In anticipation of the hottest months of the year, millions of Russians are starting to plan their summer vacations. For those who prefer holidays at Russian resorts, the tourist infrastructure of the Black Sea coast is becoming more and more advanced from year to year. Large hotel complexes and mini-hotels offer their services to travelers with any income level.

10. Divnomorsk

This resort village has a large selection of hotels of different levels. Several beaches, a water park, many cafes, bars and discos attract thousands of young people here. The nearest railway station in Novorossiysk is 40 km away, Gelendzhik airport is 10 km away.

9. Nebug

Famous for its beautiful pebble-sand beaches and ancient forests, subtropical climate and refreshing sea breezes. The village has a large water park, a dolphinarium and even an ice palace. On the territory of Nebug there are several large hotel complexes, as well as many mini-hotels.

8. Vityazevo

– these are several kilometers of magnificent sandy beaches. There is a large selection of family-oriented hotels here. The best resorts in Russia, intended for families with children, are, of course, Vityazevo and Anapa.

7. Dzhubga

meets those tourists who arrive at Russian resorts And Black Sea along the M4 federal highway. And many people stay here to relax, since the village has a lot of mini-hotels, mostly economy class.

6. Big Utrish

is a combination of mountains, rocky cliffs and small lagoons with crystal clear water. The young tourist infrastructure, however, has everything necessary for a comfortable holiday.

5. Tuapse

The city is developing very actively, increasing the number of restaurants and entertainment complexes every season. There are three beaches in the city, but many vacationers prefer quieter ones resorts of the Black Sea coast of Russia located near Tuapse - Agoy, Novomikhailovsky, Lermontovo, Shepsi, Olginka.

4. Kabardinka

This modern resort village today boasts hotels of various levels, including the wonderful five-star Nadezhda complex. A distinctive feature of Kabardinka is its drier climate compared to other coastal resorts. Precipitation is extremely rare here, and the holiday season lasts until November.


3. Anapa

The city has maintained its fame for many decades the best children's resort in Russia. Sandy beaches, a gentle entrance to the sea, the presence of children's health facilities, entertainment parks and recreational areas attract thousands of families with children of all ages to Anapa.

2. Gelendzhik

The rating of this resort has increased significantly in recent years with the opening of a new airport and the restoration of the pedestrian embankment. The beaches of Gelendzhik satisfy tourists with a wide variety of preferences: in the Tonky Cape area there are wonderful sandbanks, and pebble beaches stretch from the city center to Tolstoy Cape.

1. Sochi. Black Sea resorts of Russia

located in the area of ​​the so-called Greater Sochi, they are famous for their huge selection of housing in a wide range of price categories and many opportunities for active recreation. Sochi seaside resorts include Sochi, Adler, Lazarevskoye, Dagomys, Loo, Veseloye, and Yakornaya Shchel. There is a fairly developed infrastructure here, close to the airport and railway transport.

Find out where it is best to relax on the Black Sea in the summer of 2020 - in the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea. The best resorts in Russia for beach, active and excursion holidays. Where is better with children, youth and elderly people.

Rock Sail in Praskoveevka on the Black Sea coast, Krasnodar region.

Black Sea resorts - where it’s cheaper, where it’s more expensive

The most disappointing thing about Russian resorts on the Black Sea is the cost of vacation. Compared to the incomprehensible service, the prices are amazing. Although there are changes for the better: cities and towns have become cleaner, many new worthy facilities have been built, and the range of entertainment offered has expanded significantly.

Judging by the early booking offers, in the summer of 2020 the most expensive holidays will be in Anapa and Yalta. Cheaper - about 25-35% - in Sevastopol, Evpatoria and Koktebel. Even cheaper - up to 40-50% - in Alushta, Feodosia, Sudak, Kerch, Saki and Tuapse. The lowest prices are offered by the small resorts of Western and Eastern Crimea - Mirny, Storm, Mezhvodnoye, Ordzhonikidze, Kurortnoye and others.


