacha;
- cognacs;
- various cheeses;
- mountain chestnut honey;
- armfuls of bay leaves and aromatic teas;
- sets of Caucasian seasonings and spices - you’re simply lost in choice.
There are a lot of funny Olympic mascots, beautiful paintings of the nature of this region, crafts from folk craftsmen - in general, there are enough souvenirs for all your relatives, friends, work colleagues and even neighbors.
Walk back and forth along the Romanov Bridge, connecting Mzymtu Square and Rozu Square. There are also Mishkin, Barsov and Peshkov bridges. It’s so cool to stand on a bridge and watch the mountain river seethe beneath you, trying to break out of its banks.
Rose Square and cable car to Rose Peak
It is also called the Town Hall Square, since this is where this city building is located. It captivates tourists with its European splendor and luxury.
If you are lucky, you can get to some festival, forum or other entertainment event that is usually held on Rosa Square.
From Rosa Square you can do one more an amusing trip into the mountains. There is a cable car station here, buy a ticket and go up to the clouds.
As you rise, you will see the whole of Rosa Khutor, which will spread out before you in full view. Make a stop at Rose Plateau, where you can walk and listen to folklore. And then be sure to climb Rose Peak, perhaps you have never been higher and never will be.
Walking around Rosa Square, you will definitely see a sign that leads to the path of health. You can walk along it even if you are wearing flip-flops or flip-flops.
Follow the indicated arrow, along the way you will see a small lake, summer time There are many sun loungers around. A little further behind the lake there is a small observation deck, there are benches where you can sit and relax before heading on the health path. Here you will see a green stand, which indicates that the walking route begins.
This path begins along a mountain stream, which noisily flows into the Mzymta River, along small steps. There are three routes - along the small (310 m), medium (1630 m) and large ring (1970 m).
Choose for yourself how much time and energy you have. Average and big ring have average difficulty, keep this in mind when choosing. Read the rules at the stand, familiarize yourself with them and try to follow them during your walk, do not leave garbage behind you and do not destroy nature untouched by man as a souvenir.
The path has been trodden by human feet more than once; you won’t be able to get lost. After going up a little and turning over the first hill, a waterfall will appear before your eyes. It is small but very beautiful.
Go down and stand on the observation deck, the view is wonderful. From here begins a more serious climb of 114 steps. Overcome it, and you will be rewarded with the incredible beauty of untouched nature. Ferns grow all around, mountain streams roar vigorously, centuries-old moss-covered trees and boulders stand. Having enjoyed all this greatness, begin your descent back.
Cultural and ethnographic center "My Russia"
Going down and heading towards Rosa Square, you will see cultural and ethnographic center called “My Russia”. Be sure to stop by, even if it seems like you have no strength left. Here is all of Russia in miniature - 11 colorful houses, which are made in architectural style. national style different regions our big country.
In this center you plunge into the Middle Ages. The majestic Kazan Kremlin with a small well nearby, Kuban with its thatched roof houses, the Russian north is represented in the form of log houses.
The stunning Moscow Kremlin and the Urals with its menacing big polar bear, slightly gloomy Siberia and bright Buryatia, gorgeous Suzdal and the Caucasus. It is especially beautiful here in the evening when the night lights are turned on.
This center was created before the 2014 Olympics to show foreigners the full power and greatness of the Russian state. But it wouldn’t hurt for us to get acquainted with the history, culture, and color of the peoples inhabiting such a huge country.
Indoor skating rink "Rosa Khutor"
In the center of Rosa Khutor there is indoor skating rink. It is quite large and can easily host competitions in such popular winter sports in Russia as hockey or figure skating.
Those who have not yet mastered skiing and snowboarding can have fun here; there is an ice skating rink all year round. Just imagine how great it is - you came to the sea, every day under the scorching southern sun, and here you are completely immersed in winter, ice and cold.
You can easily rent skates or hockey equipment. If you made a lot of new friends on vacation, then organize a hockey team together, play and leave it in your memory unforgettable experience excitement, fun and friendship.
Social and entertainment center "Galaktika"
Of course, having visited Rosa Khutor, you can’t help but look into the public Entertainment Center"Galaxy".
There is absolutely everything for those who want entertainment:
- cinemas;
- grand indoor water park with many water attractions, swimming pools and jacuzzi;
- bowling;
- a huge ice arena, which, if necessary, can be transformed into a concert hall.
Here you can have a great time with friends or alone. You can sit comfortably on the roof and drink coffee or have lunch while contemplating the beauty mountain ranges.
What's it worth? open pool overlooking the mountains. It seems that you can swim in it endlessly.
