What's going on on the Black Sea coast. A mysterious phenomenon at sea that takes the lives of many people

23.04.2020

As a rule, we are very surprised at the seemingly completely ridiculous death in the water of people who can swim and feel confident at depth. Often, alcohol intoxication is considered the cause of such inexplicable accidents, but in fact, life is taken by a phenomenon that, alas, only a few people know about - a rip current.

We will tell you about what it is and how to be saved if you are unlucky enough to find yourself in such an ill-fated place.

So, rip current is a very, very dangerous thing that can destroy even professional swimmers.

Attempts to get away from the current do not lead to anything, and the person is simply seized by a panic state.

The most dangerous is considered to be the rip currents of shallow seas with gentle shores, since sand spits do not allow water to return to the sea at low tide. The water pressure in the strait connecting the estuary and the sea increases, which forms a rapid, and a kind of river appears in the middle of the sea with a current speed of up to 2.5-3.0 m / s.

This is how it looks when the current flows back towards the sea, perpendicular to the coast.

This often happens near the beach during high tides, after which the waves return at different speeds, forming reverse flow.

This is how it might look:

The seething water is not visible here, but the current itself is noticeable and, alas, the people who got into it:

Typically a corridor rip current narrow: 2-3 meters with a current speed of 4-5 km / h. This kind of rip is not dangerous. But if its width reaches 50 m, and its length is 200-400 meters with a current speed of 15 km / h, this phenomenon becomes deadly!

The signs of a rebound flow are:

section of bubbling water perpendicular to the shore
area near the coast with a changed water color
foam, algae and bubbles that move steadily from the coast to the open sea
discontinuities in continuous wave bands

But it should be remembered that 80% of dangerous rip currents are usually invisible!

As a rule, rips occur near the coast and can carry away a person standing in the water up to their waist into the sea, so you should not go into the water alone, especially if you are not very good at swimming.

Rules of conduct in the rip current

Do not panic! Calm down and rely on your common sense. Remember that with knowledge of these rules in 100 cases out of 100 you will be able to get out of the tide!
Save your energy! Do not resist the current and do not swim to the shore - it is useless. Begin to swim calmly to the side, parallel to the shore. If the rip is narrow, you will come out of it very soon.
If the rip is wide (from 20 meters or more) ... If it becomes clear that the rip is wide enough, you should relax on the water and do not panic. Remember that the reverse flow cannot be long, which means that after 5 minutes it will stop, after which you can swim in the direction of 50-100 meters and head towards the shore. Do not swim to the shore, as soon as you feel that the current has stopped, it may reappear!

Remember the following!

Bump leakit never pulls to the bottom. This is not a whirlpool. It moves from the coast along the surface, and not in depth.
The rip current corridors are not wide. Often their width does not exceed 50 meters, and even more often - 10-20 m. That is, you can get out of the rip by swimming 20-30 meters along the coast.
The length of the rebound flow is limited. It weakens quickly and ends where the waves peak and break. Surfers call this "line up" and this is where they usually try to catch the wave. It is located no further than 100 meters from the coast.

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July is in full swing, with it the seaside resort swimming season. So you want to plunge your body heated up by 30-degree heat into the sea foam jets and experience blissful joy. But it wasn’t there .... People who have arrived thousands of miles from their places on the sea in, complain about the cool water, lack of pleasure from swimming and are forced to lie on the beaches "dry".

In addition, there was talk on the Web that the water changed color and acquired a turquoise hue. What is the reason for these phenomena? Let's start with the coolness.

Why is the water in the Black Sea cold in summer?

Well, in fact, why, in mid-July, doctors and the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Anapa give recommendations to limit swimming for organized groups of children due to the low temperature of the water in the sea. And adults, to be honest, having plunged into far from gentle waters, run back. Not comfortable!

So it was on the Anapa beaches in early July.

Water temperature graph in the Anapa area:

Average daily data. As you can see the coldest water east coast Of the Black Sea in Anapa.

First version. Coastal upwelling - this is the name of the phenomenon of the rise of deep sea waters to the surface. That is, mixing water, sometimes they also say "turning the sea". For various reasons, the surface warm water goes into the depths, and its place is taken by the colder deeper layers of water.

The simplest cause of cold water is the wind blowing at a certain angle from the side of the warm land. It drives away the heated mass of water from the coast inland. And the night wind, on the contrary, drives cold sea waters to the shore.

