Riviera beach
Riviera is one of the most popular public beach in Sochi, which occupies a central position on 150 kilometers of coast. It is very easy to get from the city centre, equipped with all amenities for tourists, has a safe cover, accommodates many visitors even in the peak season.
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Beach description
Riviera is open daily from 8.00 am. Rescue workers start work from now on. Comfort, safety of beach lovers under constant supervision till 20.00. The beach occupies about 300m of coastline and is 40-50m wide. Even on the brightest summer days, there's plenty of sun-soak for everyone.
The Riviera is visited by people of all ages, there is a lot of sand mixed with fine pebbles, which is not noticeable in neighboring resorts, where large boulders do not allow you to sit comfortably on your own towel. Closer to the water, there is more pebbles, but it is not large, and the entry into the water is quite gentle. Comfortable with children and the elderly, the small ones play in the sand, and for the comfort of adults, there are comfortable wooden decks.
There is no vegetation on the shore to sit in the shade, come here with their umbrellas or rent a place under a canopy, in a bungalow. All kinds of beach entertainments are developed, there is a volleyball field, children and adults ride on "inflatable sledge" and "bananas", rent scooters. In the heat, you can visit a nearby dolphinarium, walk in the park of the same name, sit in one of the cafes.
Snorkelling lovers will be disappointed by the lack of breakwaters, but aesthetically the Riviera benefits from this. Not far from the shore tourists watch flocks of dolphins gambolling on waves. A small fish is skirring in the depths. Where a river flows into the sea, the water may be cooler and more turbid, but holidaymakers stroll along the bed or choose this path to get to the beach from the city without public transport.
Beach facilities:
- Parking. Paid, small, so it fills up quickly.
- Toilets, showers, lockers.
- Drinking fountains, taps where you can rinse your feet off the sand.
- Sunbeds, umbrella.
- Atractions, sports fields.
- Storage chamber (chargeable).
- Rent catamarans, scooters, mattresses.
- Surfing, windsurfing training.
- Paid children 's room.
- Massage services.
- Souvenir stores, trays with the necessary trivia.
- Shops and cafes close to the hotels.
- Separate smoking area.
When is the best time to go?
On the Black Sea coast, unlike the Crimean steppes, a sub-Mediterranean climate reigns. The temperature of the Black Sea in the summer is stable 23-27 ° С. However, the air temperature may vary slightly depending on the period: if you are uncomfortable in the heat, then choose May or September to relax. 20 degrees is a standard indicator. The warmest and driest time is July and the first half of August: will be a little hotter, but the sea will be warmer.
Video: Beach Riviera
Infrastructure
Not far from the beach tourists find many offers from hotels, hostels. Prices vary depending on the degree of equipment of the apartments, their distance from the coast, the size of the vacationer's wallet.
Come to Sochi with business goals or on vacation will surely attract a stylish design, excellent conditions Pullman Sochi Centre, 5*. The facility is located almost on the embankment, all infrastructure facilities can be reached by foot. The rooms, like the whole hotel, are stylish, cozy, the staff is polite and serves excellent breakfasts in the morning.
The guests enjoy the spa, fitness services, on the 16th floor there is a panoramic pool. Those who combine leisure and business use a large conference centre.
There is no wonder the high Sochi prices for accommodation and food. In high season, they increase several times. Proximity to the quay has its influence. An inexpensive snack can be found on the Riviera itself, in addition to the cafe on the beach, there is an inexpensive dining room, where you do not have to wait for a whole hour for an ordered lunch. The name "Dining Room" should not be treated with prejudice. Now they're cosy places with inexpensive home cooking.
Souvlaki and McDonald's are popular. Coffee, tea and cake will be inexpensive in network coffee shops. Those who are used to cooking themselves buy groceries at numerous supermarkets.
Buying anything on the beach, especially meat, should be done with caution. It is definitely worth visiting the local market, tasting seasonal fruits that will leave no one indifferent.
A lot of gastronomic cultures are mixed in Sochi cuisine. Catering establishments often order khachapuri and borsch, khinkali and satsivi, Armenian khashloma. Many people like unusual snacks - jerky barabulka, Caucasian cheese or adjika.
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- Riviera beach - in the city centre, next to the park of the same name. If you move from the side of the seaport, it will be behind the river, near the beach Zvezdniy. From the centre it is quite possible to reach on foot, there are many types of transport, several numbers of minibuses and buses.
- There are some problems with personal cars. Parking by the beach is expensive, there's barely enough space to leave the car. And if it's found, then a tow truck's gonna start working there soon.
- Smoking is treated strictly, there is a special area on the beach. Smoking in uninhabited areas is subject to severe fines.
- Bakeries with crispy bread and baked goods are open from 7.00 am, most bazaars - from 9.00 am. Optimal prices for groceries, milk - in stores "Magnet". In order not to buy expensive water on the beach, excursions, it is stocked at the supermarket.
- Shoes with a hard sole will do.
Where to go with children:
- A water park, amusement park.
- The only park where adventure happens, Skypark.
- Aquarium on New Matsesta.
- Panda Park, Krasnaya Polyana.
- Trout farm in Adler.
- A monkey kingdom, kennel in Adler.
- Oceanarium with a huge number of inhabitants in Lazarevsky.