Anapa is a seaport town in Krasnodar Krai located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov. It boasts a number of sanatoria and hotels; along with Sochi and several other cities along the Russian coast of the Black Sea, it has enjoyed a substantial increase in popularity. Anapa, like the other Black Sea coast resorts, has a superb sunny summer climate. Anapa shows beautiful (and mostly sandy) beaches (40 km long). Anapa is one of the best and world-known resort areas, which offeres a great varieties of medical treatment (muds, mineral water, springs). Average temperature from May till November is +23 degrees, sea water is +22 degrees.
Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk (31 km to the northwest) and Tuapse (93 km to the southeast). The municipality of Greater Gelendzhik spawls for 102 kilometers along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha (of which only 1,926 ha fall within the boundaries of Gelendzhik proper).
Gelendzhik was developed as a spa. It possesses sand beaches, three waterparks, two aerial tramway lines, and two Orthodox churches (from 1909 and 1913, respectively). The environs of Gelendzhik are noted for a chain of waterfalls, an outcrop of dolmens, two extremely ancient pine and juniper groves, and the Sail Rock, located 17 km from the downtown core. Average temperature during the tourist season is +24.
Sochi is a Russian resort city, situated in Krasnodar Krai just north of the southern Russian border. It sprawls along the shores of the Black Sea against the background of the snow-capped peaks of the Caucasus Mountains. At 145 km, Greater Sochi is claimed to be the longest city in Europe. The population has been estimated to be 400,000. The city has been selected to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. Sochi has a humid subtropical climate at the lower elevations; with winter temperatures rarely falling much below freezing and with the average winter temperature of +6 °C The average summer high temperature ranges between +25 °C and +28 °Cwith occasional extreme heat in some interior locations exceeding +40 °C
Tuapse is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the northeast shore of the Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik and north of Sochi. It is the administrative center of Tuapsinsky District. Tuapse is a sea port and the northern centre of a resort zone which extends south to Sochi. The beaches in Tuapse are more than 60 km long. The city also offers you exciting fishing.