The most expensive cafes, restaurants and hotels are located in the Imereti Bay area in Sochi (Photo © booking.com / Imereti coastal quarter)

Where is the best infrastructure?

The second most popular resort in Russia on the Black Sea is. There are many modern hotels and guest houses, and a large selection of housing in the private sector. However, the prices are high and there are many tourists. During the season there is not enough space on the public beach - tourists swim even under prohibitory signs. It is more comfortable to relax in the suburbs of Gelendzhik - Kabardinka and. Go there if you want to breathe more freely, although it is overcrowded in the summer.


If you come to relax on the Black Sea at the height of the summer season, this awaits you. I took the photo on the beach in Divnomorskoye, Krasnodar Territory.

Another city where you can have a wonderful holiday with children in the Krasnodar Territory by the sea is. The recognized children's resort stubbornly ranks among the top five. Most tourists choose villages and. The latter is a new rapidly developing resort with an excellent hotel base.

According to tourists, the worst infrastructure is developed in small villages such as Dederkoy, Praskoveevka, Makopse, Vishnevka, Agoy, Krinitsa, Betta in the Krasnodar Territory and Privetnoye, Mezhvodnoye, Kurortnoye in the Crimea. As a rule, the local infrastructure includes shops, cafes, children's attractions and water activities on the beach.


Maldives? Dominican Republic? No, this is a beach in Crimea! The village of Olenevka. Fine light sand, clear water and a rich underwater world - this can be found even on the Black Sea in Russia.

Resorts for active holidays

Any resort in Russia on the Black Sea offers a lot of opportunities for an active holiday. Let's figure out where it's best to relax on the Black Sea for lovers of extreme sports and sports.

Divers prefer the shores of Adler, Anapa and Gelendzhik. There they can explore the beauty of the underwater world and conduct fascinating research on the remains of sunken ships. In Crimea, the best places for diving are its underwater museum, Cape Aya near Balaklava, the Chersonesos lighthouse and the bays of Sevastopol, the Simeiz rocks, Cape Meganom near Sudak and the bays of the New World.

Best surfing- in Feodosia, Gelendzhik, Kacha and Lyubimovka, yachting- in Sochi, Anapa, Sevastopol, Yalta, Evpatoria, Sudak. Flights on airplanes, paragliding and hot air balloons, boat trips at sea, mountain tourism and cycling - all this is available in many resorts in Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory.

Horse tourism developed in Sochi, Alushta, Tuapse region and other places. Cave explorers settle closer to Alushta, Bakhchisarai and Sochi.

Water parks available in many Black Sea resorts. The best, according to tourists' reviews, were "Golden Bay" in Gelendzhik, "Golden Beach" in Anapa, "Banana Republic" in Evpatoria, "Zurbagan" in Sevastopol, "Blue Bay" in Simeiz, "Almond Grove" in Alushta, water parks in Sudak, Koktebel, and Nebug.


Tourists in Sudak rent yachts, kayaks and catamarans.

Resorts for a secluded holiday

Where is the best place to relax on the Black Sea in the summer of 2020 if you want privacy? Based on reviews from tourists, we have compiled a list of quiet places and resorts in Russia on the Black Sea:

  • The villages of Betta, Dzhanhot and Krinitsa (Gelendzhik).
  • Uncrowded beaches in the area of ​​Nizhne-Imeretinskaya Bay in Adler.
  • Uncrowded beaches near Kiseleva Rock and in Dzhubga (Tuapse).
  • The coast from Dzhankhot to Praskoveevka is chosen by fans of wild recreation with tents. There are also nudists.
  • There are camping sites on the wild beaches of Kabardinka (Gelendzhik) and Blagoveshchenskaya (Anapa).
  • Eastern coast of Crimea near Ordzhonikidze and Kurortny.
  • Wild beaches in the Sevastopol area (Cape Fiolent, Khersones, Laspi Bay) and in Lyubimovka.