Panda Park
This is the highest ropes course in Russia. Here you can have a wonderful time with the whole family, plunge into Indiana Jones-style adventures with your kids, test your strength and nerves, take part in team competitions and show the will to win.
In real mountains, on trees, there are rope crossing routes, the height above sea level is 1350 m. The routes have different complexity and length. Bridges and rifts, steps and snakes, barrels and pendulums, parallel bars and climbing walls - this place will take your breath away.
And what about the 240 m long “Eagle Flight” attraction, which connects the two banks of the Mzymta mountain river? There is no more picturesque zip line in Russia yet.
The park has been tested for safety, there is special equipment, and experienced instructors will always come to the rescue.
Horseback riding and cycling routes
To make your trip faster, you can rent a bicycle. When going up the mountains by cable car, you won’t have to part with it; there are cabins specially equipped for lifting bicycles.
You can reach fascinating places that cannot be reached by car or bicycle by horseback. From communicating with this animal, all positive emotions received will double. The instructor will guide you along individual, sometimes unexplored routes.
Rafting
If your adrenaline is pumping, go rafting down the Mzymta mountain river on boats or catamarans.
Challenge nature and yourself, because from Circassian the word “mzymta” is translated as “mad river”. The rafting is not long, but not easy either, but how can it compare with the noise of a mountain river and cool spray. Such emotions remain in memory for a lifetime.
How much will such a fairy tale cost?
Well, now, probably, the most important thing for many is how much such a fairy tale will cost.
If you stopped then you can easily leave the bus station by bus number 105. For those who rent accommodation in the city center, you can go to the Platanovaya Alley stop and take the bus here. New comfortable public transport costs 225 rubles, the old one costs 112 rubles.
Those who live will get to Rosa Khutor along the same route. You can get there by high-speed railway “Lastochka” for 112 rubles. You will spend 1.5 hours.
To climb to the top of Rosa Peak by cable car, you will have to buy a ticket for 950 rubles, the same price as a one-time ascent and descent.
You can buy unlimited for 1,150 rubles and ride all day to your heart’s content. The cost of lifts at the Gazprom GTZ will cost from 650 to 1000 rubles, depending on the lift height.
If you are going to the water park of the Galaxy center, then a stay from 10 am to 11 pm will cost you 1,200 rubles per adult and 900 rubles per child, you will be able to ride the rides countless times, swim in the pools and take a jacuzzi.
There are plenty of options for lunch. The most popular McDonald's is located on Rose Square, prices here are the same as throughout Russia. Cozy restaurants and cafes will be happy to welcome you and feed you. Service at the highest level, amazing aroma of Caucasian cuisine and all this from 500 rubles per person, depending on what dishes you want to try.
Leave and definitely come back
You can talk about Rosa Khutor endlessly. You need to visit here. Do you remember when you were a child there was a program called “Visiting a Fairy Tale”? So after this trip you are left with the impression that you have been there. The small, seemingly toy town will take you back to the time when absolutely all of us were happy. Yes, here there is a feeling of complete human happiness.
And if your magical journey has come to an end, do not be upset, because now you will definitely return here again and again.
Holidays in Krasnaya Polyana are not for everyone. Don’t believe the stereotypes - you can have a great time here on a minimal budget! Today we will tell you: how to rent a room in a good hotel at the price of a hostel, where you can eat deliciously and cheaply expensive resort Russia, how to upgrade your sports uniform for free under the guidance of a professional trainer and what to watch instead of another movie.
When to go and where to live?
Plan your vacation in the off-season - during this period, prices for rooms, apartments and in the private sector drop pleasantly.
To win the jackpot with good hotel, monitor your booking and website more often. They appear periodically, but keep in mind that, like everything hot, they quickly fly away. If you managed to catch it, book it immediately!
Where to eat?
At each resort and in the village itself there are several places where you can have a tasty and quick snack, and most importantly - inexpensively.
In the village of Krasnaya Polyana: canteens and, and budget breakfasts and -50% discounts on lunches in, the culinary department in and coffee with pastries in the bakery, and for vegetarians, raw foodists and lovers of churchkhela, fresh fruits and nuts, vegetable shops on Voznesenskaya.
At the Gorki Gorod resort: to the right of the main cable car is the culinary department “Bread and Khmel”, the culinary department in the “Agrocomplex”, “Perekrestok” on the 0th floor of Gorki Mall and the food court on the 2nd floor, and across the street from shopping center street food.
At the fork in the road with Gazprom: Chalet dining room.
Where to go and what to do?