The cyclones of the North - West continue their influence, we feel their cold Atlantic breath and we are here.

How much does the surface water of the Black Sea cool during upwelling? The drop reaches from 1-2 to 10-15 degrees Celsius. Sometimes there are very sharp jumps in temperature up to 20 °.

When will the water start to warm up? Not right away. Most often, the phenomenon lasts from 2 to 10 days in the period from June to August.

Second version Other experts talk about the influence of the surge phenomenon, which is more characteristic of winter, but more and more often it began to manifest itself already in the summer. As a result, the water level in the sea and its temperature change. Poor ecology may be the cause of the phenomenon. The same is the constantly observed bloom of water caused by an overabundance of algae, that is, eutrophication. Plants consume oxygen, soluble in water, which leads to life problems in animals and fish, and therefore to their death. Satellite images show how the color of the Black Sea water differs from others. There is simply no one to purify the water, because the microorganisms living here have been wiped out, coping with it.

Third version: The reason is the South Stream gas pipeline deep-water pipelayer, aimed at Turkey and located in the waters of the Anapa Black Sea waters, just in the area near.

Moving the bottom masses, while strengthening the structures, it raises cold silts to the surface, which cool the water. Sometimes there are emergency spills of oil products, both off the coast and in the waters. Yes, and all human activities are aimed not at purification, but at the pollution of the sea.

Fourth reason- self-cleaning of the sea. A forced process, triggered by the sea itself, to cool the water in order to stop algae growth and keep oxygen in the water. Where upwelling occurs frequently, the water is richer in phosphorus, nitrogen and carbon dioxide. This stimulates the development of phytoplankton, which crustaceans like to feast on and therefore provides food for fish.

Whatever it was, you will have to wait a little or start the hardening process, because water at + 21º + 22º cannot be considered cold, given the belt location of our country. So we will not luxuriate and we will accept what nature gives us with gratitude.

Black Sea problems

About environmental in general, and in the Anapa region in particular, they have been talking a lot for a long time, but so far they are only talking. The degree of its pollution has long exceeded all conceivable limits. Anapa has its own trouble - the water is blooming! The long-standing problem caused by algae such as kamka is not harmful to the sea, and even beneficial to human health. We do not consider the aesthetic side.

However, the fact that every year the degree of growth of the population of algae in the sea becomes more and more, the volume of distribution is wider and even the installation acquired by the city for capturing "green wealth" and utilization does not bring results, is alarming. Despite the coolness, damask has already begun to bloom. This most likely indicates an imbalance in the ecosystem. It is not so easy to struggle with nature itself.

Three days ago, together with my guests, I visited all b and hers to witness with my own eyes the state of the beaches. The water is actually a little cooler than the usual for this time of year, I would even say coldish and did not cause a hot desire to swim.

Especially low water temperature in the Sukko region, barely exceeding +20, but quite clean and transparent:

On the city beach and the beaches of Dzhemete, as I said, there has already been a tendency for water to bloom.

Today, just three days later, the sea is getting warmer, the process has begun :-). Swimming becomes a pleasure. But a couple of degrees is still not enough for the norm.

The bluest Black Sea in the world turns turquoise

The fact that the Black Sea changes its color in different periods of the year and even the day from dark blue to turquoise has been known for a long time, in any case, immediately after arriving here, we drew attention to this fact, which is considered quite normal. Moreover, the sea was painted with stripes, those closer to the coast had a pronounced turquoise hue.

Bolshoy Utrish, early June 2017. The water actually looks a little turquoise.

However, the acquisition of a turquoise hue by the water becomes permanent. For me, this color is very beautiful, but there must be an explanation for any phenomenon.

The fact was reported by NASA in the weekly "Argumenty Nedeli" https://argumenti.ru/science/2017/06/538988.

The well-known American agency supported its statement with photographs, but the Americans have not yet been able to name the reasons for this phenomenon. Our scientists, as always, are silent. How would they know? After all, to monitor the situation, to study the deep processes - you need money, which, as always, is not available for such needs.

The first version of the environmental color change: invasion special kind phytoplankton, which absorbing oxygen, causes irreparable harm to the animal world.

This fact may explain another phenomenon in the Black Sea: the increasingly common voluntary release of dolphins onto land. The bodies of these intelligent animals can often be found on the seashore. They simply do not have enough oxygen in the water.

