The South of Russia
The South of Russia is a region with rich traditions, beautiful nature and a mass of options for the recreation for the most experienced tourist. Of course, the Caucasus still remains the main tourist center in southern Russia. The names of the main resorts of the Caucasus are well-known - Sochi , Essentuki , , ski resorts of Dombay and Elbrus - Anapa and Gelendzhik.
For those who prefer to travel to historical places and cities Southern Russia is also rich of attractions: Rostov-on-Don (or as it is called Rostov-dad), Astrakhan - the capital of Russian merchants, cities of Adygei (in the first place - Maykop - the capital of the republic). The cruises along famous Russian rivers the Volga and the Don All are very popular among tourists and its popularity is growing. For example, a cruise along the Volga, Moscow - Astrakhan - Moscow, during which the participants got acquainted with the many cities situated on the famous river, including Nizhny Novgorod, Samara and Volgograd.
The original towns and stanitsas (large villages) of the Russian Cossacks region - Kuban are worth to be especially marked out. The largest city of the Kuban, the capital of Kuban Cossacks, today is Krasnodar. Also, one can not help remember about the other cities of Kuban - Stavropol, Goryachiy Kliuch, Slavyansk-on-Kuban, etc.
Novorossiysk deserves to be specially mentioned. This is one of the largest port cities in Russia. But Novorossiysk is known not only as an important transport hub. For tourist there is also something that is worth seeing, for example, a monument of Brezhnev, or the famous Lake Abrau.
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