On Rosa Khutor: climb into the forest along winding health paths of varying difficulty levels, and in hot weather you can cool off in the mountain. After 19:00, buy a ski pass for 100 rubles to Olympia to the Mountain Olympic Village and watch the sunset in the middle of the mountains, and after that you can watch (250 rubles) or listen to jazz (300 rubles) at the art residence. For those who are into sports, at an altitude of 1170m, and on the embankment, Adidas conducts free running training.
At the Gazprom resort: take a walk in the park, and then climb the observation deck on the 4th floor of the entertainment center.
And if you are traveling by car or have used it, find a company to climb to a height of 1389 m to the ski and biathlon complex and save on the cable car and parking by dividing 1000 rubles between passengers. After leaving your car, go to the mining equipment exhibition, where an employee will be happy to give you a tour and tell you how snow is made in winter and the slopes are prepared for skiing. Next, explore the resort's new eco-friendly trails, with a complimentary lounge area, children's playground and pool overlooking the mountains.
At the Gorki Gorod resort: buy a ski pass for 300 rubles and go up to observation deck Gorki Gorod 960 to drink tea and admire the stunning mountain scenery. And if you have the strength and comfortable shoes for trekking, be sure to reach the highest waterfall in the Sochi region - .
In the village of Krasnaya Polyana: take a walk to the Keiva and Maiden's Tears waterfalls, and on the road from Adler to Krasnaya Polyana, go out to the lookout and go down to the Dragon's Mouth waterfall - in the spring they are powerful and especially beautiful. Explore tourist routes village: , mysterious stone dolmens, be sure to take a walk through the forest and cool off in the font in the heat. Behind active recreation and inspiring views, go to the Fruit Garden park - entrance 100 rubles, payment at the Belarus sanatorium. In the park it’s nice to run along the well-groomed alleys, work out on the exercise equipment, and let the kids play on the new playground. In the sanatorium itself you can sunbathe on sun loungers and swim in the pool; now this pleasure costs 500 rubles.
Here and there: takes place every two weeks, where you can purchase handmade goods from the best Sochi and Krasnopolyansk craftsmen, get acquainted with locales and take part in various activities and master classes for free - we highly recommend visiting! In order not to miss such a generous attraction and find out its location, visit us at.
Traditionally for such a plan of articles, I remind you: this is not a detailed guide to action, with a work schedule and prices. This information is best known to the direct organizers of entertainment, and what is typical is that all this information changes from year to year and from season to season. The main point of this article is to give you an idea of what else there is to do in Krasnaya Polyana and the surrounding resorts in winter time. There is plenty to do here, that's for sure.
However, no one is stopping you from going to Sochi or Adler, warming up (there will be no snow there) and seeing more famous sights -.
Winter activities at Gorki Gorod include, first of all, going up the slope using a cable car and going down on skis or snowboards. Therefore, we will not focus on the main winter activities, but will move on to those that athletes usually remember in the second place. Well, or not the athletes themselves, but those who accompanied them on this trip.
Unlike summer holidays, in winter you will no longer have as many opportunities for hiking in the mountains and picnics in nature do not look so attractive. However, there are enough options in Gorki Gorod winter holidays so as not to get bored during your vacation.
Husky center
The Husky Center is a kennel with several more entertainment options for tourists. In addition to the dogs themselves, there are introductory and educational excursions, dog sledding and contact with huskies. Hang out with them, pet them, watch them squabble or run after dog walkers while feeding. The smell is specific, but the atmosphere is quite positive. Located at an altitude of 960 meters, in Upper Town.
Tubing
At an altitude of 960 meters, in the Upper City of the Gorki Gorod resort there is all-season entertainment, which is especially important in winter, and let's be honest - only in winter does going down a hill look like a natural pleasure for our people.
Unlike summer tubing, the descent on cheesecakes here takes place on dense snow, and not on fluffy plastic. And this is a completely different speed and emotions.
Mountain Beach Waterpark
Gorki City is the only one resort town, where you will find a full-fledged shopping and entertainment center, even by capital standards. Everything would be prosaic if inside Gorky Gorod The Mall, in addition to boutiques and a food court, did not house a whole range of all-season entertainment, the largest of which was a water park with a real sandy beach. Here they are prepared for you beach games, swimming pools and jacuzzi, Finnish saunas and massages, animators and entertainers.
Snowshoeing
Feel free to call it snowshoeing. Now this strange word is gradually coming into use at the resort, combining the purely Russian “snowshoes” and the ing ending from in English, meaning action. Snowshoeing is perhaps the only option after skiing for hiking on snow-covered mountain slopes. The entertainment is not easy, but it allows you to move in any direction without falling into waist-deep snow.