Why did the unfamiliar plankton, unusual for the sea, settled? Most likely, these are the consequences of that ecological sluggishness, mismanagement of man, and what is there, complete permissiveness, which can lead to an ecological catastrophe.

The sea itself is trying to solve the problem of water purification and cooling, therefore the very upwelling is launched - mixing of cold deep layers with warm ones, which inhibits the development of microorganisms, purifying water.

GENEVA, RIA Federal Press. The World Meteorological Organization has published a report stating that in 2013 the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached a record high in the last 30 years.

In the future, this could threaten a catastrophe: acidification of the World Ocean and result in the extinction of entire species. The survival rate of some marine organisms, including corals and molluscs, may plummet, ITAR-TASS writes.

Scientists have calculated that the rate of increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will only grow, at least until the middle of the 21st century. The ocean absorbs about a quarter of all carbon dioxide emissions from human activities on the planet, which does not occur without leaving a trace.

This proves once again that the Black Sea is a living biosystem, with its own character, disposition, laws of development and connection with the universe. Everything in nature is linked and interconnected, and if human activity does not fit into the general order of things, nature begins to change itself, often to the detriment of humanity. What we see over and over again more and more often.

So it may be time to seriously think about the consequences of our activity. At least to the best of your ability not to pollute the spaces around?

I will finish the topic from where I started .... The Black Sea is warming up day by day and is waiting for guests, embracing with its foamy waters everyone who is eager to meet him. Waters, albeit slightly turquoise ...

Black Sea water in June 2018

PS: Yesterday 4 June 2018 at The Department of Civil Defense and Public Protection of the resort has introduced a temporary ban on swimming in the Black Sea on all beaches of the resort. Swimming in the waters is prohibited due to low temperatures sea water until June 5th. All responsible persons working in the field of tourist services, parents were given recommendations to strengthen control over the observance of the ban.

Yesterday the water temperature was + 17º, in some areas up to + 16.5º. The ban on swimming in the sea is not only a precautionary one. If the resort's vacationers ignore it, they will be fined from 1 to 5 thousand rubles.

What caused the decrease in water temperature in the Black Sea in June 2018? All the same cold currents that were driven by the north-west wind that blew from the Atlantic with strong gusts all last week.

The official opening of the spa season in Anapa will take place on June 11. By this time, we hope the water will warm up slightly to the required +18, and swimming will resume. Maybe tomorrow too. :)

And so on July 8, 2018 streams of cold sea water from the southern water area from Sochi reached Anapa. The bathing season is suspended again, only the daredevils are paddling in the icy streams of the Black, which have descended to + 16 ° on the beaches of Anapa, and even less than + 13 ° in Novorossiysk. Forecasters predict that the situation will recover by July 13. But only the Black Sea itself knows when to again be pleasantly warm, comfortable and soft in summer.

Why can't you swim in cold water? Everything is trite and simple. "Walruses" - drum upwelling. For everyone else, it is fraught with convulsions of the limbs, which leads to death and possible colds. And it’s just uncomfortable.

Black sea summer 2019

The holiday season was opened a week ago. The water approached + 21º + 22º. And today, in the Dzhemete region, on June 18, I personally experienced the cold sea current. The water is not higher than +18, really cold. Brrrr !!! The people hardly bathe. The beaches are deserted. Peace and quiet!

So only a few daredevils. I think the reasons are all the same as stated above. By the way, there was a dam - algae. The trouble of Anapa.

Although a week ago the sea was clean and the water was warm. Rather, algae began to grow in the warm water, and for self-purification the sea "turned upside down" again. I think two, three, at most five days and the water will become warm again.

The summer is already coming to an end, but the Black Sea in the Anapa region has not yet pleased us with its warm jets. It will not reach +24 in any way. Even in Dzhemete, in the milk water, it is cool, even colder in Sukko and in B. Utrish - it is deeper there. But the sea coolness invigorates at nights, in spite of the 30 - degree heat during the day. And it pleases. 2019- best summer for us residents of Anapa. I feel a little sympathy for the guests. On the other hand, it is more comfortable to rest, there is no heat and stuffiness.

This is how cold summer it is 19 🙂

Currently, the water in the Black Sea is very, very cold. You can only wash your feet, and then, a hardened person. However, experts believe that after a few days the water will become much warmer, so it will be possible to fully rest.

So, forecasters assure that the sea will become warmer after the twelfth of this month.

V the given time on the Russian resorts a lot of people. Everyone goes only to get to the sea, because on the territory Russian Federation there are no resorts where you can swim in the sea all year round.

