Azure lake is only one of the picturesque corners of the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region. Located a small pond on the 33rd kilometer of the Murmansk highway, is located several tens of meters north of the highway. The sandy beach and the bottom, a well-maintained recreation area - this is a small fraction of the attractive conditions for guests to relax on the lake.
Azure Lake (Leningrad Oblast, Vsevolozhsk District)
Scientists will not think about the origin of the lake, and local historians will not find references to it in the old lists of the region’s reservoirs. Azure is an in-depth, refined sand pit filled with river and spring water. At the place of mining for the needs of construction a recreation area arose. So two problems were successfully resolved at once - the restoration of disturbed lands and the creation of additional recreational zones in the vicinity of St. Petersburg.
Environmentalists claim that artificially created natural complexes are unstable, but the state of the Cote d'Azur refutes this well-established misconception. The water remains clean and transparent, the equipped and protected area is maintained in good sanitary condition. Vacationers with pleasure visit the complex "Cote d'Azur" in the warm season. Beginning in May, many visitors from St. Petersburg and the region come here. On the territory of the complex you can swim in a pond, sunbathe on the beach, have picnics, visit real Russian baths, walk along the picturesque groves and forests, which are famous for the Cote d'Azur.
How to get on a minibus from St. Petersburg
Summer in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region is a wonderful time for warm days and white nights. Short showers refresh the streets and squares, but outside the city it is much more pleasant to admire the contrasts of weather and nature. Anyone who visited at this time in the water bodies in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, will not forget the delightful rest on the green shores. In the vicinity of Lazurny you can come by personal and public transport.
Buses or buses that go to Kirovsk, Sinyavino, Shlisselburg, Priladozhsky are suitable for travel. All of them cross the Neva along the bridge and follow the Murmansk highway. Where to look for regular transport? At the metro station Lomonosovskaya Nevsky-Vasileostrovskaya line of the St. Petersburg metro and on Dybenko street in the Nevsky district of St. Petersburg.
A trip to the lake by personal transport
Only 20 minutes takes a trip to the recreation center "Cote d'Azur". How to get from the metropolis by personal transport? You need to get from any district of the city or the settlement of the Leningrad region to the sign "33 km" on the Murmansk highway and turn in this place to the territory of the complex. Signs are installed, there is a sign, a diagram of infrastructure facilities on the coast.
The flow of people from the city during those months when the temperature becomes comfortable for a beach holiday increases significantly. There are traffic jams on the way from St. Petersburg along the busy Murmansk highway and near the entrance to the complex. The reward for a trip from a stuffy and dusty metropolis is the views of the lake, the fragrance of wild berries and herbs.
Conditions for relaxing on the lake
The complex "Azure Lake" has the necessary infrastructure in the coastal zone, which is constantly developing and improving. Arbors for cooking barbecue are installed (some more comfortable, others simpler). There are paintball fields, but the main thing is water entertainment and the ability to rent a variety of sports equipment. The on-site café serves drinks and snacks.
On the territory there were built Russian wood-fired baths and Finnish saunas, which contribute to healing. Indeed, since ancient times, man has been striving for water, not only to cleanse the body, but also to temper it, to help cope with ailments. For children, the conditions of rest on the lake are more than favorable: a separate pool, a colorful inflatable town.
Service fee
Entrance to the recreation area by private transport is paid (150-200 rubles). There is secure parking on site (also paid). Without vehicles, you can go to the coast and swim freely. Rest in arbors, baths and saunas must be paid for (for example, 3 hours in a steam room - 3000 rubles).
According to vacationers, the prices for rental of sports equipment, rental of gazebos and barbecues are quite affordable, and the conditions of the recreation center "Cote d'Azur" will appeal to people with different needs and interests. The pond is located in the forest zone of the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region. The lake is easy to find by moving along the Murmansk highway towards St. Petersburg or Shliselburg. You can not be afraid of environmental degradation and air pollution from a nearby highway. The powerful green belt around Lake Lazurny successfully copes with the neutralization of harmful emissions from transport.