Skating rink Free Ice
Open ice rink built to the left of the main lift of Gorki Gorod, at an altitude of 540 meters (that is, in a valley near the river). The main purpose of the skating rink is mass skating in a circle. To do this, they set up a rental center here, hired speed skating instructors and figure skaters, and equipped places for changing clothes. You can bring your own skates easily and free of charge, which is much nicer and healthier for your feet.
Esto-Sadok Bridge
A local semi-attraction, in relation to which local newlyweds have a (new) belief that by crossing the bridge and leaving a lock on it with their names, they receive bonuses for a long and happy family life. The key to the castle, as expected, is thrown into the river.
Tammsaare Museum
A small private house on Estonskaya Street has been converted into the Anton Tammsaare Museum. Tammsaare is the most widely read Estonian writer of his time, who spent two years undergoing treatment in Sochi. Inside there are exhibitions telling about the founders of the village, their life and history. Crockery, utensils, examples of home clothing, musical instruments and other authentic hand-made items. Open on weekends.
Pyramid in Esto Sadok
A wooden structure, during the construction of which no nails were used, which, in the conditions of modern development of materials for fastening, has long ceased to be a sensation, to be honest. A thousand years ago - yes, it was nonsense, a genius of construction. And now - plastic ties, glue, drills and milling machines - boring.
The pyramid seems to be an exact copy of the tomb of Cheops, on a scale of 1:29. It was built according to the design of Professor Proskuryakov, although I googled what kind of professor he was and did not find information about where and in what field this person received his scientific title.
Rosa Khutor
The main resort is Estosadka, where in addition to the mountain slopes and funiculars there is also a whole valley with the built-up banks of the Mzymta, where you will find all-season entertainment for yourself and your family.
Only walks around Rosa Valley will not be as long due to the cold and snow, but a whole range of coffee shops and cafes of different levels is always at hand. And don’t forget about the Olympic Village - it’s quite a full-fledged resort town with a lot of active and passive attractions.
The Stash Obstacle Park
A once closed and unknown to the masses park in the forest on the mountainside, where many obstacles were installed from natural materials - stones and logs. Well, and iron, of course. Moreover, during the construction of this place, no major changes were made to the landscape, and all the details of the park are organically integrated into the surrounding nature. The Daphne cable car will help you.
Evening skiing
Evening skiing is like day skiing, only in the evening and on illuminated pistes. As you understand, lighting trails is a costly and quite complicated task in mountainous conditions, but every year there are more such trails, which is good news.
In particular, Rosa Khutor offers evening skiing on the following slopes: Chalet, Juventa, Rosa Blade and Rosa Star. All four slopes are of varying difficulty, from green to red. What is interesting about skating in the evening, what attracts athletes to it? Few people and a flat slope are the minimum.
Evening sledding
Lighter, more mature and children's entertainment on the illuminated B-52 highway, although children under 10 years old are not allowed here. Tickets for sledding are sold on Rosa Plateau at the Berloga ticket office. If when you hear the word “sleigh” you imagine something made of aluminum, with a pop-up back and on a string, then throw it out of your head. The sled will be large, wooden, with round noses - like in the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen. You will also be given a helmet for the descent.
Coop Studio - egg in the mountains
An art studio and a cozy coffee shop, built from environmentally friendly materials. The building is made in the shape of an egg, where painting master classes are held. From Tuesday to Sunday you have access to: a library, a cafeteria, tea ceremonies and even literature and poetry evenings. There is also a relaxation area, a childhood attic, handmade accessories, a juice bar with rare varieties of tea (alcohol free zone), yoga and dancing.
Virtuality Park at Rosa Khutor
Modern entertainment for all ages. Games using virtual reality devices, various labyrinths, plus children's play areas and a laser shooting range. Children over three years old can be given to the animators for a signature, and while they are there assembling soft houses, running in a maze or jumping on a trampoline, relax in a cafe nearby.
Art studio Tsvetniye Gory
Art and handicraft classes for adults and children. You can make your own hoodie, you can create a postcard, or an oil painting like Repin’s. Here no one will point out your shortcomings or uneven lines - creativity has no boundaries and frames, so both experienced craftsmen and novice amateurs feel comfortable in the art studio. Lectures on art are held here every week.
Mountain Brewery Endemic
A small attraction, it is better to plan a visit to it without driving, otherwise the whole meaning will be lost. Local mountain brewery making craft beer using local ingredients. Watching is interesting, but trying is three times more interesting.
