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Landscape and climate

Russia’s most famous Black Sea resort stretches along the coast for 145 kilometres. A large part of the Black Sea coast in Sochi is mountainous, with massifs rising to over 3,000 meters above sea level accounting for up to 90 percent of the area occupied by greater Sochi. The average air temperature in the city during the summer months in the coastal zone is 25 to 30 degrees Celsius, while it is 10 to 15 degrees Celsius during the winter and 0 to minus 5 degrees Celsius in the alpine region. Sochi has the largest grouping of health resorts and tourism facilities in all of Russia. What makes the climate of Krasnaya Polyana unique is the unusual combination of alpine and maritime climates, which makes it possible for tourists to try out a whole range of different kinds of outdoor activities in one place. The landscape of this area, covered with dense forests, criss-crossed by picturesque gorges and fast running mountain streams, provides the widest possible range of opportunities for enthusiasts of eco-tourism. The valley of the river Mzymta close to Krasnaya Polyana forms a unique basin in the midst of the uplands, bounded by the main Caucasian Mountain Range and by the Achishkho spur, with peaks rising to over 3,000 meters, to the north and northeast, while to the south and southeast it is bordered by Aibga ridge, which runs parallel to the valley of the river Mzymta; to the southwest the basin is closed off by the river gorge. The fact that the valley is sheltered on all sides, the almost complete absence of wind and the considerable lack of humidity compared to surrounding areas all create a remarkably mild climate, close to that of the coastal zone. In terms of the temperature range, the climatic conditions of the Krasnaya Polyana district are comparable to those of alpine resorts in Central Europe.