Sochi

城市概覽

Sochi is often called the unofficial 'Summer Capital' of Russia, or the Black Sea Pearl. This is the country's biggest and busiest summer sea resort, attracting more than 4 million visitors annually with its amazing mountainous coastline, endless shingle beaches, warm sunny days, and bustling nightlife. From May to September Sochi's population at least doubles with tourists, including celebrities and political elite of the country.

Likely due to Russian visa costs and requirements, only 3 percent of this visitors' crowd are international travellers. Perhaps the most famous non-politician foreign visitor to Sochi was Bono, who was invited to spend some time at President Medvedev's residence in 2010. But in general the city remains a very domestic destination, somewhat lacking in appropriate international infrastructure and having the same language barrier most regional centers of Russia do. Another paradox of Sochi is that the city, always associated in national mentality with south, palms and hot climate, won the 2014 Winter Olympic bid. This phenomenon will be probably never understood by Russians completely: every place in the country has a real winter, but Sochi? The answers are absence of harsh frost and the very promising Alpine resort of Krasnaya Polyana in the city area. A less pragmatic explanation is the lucky destiny of Sochi. The most famous Russian saying about the city is "If I could read the cards, I would live in Sochi" (Знал бы прикуп - жил бы в Сочи). Derived from the Preference card game, this saying shows the association of Sochi and its inhabitants with luck, moreover, with an accidental and unpredictable fortune. Well, perhaps such an Olympic luck will help the city to reach beyond the national borders and to become a truly global site. Sochi has many attractions to offer for anyone who loves nature, sports, history, and sunny beach leisure. This Black Sea Pearl is still waiting to be discovered.

History The territory of today's Sochi was in

如何抵達

Sochi is among several Russian seaports, where international tourists have the opportunity of visa-free entry for up to 72 hours (applicable for cruise ships and ferry line passengers only). Check limitations and requirements carefully before use. For other foreign visitors standard Russian visa requirements apply.

By plane 1 Sochi International Airport (AER IATA) (in Adler district, right on the way to Krasnaya Polyana). Sochi's primary gateway. It was totally reconstructed during the preparation to the 2014 Olympics. Flight schedule differs depending on season with the peak number of flights in May–September. During the winter flight delays are possible due to weather conditions. Alternatively, Krasnodar or Gelendzhik airports can be used.

International flights There are regular air connections with Vienna (Austrian Airlines), Istanbul (Turkish Airlines), and Tel-Aviv (Rossiya Airlines). Also Belgrade (Air Serbia, 2022) Former Soviet Union countries are also connected to Sochi: Yerevan, Armenia (Ural Airlines), Minsk, Belarus (Belavia), Chișinău, Moldova (Air Moldova), Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Rossiya), and Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Tajik Air).

Domestic flights Several flights per day connect Sochi with Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Other major cities of Russia, such as Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Rostov-on-the-Don, Samara, Yekaterinburg and others are also connected by air with Sochi. Key carriers:

Aeroflot - flights to Sochi from Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow Nordavia - flights from Arkhangelsk S7 - flights to Sochi from Domodedovo airport, Moscow Sky Express - domestic discounter, flights to Sochi from Vnukovo airport, Moscow Utair - flights from Tyumen, Ufa and Surgut Yakutia - flights from Yakutsk

Airport transfer By bus/marshrutka:

51 - from the airport to Adler (central market) 105, 124 - from the airport to Sochi central railroad station 135 - from the airport to Krasnaya Polyana By taxi: Taxi service at the airport is chaotic, taxi drivers

當地交通

By foot Within Central Sochi most distances are walkable, with some regard to hilly landscape and appropriate physical efforts needed. Other districts of the city have significant spaces between their parts, so it's better to use some transport to get, for example, from Matsesta to Kudepsta or from Loo to Lazarevskoe. To walk between districts and sub-districts of Greater Sochi is also usually not convenient due to lack of sidewalks, hilly terrain, and intensive traffic. It may seem that the city extended along the sea coast should have long promenades. In fact, most of the coastline space behind the beach is taken by the railroad. So, the only real promenade is between Riviera Park and Dendrarium of Central Sochi. The other one is under construction in the Olympic Park of Adler. Due to the resort specifics of Sochi, the usual approach there is to measure the distance in meters from the beach. This may play a bad joke: you can find yourself at a hotel or apartment close to the sea, but far away from any infrastructure and transportation. So, be attentive while booking.

By bus/marshrutka In contrast to other Russian cities of the same size, Sochi does not have any trams or trolleybuses. The initial bus transportation system after the collapse of Soviet Union was doped with smaller private buses and marshrutka (minibuses). The last category mostly duplicates the existing bus routes with some minor, but often useful additions. The service is quite frequent and relatively cheap, that makes it the most popular way of transportation in Sochi. The most important bus/marshrutka routes in the city are:

3K - from the central bus terminal to Matsesta 12 - from Bytkha to Matsesta 17 - from the central bus terminal to Novaya Zarya (ring route of Central Sochi) 22K - from the central bus terminal to Bytkha 36 - from the seaport of Sochi to Mamayka 47K - from the central bus terminal to Transportnaya street (Olymp Mall) 57 - from Adler train station to Imeretinskaya Lowland

必看景點

Historical sights Stalinist period Empire Style buildings. The modern-period architecture history in Sochi started from the general construction plan of 1934. During the Stalinist period (till 1953) many monumental buildings around Greater Sochi were built. Among them are: Sochi central train terminal, Sochi seaport, The Winter Theatre, Sochi Art museum, and numerous resort hotels, such as Metallurg, Lazarevskoe etc. 1 Stalin's Dacha (дача сталина), 120, Kurortny - Khosta district, ☏ +7 988 410 2010, [email protected]. It was built as merchant's Mikhailovskoe estate, taken by Bolsheviks and later converted into Stalin's residence by Miron Merzhanov, Soviet chief architect. Stalin visited this dacha quite often, where he hosted numerous foreign dignitaries, such as Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Inside is a museum with many personal belongings and Stalin's waxwork. There are also legends about Stalin's phantom, still walking around this place by nights. Godlik fortress, Kurskaya s