Aviary complex of the Caucasus Nature Reserve
All-season, proper entertainment for a family holiday. This is not exactly a zoo, but rather a rehabilitation zone for animals found on the territory of the reserve. Therefore, the strange (at first) choice of pets is easily explained by the fact that they came here not for the entertainment of tourists, but randomly and under not the most cheerful circumstances. However, you can see almost all representatives of the local fauna here.
FLACON 1170
A fashionable establishment whose main purpose is to host events such as festivals, parties, symposiums and other mass gatherings of people united by common interests. They proudly call themselves an art space, but overall it’s a really good place where you can eat delicious food, listen to good music and chat with interesting people.
Tubing
A popular entertainment at the resorts of Krasnaya Polyana. Tubing in the Mountain Olympic Village starts from the Olympic rings, near the beginning of the stairs to the cable cars. The place, by the way, is all-season - in summer the descent is organized along a special chute, and in winter it is more fun - along the mountainside with trampled snow. And it ends near the Grusha restaurant.
Indoor ice skating rink
Ice skating rink for public skating. The place where you always good weather and suitable temperature. Great option for foggy days or when there's nothing else to do. The main thing is to guess the time of filling the skating rink, and this needs to be clarified on site or on the skating rink’s website.
Evening sledding
Fun for adults and children on the illuminated section of the B-52 highway, which is closed especially for lugers. You will ascend by the Reserved Forest funicular, and the descent awaits you for a long time, from a height of 1600 to 1170 meters. Children under 10 years old are not allowed here; rental of sleds and helmets is located in Berloga. By the way, you can’t bring your own sled here.
Husky center
The husky center of Rosa Khutor (and husky centers are as popular a topic in Polyana as tubing) is located at an altitude of 1100 meters, next to Lake Verkhny. Here you will be invited to interact with the dogs, take a few photos, drink hot tea and ride a dog sled around the lake (the length of the track is about one kilometer).
Karting track
On the sixth floor of the P4 parking lot there is a 250-meter long indoor track. Good, smooth concrete surface, telemetry throughout, bar, soft corner and children's play area. Six karts can be rolled out at the karting track at the same time, which automatically makes the attraction excellent family vacation or entertainment for a small company.
Concert Hall Rosa Hall
Here you will need to look at the Rose Hall website to keep up with the local repertoire and list of events. This is a fairly spacious building with a cinema and concert hall, a conference hall and seven small rooms for smaller events.
Gazprom and Laura
The most compact ski resort, in comparison with its neighbors. This is if we talk about that part of it that is located at the very bottom, near the Mzymta River. The main winter entertainment at Gazprom is the mountains and Galaxy, a large entertainment center with a water park inside.
RC Galaktika
The main all-season entertainment for Laura and Gazprom. Inside the Galaktika RC building there are: a water park, an ice skating rink, a food court, night club, bowling alley, cinema with three cinema halls, billiard room and children's play area. There are also restaurants and bars, and where without them are shops and boutiques.
Cross-country skiing
Short trails for cross-country skiing, including several descents to tone and shake up athletes. They are laid across the territory with picturesque views of the mountain peaks. By the way, this is the only ski and biathlon complex in the area; you won’t be able to cross-country ski anywhere else. Only skiing and only descents.
Snowshoeing
An alternative to summer trekking, but the walking distance is significantly reduced due to the characteristics of the equipment; walking on snowshoes is quite difficult and they do not completely save you from falling into the snow, so you can expect a pleasant exercise stress and untrodden snowdrifts around natural attractions.
Husky center
On the territory of the Laura stadium there is another husky center, where visitors can ride dogs, pet them, take pictures with them, and then spend a long time cleaning their jackets from dog hair. But the entertainment is definitely worth bringing children here, and adults will not be indifferent to the strict blue-eyed dogs with pretzel tails. In addition, there is a lounge area for relaxing and picnics in the fresh air.
Tubing
A two-hundred-meter long track for riding on inflatable cheesecakes, with turns, embankments and holes - but everything is very decent and safe. The speed of descent here in winter is much more interesting than in summer, due to the snow cover, which allows the cheesecakes to accelerate faster and easier. Entertainment for both adults and children, and all-season.
Deer farm
A picturesque, pretty place in a fir forest, where pens for deer have been set up. There are adult animals and a few calves, and the program includes the standard feeding, photo session and sleigh rides. You can ride alone or in a group of up to 4 people - in this case, two adult reindeer are harnessed to the team, which in total can pull up to 600 kg.