However, now luck has turned away from tourists, so while you can only enjoy the seascapes, and the most courageous can wash their feet in the sea. Now the sea temperature is very low for diving and enjoying the summer. Experts note that the water will begin to warm only after the twelfth of July.

So, the resorts that are located in Sochi and Novorossiysk are not very relevant. In the past few days, the water temperature in Sochi has been kept at thirteen degrees, and in Novorossiysk - twenty.

You can swim in the Black Sea only in Anapa and Gelendzhik, because here the temperature reaches twenty-six degrees.
In addition, you can see upwelling in Sochi. This is a phenomenon during which the wind pulls back warm water, instead of which cold waves beat to the shore. In the Black Sea, the difference can reach sixteen degrees.

Why is the Black Sea water so cold

The first, simplest explanation of the situation is given by specialists studying the quality of sea water: Cold spring and summer, which has not begun for a long time, could not warm up the deep waters in time. Yes, and now the weather is in Central region does not spoil us, and here on the Black Sea coast the nights are still cool and, in spite of the fact that the heat is prevalent throughout the day, it will not be able to save the situation at once. The Black Sea is not a bath or a hot tub; it will not be possible to warm up a colossus with a volume of 555 thousand km³ at once.

Second version Other experts talk about the influence of the surge phenomenon, which is more typical for winter, but more and more often it began to manifest itself already in summer. As a result, the water level in the sea and its temperature change. Poor ecology may be the cause of the phenomenon. The same is the constantly observed bloom of water caused by an overabundance of algae, that is, eutrophication. Plants consume oxygen, soluble in water, which leads to life problems in animals and fish, and therefore to their death. Satellite images show how the color of the Black Sea water differs from others. There is simply no one to purify the water, because the microorganisms living here have been wiped out, coping with it.

Forecasters explained why it is forbidden to swim in the water area of Anapa

Kuban forecasters said that the water temperature at the height of the swimming season dropped along the entire northern part of the coast Krasnodar Territory... The cold center is located in Novorossiysk, where the sea is "frozen" to 13 degrees, in Tuapse the water is 16 degrees, the same in Anapa.

A decrease in temperature in the Black Sea in summer is usually caused by cold currents that come close to the coast. The movement of air masses also plays a role.

According to the employees of the hydrometeorological center of the Krasnodar Territory, tourists in Anapa and other cities will soon be able to pamper themselves again. sea bathing... “In general, returns warm water, and it is enough for us that the wind has changed, and everything will be good for the vacationers. Literally two or three days and everything will change, ”the weather service noted.

However, periods of cooling can be repeated several more times during the summer.

“Literally in a few days, the drift (of water temperature) may begin again, and one cannot say that the cold water will go away, only warm water will remain. It all depends on small synoptic processes, ”the hydrometeorological center said.

The cleanest sea in Russia is the Baltic (beaches Kaliningrad region), and the dirtiest are the Caspian and Azov, where it is generally dangerous to swim. This is the conclusion reached by the sanitary doctors of Rospotrebnadzor, summing up the results of monitoring for 2016.

Rospotrebnadzor summed up the results of monitoring the quality of coastal water in the seas, which are used for recreation. In Russia, the coastal waters of the Black, Azov, Caspian and Baltic seas as well as parts Sea of Japan washing the Primorsky Territory.

Regularly sanitary doctors take water samples to assess its sanitary-chemical and microbiological indicators (including the number of pathogens of intestinal infections).

A high proportion of "non-standard" samples indicates that sewage (untreated sewage) from neighboring cities, coastal industrial enterprises and recreation centers is being poured into the seas. Sanitary doctors "reject" the samples taken for such parameters as high content of phenols, oil products, synthetic surfactants (surfactants), iron, manganese, chlorides. In the samples, Escherichia coli, enterococci, worm eggs, and in isolated cases even salmonella and hepatitis A virus are found.

Another reason for pollution, according to Rospotrebnadzor, is accidents at onshore facilities and sea vessels(including bottling of fuel during bunkering), as well as uncontrolled pumping of oily water from ships. On the coastal territory, spontaneous dumps are arranged (including snow dumps after street cleaning).

As noted in the report of Rospotrebnadzor, the main threat to the seas is the rapid growth of cities: at the same time, water supply networks are built much faster than sewerage networks (about 2-2.5 times), the capacity of sewage treatment plants is also much less than the volume of water consumption in cities.