Last summer we had a great time on vacation at the Enot camping site near Arkhipo-Osipovka. As far as we have studied the topic, this is one of the best tent camps in the entire Black Sea. The owners organized the campsite at the highest level, everything is civilized: hot showers, Wi-Fi, electricity, comfortable washbasins, decent toilets, plenty of space. In the evenings, raccoons come and ask for food - both children and adults are delighted. The campsite has several sites with stunning sea views!


One of our favorite places in Crimea is Cape Vinogradny in Sevastopol.

Resorts for cultural and excursion holidays

Any resort in Russia on the Black Sea offers a rich cultural and excursion holiday.

In Crimea many interesting places: you can visit unique bays and a nature reserve in the New World, ancient fortresses in Sudak and Balaklava, cave cities in Bakhchisaray, waterfalls and mountains in Yalta and Alushta, the Botanical Garden in Nikita, ancient palace complexes and parks (Alupka, Livadia, Massandra ), historical monuments and archaeological sites (Sevastopol, Evpatoria, Kerch) and much more.

In Krasnodar region There are also enough attractions: you can see the antique museum, the knight's castle and the Sukko Valley in Anapa, waterfalls and dolmens near Gelendzhik, a garden museum, an arboretum, the Olympic Park and Vorontsov Caves in Sochi, Sochi Park and an arboretum in Adler, Mamedovo Gorge, dolmens , Colchis forest and 33 waterfalls near Lazarevsky. Theme parks and museums are open in many cities; exhibitions and concerts are held during the season. Interesting excursions to Novorossiysk, Temryuk, along the Taman Peninsula, caves and highlands of Adygea.


Youth resorts on the Black Sea

For a good holiday, young people need a clean sea with a beach, inexpensive food with an overnight stay and entertainment. All this is in Tuapse, Anapa, Alushta, Feodosia, Sudak and Evpatoria. There are also good entertainments in the villages of Dzhemete, Vityazevo, Lazarevsky, Simeiz and others. Prices in bars, clubs and discos are quite affordable, unlike expensive Yalta, Sochi and Gelendzhik.

The best beaches of the Krasnodar region

Where is the best place for older people to relax on the Black Sea?

For older people, quiet places with a lot of greenery and silence in the evenings are most suitable. Many come for treatment - in the health resorts of Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory they treat diseases of the cardiovascular and nervous systems, respiratory organs (Yalta, Sochi), dermatological, urological diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system (Gelendzhik, Saki, Alupka, Evpatoria, Anapa).


Charcot shower in the thermal pool in the village of Mostovskoy (Photo © baza-anastasiya.ru)

Where is the best place to relax with children on the Black Sea?

Black Sea resorts are considered the best for children Anapa,Evpatoria And Feodosia. All of them are not too expensive and, from an infrastructure point of view, are ideal for family holidays. Everywhere there are dolphinariums, water parks, children's cafes and amusement parks.

Where else can you relax with children in the Krasnodar Territory and Crimea? According to reviews from tourists, good conditions for family holidays can be found in Zaozernoye, Peschany, Lyubimovka, Ordzhonikidze (Crimea), Vityazevo, Dzhemete, Olgino, Lermontovo, Lazarevsky (Krasnodar Territory).

Advice: consider travel distance, prices and natural conditions. For example, Anapa is good for families with children, but in mid-summer the sea begins to bloom and the water becomes cloudy due to algae. If you compare prices, the cheapest holidays are in Feodosia, Sudak and the villages of Western Crimea, but you will also have to travel longer.


We are standing with our niece on Cape Meganom in Crimea and admiring the sea.

Conclusions: the best resorts in Russia on the Black Sea

Prices. The cheapest places to relax are in small resorts and villages - Kabardinka, Arkhipo-Osipovka, Rybachye, Mirnoye.

Leisure. Almost any resort on the Black Sea.

Secluded holiday. Even near major cities there are uncrowded beaches and places. Most of them are near Gelendzhik, Anapa, Tuapse, Sudak, Koktebel, and Sevastopol. The coast between Dzhankhot and Praskoveevka, Laspi Bay, Tarkhankut.

