5 best places in Russia, where you can comfortably winter over

Remote work today allows many people to spend the winter in warm places. You don’t have to go to Turkey for this, you can find a comfortable climate in Russia as well. In our vast country there are cities with mild weather, stable internet, low prices for housing and food, and beautiful picturesque nature that you can’t take your eyes off of.

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Tells about the places in Russia for the most comfortable wintering.

Sochi

Sochi is the most popular place for wintering for Russians: warm climate, sea and snow-capped mountains. The average temperature in winter is +8-12 °С. On weekdays you can work, and on weekends go to ski resorts. The city has a good infrastructure: modern residential complexes, repaired roads and stable Internet. In Sochi will not be boring, because there are a lot of entertainment for children and adults. The only disadvantage will be the prices, which in recent years have jumped up a lot. But you can choose to stay in Adler, it will be cheaper.

Krasnodar

Krasnodar has long been in the top 10 best cities for living. The average temperature in winter is +1-4 °С. If snow falls, it melts quickly.

Infrastructure and logistics are at the highest level: electric scooters, carsharing, a variety of stores and restaurants with quality service. And rental prices are low even in the very center of the city with panoramic windows. Krasnodar will be interesting for fans of urbanism (for example, the park, which was built by entrepreneur and owner of the local soccer team Sergey Galitsky). The city is also close to Sochi, Arkhyz, Pyatigorsk, Gelendzhik and Crimea.

Vladivostok

For those who want to go “far away” or vice versa – those who are far away from the “mainland”. It is a land of amazing nature, picturesque landscapes and wonderful people. Vladivostok is compared to San Francisco due to the presence of bridges and the sea. The city has a wide choice of restaurants and bars with European, Russian, Georgian and Pan-Asian cuisines. Plenty of fresh and cheap seafood is available at any time of the year. On weekends you can go on vacation to beautiful glamping sites. But it is important to remember that if your work schedule has boundaries, another time zone may not suit you.

Grozny

A hospitable city where you can experience winter in a royal way for little money. Especially since in the last few years Grozny’s infrastructure has been actively developing, construction of tourist facilities, repair and reconstruction of roads and buildings are underway. The tourist flow increases by 30% every year. In 2021, it was visited by more than 74 thousand people. There is also enough entertainment here: from visiting the soccer stadium “Akhmat-Arena” to oil fountains in Staropromyslovsky district, a zoo, memorial complexes.

Pyatigorsk

Pyatigorsk is a heritage of the Soviet era plus modern urbanism. It is comfortable here at any time of the year. In winter there are a lot of fogs, but the temperature never jumps, but stays at the same level. The average temperature in winter is 0-4 °С. The presence of coniferous forests, healing mineral waters and mud will help to strengthen immunity and nervous system for a year ahead. In winter you can swim in thermal springs. The Internet is uninterrupted, rental prices are extremely low. We advise this option if the main choice is budget.