At the same time, deep-sea wastewater outlets have not been modernized for decades: suffice it to say that in the Gulf of Finland technologies for deep removal of nutrients, as well as disinfection of wastewater with ultraviolet radiation, began to be introduced only in 2007.

A separate conversation is the improvement of beaches. Beaches must meet the strict requirements of GOST " Hygiene requirements to recreational areas of water objects ": have changing rooms, shady sheds, trash cans, sports and playgrounds, parking for vehicles. In fact, Rospotrebnadzor states that not all of them have separate exits for small boats, jet skis, the boundaries of the bathing zone are not fenced in by buoys, and rescue towers are not installed and equipped.

Oilmen and corrupt officials poison the Caspian

The Caspian Sea is of the greatest concern to sanitary doctors. For many years, among all Russian water areas, the Caspian waters in the Makhachkala region have remained the most polluted, where almost 100% of the samples taken by sanitary doctors did not meet microbiological standards in 2007. Last year - only 31% (in Derbent - 8%, in Kaspiysk - 5%).

We have already talked about the deplorable state of the Caspian seaside: the entire coastline is uncontrollably built up with cottages, recreation centers, sanatoriums. At the same time, for the last three decades, the level of the Caspian Sea has been rising, as a result of which the treatment facilities in Derbent and Izberbash have already been put out of action.

And nothing has changed! Rospotrebnadzor in its report for 2016 notes that the discharge of untreated wastewater (sewage and surface stormwater) into the Caspian Sea does not stop, the boundaries of sanitary protection zones are not defined, there is no approved regime and procedure for economic activity in these zones. Well, the heads of municipalities continue to uncontrollably distribute land for construction in the water protection zone.

The situation with the Azov Sea is also bad. For example, back in 2000 in the Temryuk area, 100% of the samples taken by sanitary doctors were recognized as “non-standard”. Now the situation seems to have improved, but not by much: last year Rospotrebnadzor "rejected" 16% of the samples taken in the Sea of Azov (and again Temryuk turned out to be the "champion", while everything is in order in Yeisk or Slavyansk-on-Kuban) ... It is worth recalling that in August 2016, the operation was suspended central beach in the village of Golubitskaya because of the terrible water quality of the Azov Sea.

Big Sochi "grows" with sewerage

In the Primorsky Territory, where people swim in the Sea of Japan, Rospotrebnadzor also noted a significant improvement in water quality in all respects. There are, of course, "non-standard" samples, but every year there are less and less of them (the worst situation, of course, is near large cities - Vladivostok and Artem).

At the same time, according to Rospotrebnadzor, only last year collectors from two districts of Vladivostok - Leninsky and Pervomaisky were connected to sewage treatment plants.

V Leningrad region swimming is not recommended in many rivers, which from year to year "reject" Rospotrebnadzor (Syas, Volkhov, Kobrinka and others), as well as in the waters Gulf of Finland(the village of Bolshaya Izhora and the Krasnaya Gorka fort) and the Vyborg Bay (Vyborg itself and the Smolyanoy Cape).

As for the Black Sea, the most popular among Russians, as noted in the Krasnodar Department of Rospotrebnadzor, last year the water quality indicators improved significantly - there were noticeably fewer “non-standard” samples (and there were none in the Anapa region). Less than 0.3% of the samples taken do not meet hygiene standards (while in 2015 there were almost 5%).

This is explained in the Krasnodar department of Rospotrebnadzor by the fact that the situation was taken under personal control by the deputy plenipotentiary in the Southern Federal District Vladimir Gurba: taken under strict control of wastewater discharges after treatment from treatment facilities in the Greater Sochi area.

As a result, the proportion of “non-standard” seawater samples taken in Greater Sochi in 2016 amounted to only 0.1% against 11% two years earlier.

On the Crimean seaside, the situation is even better, the sanitary doctors state: only 2% of the samples taken were "rejected", including on several beaches of Yalta, Kerch, Sevastopol, Alushta, as well as the village of Nikolaevka. But neither tourists nor locals believe such data.

"It's dangerous to swim in Gelendzhik Bay"

The deputy coordinator of the public organization "Ecological watch for North Caucasus"Dmitry Shevchenko. In an interview with Svobodnaya Pressa, he noted that it is wrong to assess the "gross" indicators of the number of seawater samples taken by sanitary doctors - it is necessary to take into account how far from the coast they were taken, at what depth, at what time of day and year.