Igloo hotel
Ethno-park and entertainment center, which includes a snowy children's town, a miniature park with wild animals and magical monsters, as well as an interesting hotel complex of igloos. If you don't know, an igloo is a snowy, cone-shaped home of the northern inhabitants. The walls of the houses are up to 2 meters thick and, according to the organizers, are soundproof.
Yulia went to Sochi to find out what there is to do there away from the sea.
Mountains have been my dream recently. I’ve already had my fill of seas and oceans, the Mediterranean, the Indian, and even the Atlantic. On such a vacation, it seems that nothing can surprise you. Choose a place that is more beautiful and quiet - and voila. But the mountains—the mountains seem to me like something incredible and completely unknown. There is a feeling of happiness, simply from the fact that here I am, so small, next to them, so big and ancient.
That’s why I’ve long wanted to go on vacation to the mountains. My fantasies painted pastoral pictures of the Swiss Alps, where I walk, all sporty, and admire the sheep. The problem was that my husband’s imagination didn’t picture anything like that, and I didn’t want to go somewhere far alone.
The cards aligned when the wonderful Thalgo brand reminded us that beautiful mountains there are in Russia, one might say, very close - in Sochi. And this wonderful brand has a spa in a hotel at an altitude of 1389 meters. “Will you go?” - they asked me. And I was already flying, losing my slippers, packing my suitcase -)).
The last time I was in Sochi was 10 years ago - here my husband and I spent Honeymoon. The impressions left were unpleasant, from the category of “collective farm”, “village” and “divorce at every step”. In Loo it was impossible to properly eat anything other than barbecue. There was no desire to return here in the summer even after the Olympics. I don’t ski; I gave up snowboarding for a couple of years as part of the “Parting with Illusions” program. In general: I had no chance to find out how everything had changed here.
First impression: the airport. Great modern airport! Anyone who remembers what kind of kennel there was before, before the Olympics, and how you had to stand in line for registration on the street without any board with the flight schedule - will appreciate my admiration.
We go to Esto-Sadok by minibus, from there by funicular to the hotel on the Psekhako plateau. The serpentine continues all the way to the hotel, you can get there by car, but only by car, minibuses with passengers are not allowed - the path is too winding. Therefore, our suitcases travel separately, and we sit in the cable car cabin.
At the top we are greeted by a very, VERY shaggy dog named Kovrik. When lying down, it really resembles a rug; when standing, it resembles Zuckerberg’s dog (if washed, of course). He is a local attraction and kept watch: in the winter he checks how things are on the slopes and whether it is possible to ski, in the summer he looks with interest at those arriving. Kovrik even has have your own Instagram !
A car meets us at the funicular: the hotel organizes a transfer for guests, the travel time is a maximum of five minutes. And finally we are there.
“Why do we need the Swiss Alps when Russia is so beautiful?” - that’s all I can think about for the next three days, going out onto the balcony of my room.
Hotel
By the way, about balconies and rooms. Mine, a standard one, surprised me with its size - it was spacious.
The balcony is shared and very wide - on the last evening we walked across it from room to room (and even carried some things -). Fantasy drew (her again, yes) snow-capped mountain peaks, a snowboard that needs to be placed somewhere so that it thaws. On a balcony like this, for example -) I even felt sorry that I wasn’t riding anything.
By the way, “Polyana 1389” is a winter place; previously it was open only during the skiing season.
They decided to open it for the summer for the first time last year - and to the surprise of the management, it was packed all three months. This year even before the official start summer season Many guests were already sunbathing by the pool.
The pool here, by the way, is heated, you can swim all year round. Well, if there is really bad weather outside, then you can swim from the open one to the indoor one in the building.
It seems that this was the first time in my life that I swam like this - with a view of the mountains.
If you don’t want to live in shared buildings, you can rent a house with 3-4 bedrooms and a separate drying room for things after skiing.
The houses are gorgeous - there’s really nothing to complain about. But we found it -)) “Isn’t there a bathhouse here?” - we asked the managers (of course, there are baths in the spa center, but we still have to get there). “One of the tenants offered to build it themselves in the house he constantly rents, but the management did not allow it.”
Some interior decoration of the houses
Another interesting thing: there is slightly less oxygen at this altitude than on the plain. This has a beneficial effect on the body (many athletes even train in mid-altitude areas in order to train the circulatory system to be more efficiently saturated with oxygen). But on the first day, almost all of us slept poorly. Although we adapted by the second night.
Mountains
So what is there to do here in the summer? Well, other than sunbathing by the pool?
(By the way, be careful with them. The weather in the mountains is deceptive: it’s chilly in the morning, after five in the evening it’s chilly, and from 11.00 it’s scorching hot. If it’s windy, you might not notice and get burned. In half an hour by the pool I got a tan, which I’ve had for a month now. me.)
