Prices for holidays in the main resort of the country break all records from year to year, but in the middle of summer you just want to give up everything and give up Sochi. We will tell you what to do in the city and its surroundings for free and at the same time have a great time.
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- Spend an active day in the Riviera Park
- Take a walk along Navaginskaya street
- Explore the entire Imereti embankment
- Go to the art gallery “FORT”
- View street art from local artists
- Dance in the evening at the fountain in Komsomolsky Square
- Take a picture at the singing fountain in the Olympic Park
- Go down to the Ahtsu Gorge
- Visit the 33 Waterfalls complex
- Get some mountain air and relax in the “Tea houses”
Spend an active day in the Riviera Park
- Where: Egorova Street, house 1, Sochi.
The Riviera Park was founded in Sochi back in 1898, and the development of Sochi as a resort city began with it. Today, you can walk along the shady alleys, admire the beauty and diversity of tropical plants, drink medicinal water from the pump room and throw coins “for luck” into a bag for a local dwarf. The park has sports grounds for playing football, basketball or volleyball. There are also paid entertainment options: attractions, a dolphinarium and concerts at the Green Theater.
The Riviera Park was founded in Sochi back in 1898, and the development of Sochi as a resort city began with it. Photo: V_E/Shutterstock.com
Take a walk along Navaginskaya Street
- Where: Navaginskaya Street, Sochi.
Navaginskaya Street is called the local Arbat. The place is very beautiful, surrounded by flowers and greenery. I like to walk along Navaginskaya at different times of the day: during the day it is light and free, and in the evening music plays and lights illuminate the street. There are many cafes, restaurants and shops for every taste and budget.
Explore the entire Imereti embankment
- Where: Imereti embankment, Adler.
- How to get there: take the train to the Olympic Park railway station.
This place is unique in that it grew from a folk trail (literally) into an embankment during the reconstruction before the 2014 Olympics. Its length is seven kilometers, and now there is plenty of space for tourists: bike and pedestrian paths, entertainment for children, beaches, rental of billboards. You can come here to eat, take a walk, admire the mountains and the sunset.
You can come here to eat, take a walk, admire the mountains and the sunset. Photo: Vvicca1/Shutterstock.com
How to save money when choosing a hotel in Sochi
In addition to the advice in the spirit of “Thank you, cap” that it is better to book a hotel in advance and take into account the high seasonal demand, we have really useful ideas. For example, join the loyalty program of the GURU Island and receive discounts on hotels from 10%. And also use the promo codes that we share in the telegram channel.
Go to the FORT art gallery
- Where: Moskvina Street, 7, Sochi.
Folk art, modernity and classics are intertwined in the FORT gallery. The space consists of a gallery proper, workshops, a showroom and even a lecture hall. The community has a schedule of events where you can choose a lecture or a master class to your liking. Art objects and souvenirs can be purchased in the showroom. And don’t forget to visit the open-air exhibition in the courtyard of the museum.
You can get here for free any day of the week.
View street art from local artists
- Where: for example, on the Mayak beach, near the Seaport and on Park Street.
In Sochi, street art has long been an integral part of urban landscapes, many of the murals are painted by the Youfeelmyskills team. Most of their works speak the same language as the residents of the city, are nostalgic or memorable in nature.
On the Architecture of Sochi website, you can view the addresses of the painted walls and make up a walking route to explore most of them.
Most of their work speaks the same languagethe language with the residents of the city is nostalgic or memorable in nature. Photo: Angela Adjar/arch-sochi.ru
Dance in the evening at the fountain in Komsomolsky Square
- Where: Komsomolsky Square, intersection of Vorovskaya Street and Kurortny Prospekt, Sochi.
Altruists from the Soul Dance company gather people who are not indifferent to dancing in Komsomolsky Square in Sochi once a week on Thursdays from 15:00 to 17:00. The program includes only modern pair dances: salsa, bachata, kizomba, zook. It seems to me that this is the most romantic evening city leisure, besides it is free. The evening heat subsides, the fresh air pleasantly tickles the skin and you dance in pairs, looking into each other’s eyes.
Take a picture at the singing fountain in the Olympic Park
- Where: Olympic Park, Sochi.
The most spectacular evening entertainment in the city is the singing fountain. It is open daily from 20:00 to 21:00, every day of the week a new song from the thematic repertoire is played here, and the fountain moves and lights up to the beat of the music. Its height is about fifty meters, the jets themselves shoot up to 70 meters.
Every day of the week, a new song from the thematic repertoire is played here, and the fountain moves and lights up to the beat of the music. Photo: Ovchinnikova Irina/Shutterstock.com
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Go down to the Akhtsu gorge
- Where: Monastery village, Adler district, Sochi.
- How to get there: by bus No. 105 or No. 105C, going to the village of Monastery.
The limestone layer of rocks in the Akhtsu gorge is about 20 million years old, and the deepest point goes underground at 800 meters. The trip to the Palace will take the whole day, because there is also the Kepshinsky cave, where people of the Paleolithic era lived. The route is not a simple walk, but this trip is worth it.
Visit the 33 Waterfalls complex
- Where: Shakhe River Valley, Sochi.
- How to get: by train from Sochi to Golovinka station.
- How much does it cost: the environmental fee is 100 rubles.
“33 waterfalls” or waterfalls of the Dzhegosh gorge is a corner of nature that is accessible to everyone, even children will not be difficult to reach there. The most vivid impressions of visiting waterfalls can be obtained in autumn and spring, during the period of the greatest influx of water.
You can’t call such a trip completely free, you will have to pay an environmental fee for entering the park for every tourist over the age of 12.
“33 waterfalls” or waterfalls of the Dzhegosh Gorge — a corner of nature that is accessible to everyone. Photo: RuslanKphoto/Shutterstock.com
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Get some mountain air and relax in the “Tea houses”
- Where: 302 9th May Street, Sochi.
Dagomys tea plantations are located on the hills, at an altitude of 220 meters above sea level. The coniferous forest around, the sea view and the clean mountain air will be available to the visitor for free. Tea has been grown here for more than 100 years, it is famous for its freshness, naturalness and variety of flavors.
But you can get to the excursion house only as part of a group. The place is interesting because it was built without a single nail and decorated in the spirit of ancient Russian fairy tales. The tour, which costs from 450 rubles per person, includes a visit to two houses and a traditional tea party.
Dagomys tea plantations are located on the hills, at an altitude of 220 meters above sea level. Photo: Dan-Rus/Shutterstock.com
I hope my ideas will help you save a lot of money and provide yourself with leisure for a few days of vacation.
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