Cultural and excursion holidays. Almost every resort and its surroundings have something to see - the region is very beautiful. The most beautiful nature on the southern coast of Crimea is the area of ​​Big Yalta and Big Alushta. Very beautiful in the vicinity of Sudak and the New World. In the Krasnodar Territory, the most interesting places are in Greater Sochi and Gelendzhik.

Youth resorts. Young people are unpretentious, but mostly choose Tuapse, Anapa and nearby villages, Yalta, Sevastopol, Alushta, Feodosia, Sudak and Evpatoria.

Resorts for the elderly. Gelendzhik, Saki, Anapa, Sochi, Alupka, Evpatoria, Yalta.

Vacation with children. Anapa, Evpatoria and Feodosia are generally recognized children's resorts. Tourists also choose holidays in Zaozerny, Peschany, Lyubimovka, Ordzhonikidze (Crimea), Vityazevo, Dzhemete, Olgino, Lermontovo, Lazarevsky (Krasnodar Territory).


In Sudak and the New World we swam to see dolphins - great entertainment for children and adults.

Map of resorts on the Black Sea coast of Russia

Introductory image source: © Little_Li / flickr.com / Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

Alexey Vakulenko

traveled all over the South of Russia by car

Pictures from the Internet lure us to foreign seaside resorts to enjoy palm trees on the embankment, healing procedures and beautiful views. In fact, you can relax just as well without leaving Russia. The Black Sea coastline covers hundreds of kilometers. We have chosen, in our opinion, the best places to relax on the Black Sea.

To determine where it is best to relax on the Black Sea in Russia, it is worth taking into account the following indicators:

  • climate;
  • popularity;
  • infrastructure;
  • price;
  • attractions;
  • entertainment.

The first resort on the list of the best is Anapa. Here you can have a great time with your family and improve your health, as the resort is famous for its healing mud.

The beaches in Anapa have a gentle entrance to the water, so they are ideal for children. By the way, kids can be taught to swim and snorkel; in Anapa you can easily find a children’s trainer.

The coastal zone is not the only place to relax. We recommend visiting the famous “Russian Gate” of the Turkish fortress, the Gorgippia Museum, and looking at the Anapa lighthouse and aquarium. The pride of the resort is the dolphinarium. Its peculiarity is that the park’s water area is located in the open sea.

Not far from Anapa lies the picturesque Sukko Valley. Here you can find deserted wild beaches with small pebbles.




Perhaps Sochi is the leader in popularity. The humid subtropical climate allows the beach season to begin in early May and end closer to November.

The area fascinates with its beauty. The coastal zone borders the mountains. In the gorges, rivers form high waterfalls, nearby there are lakes and dense forests. Tourists are offered excursions to mountain canyons and caves. Sochi is not only the largest resort in Russia, but also a spacious protected area.

To get acquainted with the interesting places and sights of the city, the beauty of its nature, go to the local residents. There really is something to see here, especially after the Olympics.




Adler is part of the Sochi resort group, so it is also very popular among Russians. Here are the famous Olympic Park and the Sochi theme park. You won’t be bored in Adler; vacationers are offered:

  • dolphinarium;
  • aquapark;
  • aquarium;
  • ostrich farm;
  • arboretum;
  • apery;
  • skypark.

The beaches here are considered one of the cleanest on this coastline. The sanatoriums offer treatments with hydrogen sulfide silt mud and mineral waters. Such treatment is recommended for people with chronic diseases of almost all body systems.




If the purpose of your vacation is to improve your health, the best option is Gelendzhik. There are more than a dozen sanatoriums and boarding houses here. The air is saturated with the aroma of pine and juniper. There are both pebble beaches and sandy ones created artificially.

There is also a lot of entertainment in Gelendzhik:

  • three water parks;
  • Safari Park;
  • cable car;
  • amusement park;
  • dolphinarium

The area in Gelendzhik is very picturesque. Be sure to go on an excursion and get acquainted with the ancient dolmens, the Parus rock, and the waterfalls of the Zhane River.




Tuapse is another resort-sanatorium. The air here is unusually fresh, since a large area is occupied by forests. Here you can have great fun: ride catamarans, scuba dive and even parachute jump. At the same time, the cost of living here is lower than at the resorts of the Sochi group.

