The city of Omsk boasts a fairly large number of places where you can spend time enjoying the rays of the summer sun and warm lake or river water.
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There are five official places for swimming in the former capital of Siberia. These are the beaches of Central, Kirovsky, Soviet, Kuibyshevsky and Pervomaisky. Two of them, Kirovsky and Tsentralny, have paid zones, and the latter has a water park where you can spend time enjoying water rides and swimming in the pool.
Despite the fact that the analysis of river water for many years does not present the Omsk residents with the desired results, and swimming in the Irtysh, as a rule, is prohibited due to the presence of certain harmful bacteria, nevertheless, true lovers of water recreation do not stop before the dangers and difficulties , and do not deny yourself the pleasure of spending a couple of hours basking in the yellow sand.
Main beaches
The regulars of the beaches in Omsk even flaunt their many years of visiting swimming places when the black flag, which symbolizes the ban on swimming in the Irtysh this year, flutters over the rescue tower. One of such lovers of water recreation once joked: "The Irtysh River cannot be dirty, because only I am swimming in it." The largest beach in Omsk is Kuibyshevsky, which some people mistakenly call Central.
It is located between the Leningrad bridge and the river station. The real Central Beach in Omsk is located on the Irtysh embankment site near the former Khudozhestvenny cinema.
It is not far from the main building of the Omsk State Pedagogical University. It is also one of the few paid beaches in Omsk.
Everything for a pleasant stay
Urban swimming areas are equipped with everything necessary for a happy pastime on hot summer days. On the territory of Omsk beaches there are changing cabins, open-air shower areas where you can enjoy a stream of cool water in the hot summer heat, as well as wash your shoes and legs after time spent on river sand.
Kuibyshevsky beach also includes a special sports area where you can pull up a volleyball net and spend a couple of hours in an exciting sports game. The local rescuers a couple of years ago even organized their own local radio station, which broadcast music on request, as well as announcements that were broadcast by vacationers.
Isle
In addition to the official Omsk beaches, there are also numerous places for swimming, which are popularly called wild. So, from the right bank of the Irtysh in the area of the Leningrad bridge, you can see the island, which is located in the middle of the river. Officially, he was named Kirovsky, but the people usually call him differently.
In the nineties of the XX century, it was most often called a scythe. At the moment, it is usually called a banana. Swimming on this island gained great popularity in the middle of the 20th century, when they even wanted to make beach vacations on the spit a part of the tourist route. Regular boats went there on weekends, bringing those who wanted to sunbathe on the island beach. At present, you can cross the spit either by swimming or by wading the river.
I must say that fords do not open, unfortunately, every summer, but only during long periods of hot sunny weather, when the Irtysh is quite shallow. Several beaches are on the lake in Victory Park. The most favorable place for swimming here is the coast, equipped with beach cabins, benches for relaxation and special access to the water, which is located near the local sanatorium. In the past, there was a warm underwater spring in the local lake.