Many are looking forward to the warm season. To substitute your face towards the soft and gentle rays of the sun, admire the bright colors of flowering trees and flowers, enjoy juicy and sweet fruits - everyone dreams of this. However, behind all the delights of the summer season there is a painful for many minus - a stunning heat. Particularly difficult is the high air temperature tolerated in large cities, where roads shrouded in asphalt armor heat up several times more than gravel tracks. For example, in Moscow. Huge skyscrapers and the lack of trees that provide shade and coolness provoke residents to seek salvation either in air-conditioned rooms or in nature. And if a small category of people manage to spend warm months outside the city streets, then the bulk of the population is able to break out into the bosom of nature only on weekends. Therefore, an ideal option for Muscovites is to visit nearby recreation parks and nearby ponds. One of such places is Meshchersky ponds. How to get there and what is especially attractive in these places - the article answers the data and some other questions.
The location of the pond
Many people are familiar with such a district of Moscow as Solntsevo. Of course, the dashing 90s brought some glory to this territory. However, today this corner is famous not only for guys in raspberry jackets and tracksuits, but also for its beauties. The Meshchersky Pond also belongs to the latter category. In Solntsevo is the largest of the six reservoirs bearing the same name. In the mid-nineteenth century, the territory of one of the modern villages near Moscow was the estate of Prince Meshchersky. It was during his life that ponds began to exist. Without further ado, the local population gave the reservoirs the name of the owner. So it has been since then - Meshchersky Pond. The prince died, the estate passed into the ownership of the Bolsheviks, and ordinary people now enjoy the beauty of the reservoirs.
Natural abundance: park and water
The Great Meshchersky Pond is the most enormous (based on the name) in a series of six artificial repositories. Moreover, he is the most beautiful of all. This pond is located in a picturesque place: directly in front of the entrance to a huge park. The latter, like the pond, is called Meshchersky. It is worth noting that the audience can enjoy not only refreshing soft waters, but also the coolness that many trees planted in the park give. On the one hand, flexible willows encircle the coastal line of the pond, bending their thin branches to the ground, and on the other, bright emerald lawns mixed with sand embankments. Here and there with the naked eye you can see the paths leading into the cool waters. It is a great pleasure to walk along these paths, winding among trees giving shade. It is noteworthy that initially the ponds were a river. She bore the name of the Top, or, as she was later called, Natoshenko. Gradually, the river was blocked, so it was divided into water bodies. The Big Meshchersky Pond still exists. His younger "brother" was not so lucky: a few decades ago he was let down. The area of the existing reservoir is thirteen hectares.
Epiphany bathing and fishing
Meshchersky pond attracts fans of outdoor recreation not only in summer but also in winter. In the cold season, numerous ice-holes will allow ice bath lovers to enjoy extreme entertainment. It should be noted that baptismal baths are organized almost annually in the reservoir. However, not only amateurs to plunge into warm or cold water are attracted to the Meshchersky Pond. Fishing also calls to the shores of the reservoir lovers of such pastime. It should be noted that huge catches are not to be expected here. However, for many lovers of fishing, the main thing is the process itself, and not the result.
Lazy relaxation or active games?
You can take sunbaths on the territory of a beach specially equipped for this purpose. A gentle descent into the water provides a trouble-free and safe swim, even for babies. Changing cabins, numerous benches and gazebos, an area for children to play with slides and swings - all this is also located in the territory adjacent to the pond. Swimming in cool water, lounging in the sun, playing outdoor games, reading a book in the shade of trees or just enjoying the beauties of nature - everyone can find something to do here at their discretion. You can get to this reservoir by personal transport, as well as by minibus to the stop "Meshchersky Village" or by train to the Skolkovo Platform station.