The downside of the city of Tuapse is the chemical fertilizer plant, so when settling it is better to choose places away from the center.




The most popular resort on the southern coast of Crimea is Yalta. Here, as in the case of Sochi, it is worth distinguishing between two concepts: Greater Yalta, that is, 70 km of coastline in the south of Crimea, and the city of Yalta itself.

The main attractions of this region are:

  • Wuchang-Su waterfall;
  • Mount Ai-Petri;
  • Yalta embankment;
  • "Glade of Fairy Tales";
  • Livadia Palace;
  • Vorontsov Palace;
  • Swallow's Nest in Gaspra;
  • Nikitsky Botanical Garden;
  • Massandra winery.

There are plenty of places for entertainment, including at night. For example, after sunset you can go to a party on a yacht. If you go on a boat trip during the day, get ready to see dolphins jumping out of the water.




In the southeast of Crimea there is the popular balneological and mud resort of Feodosia. The sea here is unusually clean, since the bottom in the beach areas is mostly sandy and practically not overgrown with algae. The descent is smooth, there are areas with shallow depths, which is ideal for children and people who cannot swim. The favorite place of vacationers is the Golden Beach, which is gradually replaced by a pebble coast.

For health improvement in Feodosia, mineral water of the same name is used. You can also stay in a sanatorium or boarding house here.




If you are looking for an inexpensive place to relax on the Black Sea, pay attention to the small resort town of Evpatoria. The beaches here are safe; vacationers are offered a wide variety of entertainment, for example, yacht trips or diving in the caves of Tarkhankut.

To increase the level of cultural education, we advise you to get acquainted with the old part of the city. Yevpatoria is considered an open-air museum, with its mosques and Karaite kenas. This part of the city is popularly known as Little Jerusalem.




Alushta is considered one of the best vacation spots among the Crimean resorts. The swimming season starts in May and ends in October. The climate is favorable, summers are not as hot as in Yalta. The beaches here are strewn with small pebbles, the mountains are overgrown with beech and pine forests. There is also a spring with healing water.

For fans of active recreation, you can create a rich program with visits to a lot of interesting and picturesque places:

  • Chatyr-Dag mountain range;
  • Mount Castel;
  • Cape Plaka;
  • Bird Islands;
  • Khapkhal Gorge;
  • Jur-Jur waterfall;
  • Valley of Ghosts.




The cozy town of Sudak is perfect for a family holiday. It offers stunning views of the sea and the valley. There is an embankment along the beach, nearby is the Sudak fortress and Cape Alchak. If the bustle of the resort and active beach activities tire you, not far from Sudak you can find a calmer and more secluded place to relax in the quiet and picturesque “colored” bays of the New World.




These are not all the options where you can go in Russia for a holiday on the Black Sea coast. Every year, with the onset of the holiday season, interesting options and promotions from tour operators and sanatoriums appear. Don't miss out on this great offer!

If you want to relax at home, in Russia on the Black Sea, then there are two options - Crimea and Krasnodar Territory. Moreover, today it is easy to visit the resorts of both regions during one vacation and compare their features and quality of service.

Where is the best place to relax on the Black Sea for young people, parents with children or elderly couples? Where will beach lovers or those who prefer excursions to cultural and historical attractions like?

Where to holiday on the Black Sea is cheaper?

We recommend that you look in advance for ways to save money when purchasing tours to Crimea or the Krasnodar Territory. This can be done on the Internet using special services that accumulate information about their availability, cost, etc.

During the crisis, prices jumped significantly, but today they are gradually decreasing and leveling out. A great way to save money is to make your reservation in advance. You can save on this in the Krasnodar Territory - up to 25% of the tour cost, in Crimea - up to 40%.

The most expensive Black Sea resorts are Sochi, Anapa, Gelendzhik, Yalta. Inexpensive resorts include Kerch, Sudak, Saki. Also, look through resort services more often, look for “Hot” packages.”

