In summer, beach vacations are the main form of entertainment for both visitors and the local population of coastal resorts. In the beloved by many famous city of Sochi, the beach "Albatross" until recently was popular only with Sochi residents, but gradually began to be mastered by tourists.
On the one hand, this has led to the fact that there are now more people here than there were some ten years ago. But on the other hand, the growing popularity of the beach served to the development of its infrastructure. This means that now it is much more comfortable to relax here.
Location
In the most beautiful and most legendary city on the Black Sea coast, Sochi, Albatros Beach is located in the micro-district called New Sochi, which, of course, does not mean much for visitors. The most famous landmark is the Rus resort, which has its own small beach adjacent to the Albatross. In the neighborhood is the sanatorium "Belarus".
If you look for this beach on a city map, the guideline should be two streets - Polytechnic and Bamboo, in the area of which Albatros beach found its place in Sochi. Locals have long been fond of this piece of coastline, which is protected from the urban infrastructure by a rather steep hillside. Perhaps this particular whim of nature has long protected this beach from the massive influx of holidaymakers, who are tens of thousands in Sochi in the summer.
How to get there
An inconvenient entrance is perhaps the main drawback due to which the Albatros beach is still not very crowded even during the peak season. Sochi has a developed transport network, so everyone who wants to get to this beach must go by minibuses No. 4 or 7 to the Rus sanatorium. The landmarks can be the Mayak water park or the Riviera park, from which it takes about 12 minutes to get to Albatross. Next, you need to walk down a steep road, and on the way back to climb it.
This last section of the path to the beach will certainly cause difficulties for the elderly, for everyone who has leg problems, and for mothers with small children. Taxi drivers come to the rescue here, from early morning until the beach closes, on duty at the beginning of the descent. Their service costs from 100 rubles.
Car enthusiasts can go down to the beach in their own car. Early in the morning parking spots are still available. Another option, how to get to the beach, is to go through the sanatorium "Rus". Entrance to the territory may be paid, but you can go down to the water's edge by elevator.
Description
Not only inaccessibility, but also other features has the beach "Albatross" in Sochi. The photo clearly demonstrates that it is sandy. True, the sand here is gray in color, because it is based on the remains of volcanic rocks. Small pebbles here also come across, but there are few of them.
The length of the beach is up to 200 meters, and the width is not less than 20 and not more than 30 meters. The sea on this stretch of coast is highly transparent and calm. Waves are rare here, as breakwaters are built. Sunset in the sea is quite safe, without stones, but the depth begins only 4-6 meters from the shore, so parents should carefully watch the kids. On some days, algae are nailed to the water's edge, but mostly on the beach it’s clean. The beach opens at 8 in the morning, closes at 8 in the evening, while admission is free.
Infrastructure
The resort is not only national, but also of global importance is Sochi. Albatros Beach, although small, is also trying to expand its network of services in order to reach a decent level. Now there are several changing cabins built, there are free showers where you can rinse the saltwater and sand. Vacationers here are offered to use sun loungers and umbrellas for a fee. The price of their rent is variable, and it is not yet known what it will be in 2017. Those who do not want to spend extra money can sit on their towels, no one scolds for it. For the convenience of vacationers, there are several shops with beach accessories, stalls, cafes, even dining rooms where you can buy drinks, snacks, and ice cream.
On the “Albatross” there are also entertainments that bring a fun variety to a monotonous beach holiday. Here you can ride on a "banana", "tablet", a jet ski, diving from the pier.
Beach "Albatross" (Sochi), reviews
Tourists and locals who know about this corner of the coast prefer to relax here. Advantages of the beach:
- sand cover, children have the opportunity to play enthusiastically;
- cleanliness is higher than on other beaches of the city;
- relative low population, even in season there is always a free patch;
- There are shops and cafes where you can eat;
- the presence of showers at the exit from the beach, which is convenient enough to flush sand from the feet.
The disadvantages of the beach:
- difficult to overcome descent;
- the depth begins near the water's edge;
- Very expensive water in the outlets of the beach, so it is advisable to take it with you.