What to see in Sochi, itinerary including the main places to visit in the resort famous for winter sports and its spas.
Tourist information
Located in the Krasnodar Territory, in southern Russia on the Black Sea coast, Sochi is a town with the Caucasus chain behind it, with beautiful snowy peaks, a factor that has made it a renowned center for international winter sports , home of the Winter Olympic Games in 2014.
The coastal development of Sochi extends for almost 150 km, its vast municipality includes various districts, including Adler, Hosta, Loo and Krasnaja Poljana.
Favored by a mild climate and vegetation rich in palm trees and magnolias, Sochi is first of all a seaside resort and holiday resort frequented mainly by the Russians, who founded the current city in the nineteenth century.
In particular in the thirties and forties of the twentieth century, this city was a holiday destination for the leaders of the communist party and for Stalin, who, after having bathed in the Terme Matsesta, rich in hydrogen sulphide, and having obtained benefits for his rheumatism , decided to build his residence for the holidays, and to transform the town into an appreciated spa and holiday resort, famous throughout the Soviet Union, where deserving workers could go for a rest, housed in the sanatoriums from neoclassical architecture.
What see
Riviera Park, the oldest and most famous in the city, its interior is full of attractions, the Viale dell'Am Friendship with trees planted by famous people is very beautiful.
Dentrarium, is a subtropical park that boasts many species of rare and exotic plants.
It is possible to take the cable car and reach the highest part of the park where you can admire a magnificent panorama.
Terrainkur, is a path about five kilometers long, which winds almost all along the coast between palm trees, magnolias and bushes of various kinds.
It is a healthy path, created in Soviet times for this purpose, following it is still very rewarding.
Stalin's Dacia was built in 1937 among the woods that meet climbing towards the peaks of the Caucasus, not far from the city center.
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The structure of the building includes various parts connected together by corridors to the veranda, which overlook a central courtyard.
The building, all painted green to blend in better with the surrounding landscape, has a swimming pool that was filled with sea water.
Today the dacha is used as a hotel, in the part that can be visited you can see the private accommodation of the Soviet dictator, perfectly preserved with the original furnishings.
Among the museums to visit is the City History Museum, which preserves, in the exhibition dedicated to Space, the Soyuz 9 spacecraft, returned to earth after being in orbit for 18 days in June 1970.
On board were the engineer Sevastyanov, originally from Sochi, and the pilot Nikokiev.
The Art Museum, located inside a beautiful classic building and surrounded by a tree-lined park, houses a large permanent collection and interesting temporary exhibitions.