In general, when you have already laid down on your sunbed, you can go for a walk in the mountains.
In summer, tourist routes open to the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve - with fantastic panoramas, mountain lakes, and waterfalls. “Polyana 1389” is creating its own paths along which you can just walk or practice Nordic walking. But you can take an instructor (there are some in Krasnaya Polyana) and go with him on a real hike for several days. Or not very real - come back in the evening. Or horseback. In general, there are options.
We girls, not burdened with sports and tourism training, go to the mountains just for a walk. On the next funicular.
3S is the world's longest and fastest cable car, with space for 30 people.
Among them is a local guide who, during the trip up and down, manages to tell about the history of Krasnaya Polyana.
We are rising...
...And the views begin...
...for which you want to give your soul...
...but what to the mountains is your soul -)
...when they stand here for thousands of years, and you disappear in just 40 years...
...and there will be nothing left of you?
Well, maybe a photo for memory.
Spa
Okay, let’s say the mountains are good everywhere. This happens much less often with a spa. We don’t write about them very often, mostly about very good ones, so this statement of mine may surprise you. But believe me, there are few great spas in Moscow, and even fewer in Russia. And for a hotel to have a decent one is more a rarity than a rule. We are writing about all these rarities -).
It's not me - it's a pity
Thalgo (the world leader in thalassotherapy, by the way) is not the first brand to have a spa in a Sochi hotel under its wing. Downstairs, in the five-star Grand Hotel Polyana, for example, there is the Valmont Spa. (Together with the trails, shelters on the peaks and ski lifts, they make up the Gazprom mountain tourism complex.)
Thalgo's area of responsibility was 1,500 sq. m., where there is everything - swimming pools, saunas, plunge pools, hydromassage baths, a halo-chamber and cozy rooms for procedures, including hardware rooms.
But let’s say this won’t surprise us, beauty journalists.
But what will really surprise you is that “Polyana” has a medical center. With an ambulance service, a family medicine clinic, a spa medicine clinic, as well as sports traumatology (here they recover from injuries, sometimes under the supervision of the famous professor Ulrich Bosch), who visits here on visits). And there is even an aesthetic medicine center (where plastic surgery is performed!). That is, you can come, get, for example, new breasts, recover while drinking juice in a restaurant overlooking the mountains, and leave! Naturally, Switzerland!
But okay, back to the spa. Before this, I had been to Thalgo facial care - and I was interested in trying something for the body. Therefore, I chose the Indoceane procedure, which includes exfoliation, milk bath and cream wrap with massage.
I was supposed to attend my procedure in the evening, but chance intervened. I was walking to the pool and on the way I met a journalist I knew who didn’t want to go for Indoceane from a male massage therapist. There were no longer any free female masters.
I respect other people's troubles, especially when it comes to the need to be naked. But I don’t have any of those myself. “Bullshit question! - I said. “I’ll replace you, and you go on my time.” So the trip turned out to be a little unplanned. And what can I tell you: if they offer you a man, grab him and run! (For the procedure, of course-). Because he's just a pro. This is especially felt during a massage: you understand that he could press much harder, but clearly controls the force of the impact.
The procedure, of course, is luxurious: a luxurious peeling with a sweet and salty scrub (it contains sea salt and a bunch of different oils). Then a soak in the milky white bath right here in the office. By the way, Thalgo has bombs that make water at home just as milky white. But there is no such massage therapist in my bathroom, so I’m still in favor of an original experience -)
Well, in the finale - a massage with the application of cream, which ends with you drowning in this cream, and they wrap you in a sheet for a while.
I emerged from there incredibly relaxed, satisfied and with skin more hydrated than ever. It was a rare case that she remained like this for several days in a row.
I think before you go sunbathing, this procedure is what you need. Although, they say, men also go there if they suddenly get sunburned.
In any case, no matter what you choose, I give you the teeth of a beauty journalist: Thalgo made sure that you feel good. No, just great.
So, we’ve walked in the mountains, soaked in the spa - what to do next? Should I really take a car and go to Sochi? -))
If you are with children, then first you should drop by the complex’s own husky park.
At the beginning of June it was still being completed, but there were already huskies there, and we, of course, went for a walk with them and took pictures.
There is competition for “walking” here!
It’s not easy to keep such a dog (very funny, by the way) - she tries to run away and jump into some pile of leaves.
But we managed somehow -))
Because, well, how can you not take pictures with a husky? -)
If staged photos alone are not enough, you can go on a mini-hike with your husky to the nearest attractions.