- Today, the biggest problem for the coastal waters of the Black Sea is, undoubtedly, municipal pollution. Industrial pollution from various industrial enterprises is more local in nature, it is most pronounced, in particular, in the area of the ports of Novorossiysk, Taman.

At the same time, municipal pollution is more widespread and is associated with the discharge of untreated wastewater into the sea. In the Greater Sochi region, even after the Olympics, during which the modernization of centralized treatment facilities was carried out, this problem remained relevant.

Many Sochi districts with private buildings do not have centralized sewerage systems even today. People solve this issue as best they can: they buy septic tanks, fold up and build local treatment facilities. But many still discharge untreated wastewater directly into the sea or into storm sewers, which in turn also go to the sea.

"SP": - Rospotrebnadzor in its report notes that last year, the modernization of sewer networks in Greater Sochi continued, which was taken under control at the embassy.

- Modernization is underway, but at an insufficient pace. Most of the deep-water outlets in the water area were built in the sixties-seventies of the last century, and now they are outdated both physically and morally. And even in recent years there have been many questions about the engineering state of facilities. Suffice it to recall that in December last year, a huge plastic pipe surfaced like a whale off the coast - part of the deep-water outlet of the Adler sewage treatment plant, built before the Olympics.

"SP": - That is, you would not recommend swimming in the Black Sea?

- I will not be so categorical. There are areas where the water really meets all the standards. But there are also extremely polluted areas: for example, in Gelendzhik or Anapa bays, in my opinion, entering the water is dangerous to health. Near Anapa, the water area is shallow, the water is strongly warmed up by the sun, which allows microorganisms to multiply faster from wastewater entering the sea.

Now all the water there "blooms" due to algae - this is an indicator of the degree of pollution with organic waste. Due to the abundant reproduction of algae that consume oxygen, the water is deprived of its other inhabitants - fish, molluscs, crustaceans go to other places. That is, ultimately, it leads to an environmental disaster.

The number of passengers traveling on airplanes Black Sea resorts, has already grown in comparison with last year by 1.5 times, calculated at the airport "Vnukovo". Another piece of news - the Black Sea has become turquoise due to algae blooms. Environmentalists say this is an indicator good quality water. "AiF" checked what was happening on the beaches of the Krasnodar Territory.

Sochi: where to eat and swim?

Sochi keeps its reputation elite resort... However, in June the weather was not good. But the city hosts the Confederations Cup matches, and the atmosphere is festive. Further summer program is also rich: you can visit the performances of the circus "Du Soleil", and ice shows, and music festivals.

Yes, rest in Sochi remains expensive. However, there are places where you don't need to spend 1000 rubles for lunch - many inexpensive canteens have been opened in the city. In restaurants, chefs offer dishes made from local products: Cossack lamb ribs, borscht with donuts and bacon, dumplings.

Two-story ones roam the streets sightseeing buses with an open top. “There were no such people in the city before,” says localV. Mikhailenko... “I myself recently took a ride from Sochi to the Olympic Park and listened to a review lecture.”

“I came to Sochi for the first time,” says Tatiana Babchinskaya... - I with my husband and a small child settled in the Imereti lowland - near the Olympic Park, Sochi Park. We also visited Rosa Khutor. Everything is very beautiful, European-style - impressive. But Adler was unpleasantly struck: chaotic tent trade does not paint the resort at all. "

The beaches of Sochi, while there are few tourists, remain fairly clean. However, locals recommend going to the Olympic Park for swimming. “There is an open sea, and even before the Olympic construction, when there were wild beaches, the locals preferred to swim and sunbathe in this very place, - V. Mikhailenko advises. “Now everything is comfortable, and the quality of the water has not deteriorated.”

Accommodation (cost per day):
Bed (hostel)	from 500 rubles
1-room apartment	from 1.5 thousand rubles
Hotel room 3 *	from 4.2 thousand rubles
Hotel room 5 *, breakfast included	from 42 thousand rubles
Nutrition:
100 g kebab	from 200 rubles.
100 ml dry red wine
	from 180 rubles.
Lunch for 1 person in the dining room	from 350 rub.
Beach:
	is free
Deck chair + umbrella	from 150 rubles. at one o'clock
Ticket to the water park	1.5 thousand rubles, children under 5 years old are free
Dolphinarium ticket
Skypark, preferential, children under 5 years old	is free
Sochi Park

Anapa: warm sea, seaweed, low prices

Shallow sea, sandy beaches: Anapa is a resort specifically for families with children. And the city was filled with tourists from the very beginning summer holidays... Among the new entertainments: the Bora-Bora aqua complex, the Sukko Valley park, the extreme attraction Zip Line.