An excellent option for this in the Krasnodar region is Greater Sochi. It has repeatedly won competitions as the best resort in the Russian Federation. Before the Olympics, Sochi was turned into an elite world-class resort: the latest hotels, excellent beaches, parks, etc.

The second most popular resort on the eastern shore of the Black Sea is Gelendzhik. Here, vacationers will find a new airport, modern hotels and private housing offers, excellent service, although the prices are steep.

Anapa not only has first-class infrastructure, the city has long been recognized as the best children's resort. Tuapse is perfectly prepared for any tourist, but many do not like it because of the port, which pollutes the sea.

The best resorts in Crimea in terms of infrastructure are Yalta, Evpatoria, and Sevastopol. They received a second wind thanks to large-scale construction throughout the peninsula. Crimean villages look simpler.

The infrastructure is much worse in the Krasnodar Territory in the resort villages of Makopse, Agoy, Betta, and in the Crimea - in Mezhvodny, Kurortny, etc. Here you can only find children's cafes and various water activities for children.

Where to go to the Black Sea for active recreation?

For lovers of sports or extreme entertainment, almost every Black Sea resort has something interesting and surprising, bringing a lot of positive emotions every day.

Divers love Adler, Anapa and Gelendzhik. Here you can endlessly explore the underwater world in all its glory, explore sunken medieval military and merchant ships. In Crimea, this is the coast near Sevastopol.

Surfers in Crimea prefer Feodosia, Kacha and Lyubimovka. Yachtsmen have long chosen Sochi and Anapa in the Krasnodar Territory, as well as Sevastopol, Yalta, Sudak and other resorts on the Crimean peninsula.

Total length beaches of the Russian coast, suitable for recreation - more than 200 kilometers. Many beaches- departmental, entrance to them can be either paid or limited only to visitors of one or another sanatorium, boarding house or holiday homes. But if a tourist rests as a “savage” or in guest house/hotel that does not have its own beach, do not be alarmed - on municipal beaches Only the very central one is crowded. All the rest are quite comfortable, you can find a place any day.

On the Russian coast there are beaches for almost every taste: from large pebbles to small ones, interspersed sandy islets. And in the area of ​​the Taman Peninsula in close proximity to the Southern Coast of Crimea beaches completely sandy. AND best sandy beaches on the Russian coast - these are Vityazevo and Blagoveshchenskaya!

Housing prices in the private sector and hotels

Private housing, guest houses And hotels available for every taste and budget. Hotels The Russian coast also offers both “economy” class housing and luxury rooms at almost every resort. At some resorts in the first coastal strip there are so-called " boathouses". As a rule, this housing is located practically on the beach(immediately above it). If you are not bothered by the proximity of the sea (30-100 m away) and the presence of embankment cafes, bars, restaurants and nightclubs, then you can consider this romantic option. Next, consider the average prices into different categories housing on the Russian coast:

Cost of housing in the private sector

Private housing appeals and is affordable to those who do not strive for comfortable “urban” living conditions. Moreover, in most guest houses the possibility of self-cooking is provided, the opportunity is provided free of charge or for a nominal fee wash and iron. Another plus housing in the private sector- the presence of a real yard in the adjacent territory, which is unthinkable without barbecue, gazebos and various utilities(outdoor shower, drying lines, parking in the yard, sometimes a swimming pool, table tennis, sauna, etc.). Housing cost in the private sector varies within the following limits:

  • guest houses in the private sector, Thessaloniki, etc.): “economy” rooms - from 450 to 800 rubles per person per day, “junior suites” - from 650 to 1300 rubles per person per day.

Where to spend your holiday on the Black Sea?

Despite possible inconveniences, which in recent years have been noticed only by the most picky tourists, good and inexpensive relax on the Russian coast definitely possible. If you decide to party to the fullest, go to the southern capital of nightlife - Sochi or Gelendzhik. For lovers of a quiet and relaxing holiday, as well as those who want to “save money”, almost any village on the coast is suitable. If pebble beaches don’t suit you at all, go to the beaches of the Taman Peninsula: the best sandy beaches of Russia are there!