But I advise you to just take this dog and pet, pet, pet...
If, of course, you manage to keep it in place -)
I was seriously wondering if it was time to change my preferences in the size of pets. Chika, Busya, what do you think? -)
If you are indifferent to dogs, then right opposite there are... deer.
Well, here they are, like deer with antlers. A whole herd, from small (the baby was two weeks old) to large.
However, I am allergic to artiodactyls, so I took a photo and ran away.
All the time I spent in Polyana, I thought about returning to it. But already with my husband. At least for the weekend. With a hike in the mountains, with a trip to cable cars along the peaks, with a soak in the warm pool, with treatments at the Thalgo spa.
Well, maybe without plastic surgery -))
On Black Sea coast, not far from Adler, is the small picturesque village of Krasnaya Polyana, surrounded by stunning landscapes. For summer holidays this is unique place. The unique nature is formed by the warm sea air in harmony with high mountains, which allows tourists to relax at any time of the year.
For many visitors, Krasnaya Polyana is known as a ski resort winter resort, but the number of vacationers increases every year in the summer. A combination of adventure and tranquility - this is how we can generally describe summer rest in this amazing place, with which it is difficult to compare other Russian resorts.
Where to spend a summer holiday: the advantages of the resort village of Krasnaya Polyana
Beach resorts are a traditional place for recreation for many Russians. Everyone wants to swim in the warm sea water and soak up the sun. But at the same time, the number of people who prefer to spend time in the mountains increases every year. And when the sea is also very close, then all that remains is to quickly go to Krasnaya Polyana, regardless of the time of year. What are the advantages of holding mountain resorts summer holidays:
The cost of living in Krasnaya Polyana hotels does not depend on the season and the price offers are quite attractive; weather soft, cool nights, virtually no heat, and a mountain tan lasts much longer compared to a sea tan; the combination of silence, clean mountain air and amazing scenery is best conditions for a complete and unforgettable holiday; location resort village very convenient and can be reached by any transport.
What attracts vacationers to Krasnaya Polyana?
Indeed, Krasnaya Polyana is deservedly considered one of the main Russian resorts. It was in this place that most of the competitions of the last Olympics were held in 2014.
The important thing is that not only Russians choose this resort as a place for have a great holiday, but also a large number of foreign citizens. Compared to many popular and elite European resorts Krasnaya Polyana looks very dignified and meets the highest international standards.
Only positive impressions and emotions will remain with every person who can choose any direction for relaxation depending on their own preferences:
For those who prefer mountain bikes, an excellent bike park has been created at the Gorki Gorod resort. Almost seven kilometers of the route will provide extreme sports to everyone who craves it. In the gazebos that are located along the entire route, you can always relax and enjoy the amazing natural environment; at the height with the famous name Skypark AJ Hackett Sochi, an adventure park was built in which everyone can jump from a bungee, ride a megatroll or swing on a swing, the highest in the whole world; walking tours around biosphere reserve, located in the mountains, will be left unique experiences. These places will amaze everyone with their amazingness: at an altitude of 2000 meters beautiful lakes in the middle alpine meadows, cold fast rivers and original waterfalls. All this is surrounded by granite rocks, on which high-mountain birches and firs grow; Excellent conditions in this area are provided for fishing enthusiasts. The local farm grows trout, which, by the way, you can not buy in a store, but you can also sit calmly and quietly with a fishing rod; Anyone who is interested in rafting can have a great time on the Mzymta River. An unforgettable experience will be provided by the fast flow surrounded by beautiful views. The absence of rapids makes it possible for even beginners in this direction to experience such adventures; unaccustomed to walking can travel on mountain and forest roads in an SUV. Despite the fact that the number of roads for a jeep trip is somewhat limited, but up to excellent scenic spots can be reached freely; Since there is a sea near the village, every visitor can take a short cruise on a yacht. It is especially beautiful at sunset, but if you wish, you can book an even longer sail along the coast; lovers of high speed and cars should visit the Autodrom, which is located in Olympic Park. You can always ride there in person or accompanied by a professional in a racing car. For a test drive - this is best place; for people with a calmer character, it is suggested to attend painting classes, which are organized in an open area in the middle of nature and try to create their own artistic creation; Yoga lovers will have a great time getting rid of stress and recharging their energy in the clean air while listening to the melodic singing of birds.
This list is endless, but one conclusion can be drawn: regardless of the time of year, there will be enough interesting and exciting activities for every vacationer. Krasnaya Polyana is always beautiful and your vacation here will be complete and unforgettable.