Vacation plans: 5 best places in Russia for a beach vacation

President of Pro-Vision, author of the Vinogradov.story community

“Although summer is still a few months away, you can dream about the sea and choose a destination for a beach vacation right now. Those who value comfort and safety should avoid “wild” places for swimming and pay attention to equipped clean beaches with good infrastructure and good service. I will give you some hints where to find them below”.

Mandarin and Riviera beaches, Sochi

Greater Sochi is more than 100 km of Black Sea beaches, among which you will definitely find “the one”. Well, it is better to start searching for “your” beach with the recognized leaders – “Riviera” in the central part of the city and “Mandarin” in Adler.

It is difficult to pass by “Riviera”: the beach complex is located in the very heart of the resort, at the exit from the park of the same name and not far from the sea station. It is always crowded, but there is enough space for everyone. In addition to the standard sun loungers and umbrellas, there is a shower and equipment rental. And thanks to the equipped ramps Riviera beach is suitable for immobile vacationers and families with children in strollers, who will also appreciate its main advantage – sand, not pebbles.

Riviera Beach

“Mandarin ” – the opposite of “Riviera” not only in geographical terms, but also on the set of entertainment. This Adler beach is loved by couples and fans of active recreation. The former – for stylish decoration and the opportunity to rent a personal bungalow, the latter – for the chance to practice in a variety of sports, from calm sapboarding to extreme flights on a paraglider or ride on a jet ski. There are a lot of chain restaurants near the beach, which allows you to rest comfortably all day long, without interruptions for going out into the city.

Mandarin Beach

Beaches of Yantarny village, Kaliningrad Region

Summer on the Baltic is short and unpredictable, and therefore resorts of the Kaliningrad region are rarely chosen for beach vacations – rather for excursions or hiking. Nevertheless, only in Yantarny several beaches are marked with the “Blue Flag” – a quality standard of the international “Foundation for Environmental Education”.

These are the beaches “Anna’s Mine” and an unnamed beach near Bekker Park – both are wide, sandy, long, clean and with uniform infrastructure in eco-style. The beaches in Yantarny, unlike more noisy promenades in neighboring Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk, are not full of attractions and commerce – they have retreated into the background here, giving way to nature. So you have to entertain yourself – or forget about entertainment for a while to spend time alone with yourself or for a heartfelt conversation with your loved ones.

Anna’s Mine

Serebryany Bor, Moscow

When there is no time or opportunity to go to the sea, city beaches save the day. In Moscow, the title of favorite for several years already holds three beaches in Serebryany Bor in the west of the capital. In recent years, all conditions for comfortable rest near the water have been created here: sports grounds, spaces with sun beds and umbrellas, gazebos and barbecue areas.

And the most important thing is that swimming is officially allowed in Serebryany Bor, which is a great rarity for Moscow. However, the approval of sanitary and epidemiological services serves as a magnet for Muscovites, so in hot weather it is better to take a place on the beach early.

Serebryanyi Bor

Solnechnoye, Leningrad Region

St. Petersburg with places for recreation on the water is luckier – the Kurortny district alone almost completely covers the need of citizens in beaches. Almost endless strip of sand stretches from Sestroretsk itself, passing through legendary St. Petersburg places like Komarov or Repin.

Well, the Laskovy Beach in Solnechnoye village is loved for its unusual avant-garde sculptures and not bad infrastructure by the standards of northern resorts, which they try to update for each season. However, swimming is not allowed on Laskovoye, as well as on all other resorts of the Gulf of Finland, but you can wake, sap or simply enjoy a long walk in the dunes and briar thickets.

Tender beach in the village of Solnechnoye

Izberbash, Dagestan

The coast of the Caspian Sea is not the most popular beach destination, but everyone who decided to spend a vacation in Dagestan, note the similarity of local beaches with the Azov resorts: the same shallow water, increasing depth, clean entrance to the water and clear blue water.

The city beach in Izberbash confirms each of these characteristics, and in addition adds low prices for sun beds, sports equipment rental and local cuisine. In addition, even in high season there are few people here, which helps to relax and rest, rather than fight for a narrow strip of sand with other tourists.

City beach in Izberbash