“We are 100% loaded,” says the owner of the hotel. Edward Bedrosov... - But early booking now almost none. Although 7-8 years ago, when the economic situation was more stable, the numbers were sold already in January. And we haven’t raised prices for several years. ”

“In my opinion, rest in Anapa is slightly cheaper than in other resorts of the region,” says the tourist. Elena Vdovichenko... "But there are few places where bank cards are accepted, so I advise you to take more cash with you."

At the end of July - in August, algae appear in the Anapa Sea. Their scientific name is "stray cladofora", and in common parlance - kamka. When the water temperature rises to 23 degrees (and last year it reached 27-28 degrees), the dam begins to multiply rapidly - it grows up to 120 meters per day. These algae are filamentous, and it is almost impossible to get them out of the water. Local authorities are trying to solve the problem: they are negotiating the purchase of equipment for harvesting algae abroad. By the way, they are common on other beaches of the world, for example, in Italy.

Accommodation (cost per day):
Bed (hostel)	from 500 rubles
1-room apartment	from 1.8 thousand rubles
Hotel room 3 *	from 4 thousand rubles
Hotel room 5 *, all inclusive	21.3 thousand rubles
Nutrition:
100 g kebab	from 160 rubles
100 ml dry red wine
	from 150 rubles.
Lunch for 1 person in the dining room	from 350 rub.
Beach:
	is free
Deck chair + umbrella	from 100 rubles at one o'clock
Ticket to the water park	1200 rubles, children under 5 free of charge
Dolphinarium ticket	800 rub., Children under 5 free of charge

Gelendzhik: embankment, mountains, pines

This year Gelendzhik has updated its embankment (by the way, the longest in Europe - 12 km) - a new section has been built overlooking the sea. There are also bike paths and exercise equipment. Flowers all around. In general, everything is as on best resorts the world.

“I love Gelendzhik for the mountains, sea and pines,” admits Anna Zubova from Khabarovsk. - This year I was pleasantly surprised that all the stalls have led to a single style. All are located on one side and do not spoil the view. " New entertainment appeared at the resort. This is a Roman park, where you can see performances from the life of the ancient Romans, and the largest fountain in the region. A large gastronomic festival will take place in mid-July: the most famous Russian chefs will compete in their art and hold master classes.

Accommodation (cost per day):
Bed (hostel)	from 500 rubles
1-room apartment	from 2 thousand rubles
Hotel room 3 *	from 4 thousand rubles
Hotel room 5 *, breakfast included	12.5 thousand rubles
Nutrition:
100 g kebab	from 150 rubles.
100 ml dry red wine
	from 160 rubles
Lunch for 1 person in the dining room	from 180 rubles.
Beach:
	is free
Deck chair + umbrella	RUB 150 at one o'clock
Ticket to the water park	1400 rubles, children under 5 free of charge
Dolphinarium ticket	adult 900 rubles, children 600 rubles, children under 5 free of charge

Dolmens, waterfalls, caves

What must be seen in Sochi and the surrounding area?

A. Staroverov, Murmansk

Among the most popular excursions in Sochi is, of course, a trip to the sites of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and Krasnaya Polyana. But in the vicinity of the "summer" Russian capital there are many other completely unique sights.

So, in Skypark you need to walk along one of the longest in the world pedestrian bridges... Its length is 439 m, height is 207 m. The bridge is held by 8 cables.

Do not forget to visit the Matsesta Valley - its healing hydrogen sulphide springs. In her hospital, everyone can visit a doctor and receive a referral for a course of baths.

Another point of attraction is the Eagle Rocks, where, having climbed to a height of 379 m, you will see the sculpture of Prometheus.

Agursky waterfalls are cascades of water falling into Blue Lake where you can swim. However, in the Sochi region, there are waterfalls on almost every river, and for tourists they even created a route called "33 waterfalls". It is interesting to visit the Vorontsovskiy caves, which have 10 entrances, and the Volkonskiy dolmen - the only monolithic stone house in the world. He is at least 5 thousand years old! Scientists are still wondering by whom and why it was built. All in all, there are 200 dolmens in the Sochi region.