| Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ′ 07 ″ N, 39 ° 43 ′ 13 ″ E |
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| Population | 411 524 |
| Altitude above sea level | 65 m |
Sochi (in Russian Сочи) is a city in SouthIn Russia On the Black Sea coast. In 2014, the city will host the Winter Olympics.
Understand
Sochi is unofficial Russian summer city and is often referred to as the ‘pearl of the black sea’. The city is especially popular with Russian tourists and attracts more than a million visitors every year. Oddly enough, only three percent of Sochi’s annual visitors are foreigners, even though the city is geographically ideally located.
2014 Winter Olympics
The XXII Winter Olympics were held for the first time In Russia February 7-23, 2014 in Sochi. Sochi was a surprising choice as an Olympic city, as the city is very often thought of as a summer resort with palm trees and although In Russia there are snowy objects in the darkest clouds, the committee just chose Sochi. Close Krasnaya Polyanan (red aho in Finnish) the ski center also served as a venue for the sports during the Sochi Games.
Come
You can travel from Finland to Sochi by plane To Moscowwhere to change to Sochi flight. There are also direct flights from Riga to Latvia. By train you can come to Sochi from Moscow. During the 2014 Olympics, of course, transportation opportunities have increased and several companies offer race transportation throughout the Games. When arriving from the sea, for example on a cruise ship, it is also possible to visit Sochi on a 72-hour visa-free visit.
Move
By road
The driving style of Sochi drivers is often faster and more chaotic than elsewhere In Russia and closer Greek or Portugal the hustle and bustle of the drivers. There are also very few parking spaces in Sochi and cars are often left at bus stops and pedestrian streets.
By bus
Minibuses or ‘marshruts’ in Sochi are a convenient way to get from one place to another, but the stops are often in Russian, so you should keep your eyes and ears open.
Walking
When walking in Sochi, it is worth moving mainly to the center because there the distances are short and there are plenty of sidewalks. The distances to the Olympic destinations are longer, but various shuttle buses and of course taxis run them around the clock.
By train
Perhaps the most convenient way to move between districts is the Greater Sochi Railway, which has been extended with two new lines in the years leading up to the Games.
See
From Sochi, you should also visit some great historical sights and monuments such as Stalin’s summer residence or the statues of Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin.
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