| Krasnodar Territory | |
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| State | Russia |
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| Capital | Krasnodar |
| Inhabitants | 5.125.221 |
| Institutional website | |
Krasnodar Territory is a region of the Southern Russia, bordering theUkraine West, Rostov Oblast North, Stavropol Territory ' East, Georgia is Karachaj-Cherkessia South.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
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Urban centers
- Krasnodar - Capital and main city.
- Abrau-Dyurso - Located between Anapa is Novorossijsk, this city can be called the Russian "Wine Capital".
- Adler
- Anapa - An ancient Greek port of Pontus, now a small seaside town suitable for Russian families.
- Armavir - Founded by the Armenians, it is the main eastern city of the Krasnodar Territory.
- Gelendzhik - Small seaside town east of Novorossiysk.
- Labinsk - Mineral waters, waterfalls, lakes and caves along the Laba River in the southeast of the Krasnodar Territory.
- Novorossijsk - Main Russian port of the Black Sea, with some beautiful sandy beaches.
- Sochi - A large resort town located in a beautiful area, where Russians come to have fun in the sun (and in the nightclubs!).
- Taman - Small town west of Anapa, the location of the Lermontov dacha.
- Tuapse
Other destinations
- Krasnaya Polyana - a ski resort in the West Caucasus and Prime Minister Putin's favorite destination.
- Caucasian Biosphere Reserve - UNESCO site in the splendid Western Caucasus, which is home to the newly reintroduced European buffalo.
How to get
By plane
Krasnodar Airport is served by flights from Vienna, Frankfurt, Thessaloniki is Istanbul, as well as from numerous Russian domestic flights. It is also easy to fly to Sochi or Anapa from any major Russian city.
It is possible to arrive in Sochi or Novorossijsk by ship from numerous Black Sea ports.
On the train
The main train service to the region comes from any Russian city through Rostov-on-Don from the north to Krasnodar, Novorossiysk, and as far south as Adler. There are cheap express trains (~ 18-20 hours) from Moscow is St.Pietroburgo in Krasnodar.
How to get around
What see
Itineraries
What to do
At the table
Drinks
- Krasnodar tea (Краснодарский чай). This is the only type of tea grown in Russia, being the northernmost in the world (due to climatic conditions, it is impossible to grow tea in the north from Sochi). There are several tea plantations in the Great Sochi in Dagomys, Solokhaul (district Lazarevskoe) is Adler. The quantity of their production is limited, so it is not easy to find them outside the region. Baloven (Баловень) brand of tea from Dagomys Tea Plant is available in local stores. Group tours are available for tea plants.
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Krasnodar Territory
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