Quality resorts and beaches along the Black Sea

[Maxx]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

[Maxx]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

A little Googling and I see how mistaken I was. There are vast sandy beaches in Bulgaria and Romania and in Georgia I read has them in Ureki, Shekvetili & Grigoleti although I haven't confirmed this.

Just did


Shekvetili beach


Magnetic sands of Grigoleti


Ureki beach. Those cows wandering about in the wrong places are every where here.





Compared to Bulgaria Georgian beaches are.... I don't even want to say it.

[Gipsy]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

Most of the northern Black sea holiday spots have sand beaches.
Anapa is a lovely place to visit for a holiday, it has miles of soft sandy beaches, its about the same size as Sochi.
Geldenzhik also.
There are other smaller places with sandy beaches.
Then there is Crimea of course..

HTH

[Maxx]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

Most of the northern Black sea holiday spots have sand beaches.
Anapa is a lovely place to visit for a holiday, it has miles of soft sandy beaches, its about the same size as Sochi.
Geldenzhik also.
There are other smaller places with sandy beaches.
Then there is Crimea of course..

HTH

We should have Manny separate this topic and have it about quality resorts and beaches along the Black Sea.

[Manny]

We should have Manny separate this topic and have it about quality resorts and beaches along the Black Sea.

 

[Markje]

My Dear Maxx,

You must have missed all those snaps I posted made in Evpatoria. Famous for its sandy beaches without "rocks" or other artifacts under or above-water.

You just can't swim too far into the sea, because of water-recreation like dragons, jetski etc. roaming the waters.

Mark.

[Gipsy]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

One should also not forget the Sea of Azov, Temruk, yetsk, tarangong, (Ive probably spelt them wrong) they all have sandy beaches, but are not as popular even though the sea is cleaner, not as salty, and shallows' for quiet a way out.

All of them though, are excellent places for parents with children, for wind surfing/Kite surfing/sailing along with other water sports.

[Maxx]

We should have Manny separate this topic and have it about quality resorts and beaches along the Black Sea.

 

Thanks Manny!

[Gipsy]

A couple of pictures of sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov..

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[Markje]

Evpatorias sandy beaches are fun, if you have a sandcastle to build



This can also be the 'before' picture in the loosing-weight thread 

[Maxx]

Nice pictures Mark and Gypsy! I have read on profiles of Ukrainian women mentioning swimming in the sea and I had always envisioned them wearing sandals with thick soles to protect against all the rocks.

[Anteros]

A couple of pictures of sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov..

What city or cities are those photos from?  Thanks.

[Gipsy]

Nice pictures Mark and Gypsy! I have read on profiles of Ukrainian women mentioning swimming in the sea and I had always envisioned them wearing sandals with thick soles to protect against all the rocks.

The photos of the beach I put up, are on the sea of Azov, and well into the woolly wilds, no crowds of tourists, super wind surfing, plenty of space for shashlik grilling and of course a few beers.

Also very good fishing, plenty of sea bass, and they taste v good..

[Gipsy]

A couple of pictures of sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov..

What city or cities are those photos from?  Thanks.

Not near any large town/city, its well into the wilds..

[Anteros]

A couple of pictures of sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov..

What city or cities are those photos from?  Thanks.

Not near any large town/city, its well into the wilds..

There must be some sort of city at a distance, which you walked from to get there?  I'm assuming it's in Russia and not in Ukraine, although the Sea of Azov could be on Ukraine as well.

[Gipsy]

A couple of pictures of sandy beaches of the Sea of Azov..

What city or cities are those photos from?  Thanks.

Not near any large town/city, its well into the wilds..

There must be some sort of city at a distance, which you walked from to get there?  I'm assuming it's in Russia and not in Ukraine, although the Sea of Azov could be on Ukraine as well.

Its Russia, and its along the southern coast of the sea, about 40km from Azov city.
e have a car and we drove, it would be a long walk..

[msmoby]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

Gypo - I have NO idea where you pull such 'stats' from - remember I proved how inaccurate you were about occupancy of hotels in Crimea and Sochi - very easily - using booking.com

Sochi is by FAR  the most popular resort - by booking numbers - and has skiing, F1 , conferences to make it a more year round resort.

Anapa has a beautiful beach - far nicer than most in Sochi - on that we CAN agree ... Right now, there are lorries on many beaches in Sochi - dumping stones and sand - to replace that lost by erosion and storms.

Crimea has lovely beaches - with great backdrops - but it is a HECK of a lot colder - Sochi enjoys a micro-climate.

Climate was the reason for SC choosing Sochi ..

[Markje]

Crimea has lovely beaches - with great backdrops - but it is a HECK of a lot colder - Sochi enjoys a micro-climate.

Considering that Evpatoria hits 35C/95F+ easily and 40C/104F+ most days on July/August, I doubt I would ever want to visit Sochi then.
Being baked slowly is not my idea of a good holiday.

[Markje]

Crimea has lovely beaches - with great backdrops - but it is a HECK of a lot colder - Sochi enjoys a micro-climate.

Considering that Evpatoria hits 35C/95F+ easily and 40C/104F+ most days on July/August, I doubt I would ever want to visit Sochi then.
Being baked slowly is not my idea of a good holiday.

Right, so I fact-checked this:
https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/forecast/modelclimate/yevpatoria-airport_ukraine_8533069

http://www2m.biglobe.ne.jp/ZenTech/English/Climate/Russia/Sochi.htm

Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Southern Federal District Temperature & Precipitation Monthly Averages
Month            Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec
Average High  (°C)   8   9   11   15   18   23   25   25   23   18   14   10

[Gipsy]

Anappa is classed as the most popular resort not Sochi, as I have said to you before, the knowledgeable Russian seasoned holiday makers avoid Sochi like the plague due to its cost, and bad service, and of course its rocky beaches.  IF as you say, bookings are up there by 40%, 40% of very little is not much at all.
That you partner chose to live there is no big recommendation I'm afraid.

I hadn't heard of Anapa before so I googled it. It sounds like a good place to visit. I wasn't aware that the Black sea had sandy beaches. I know the beaches of Odessa, Sochi and Batumi Georgia are all stones. Actually I have never seen the Black Sea. I am looking forward to it.

Gypo - I have NO idea where you pull such 'stats' from - remember I proved how inaccurate you were about occupancy of hotels in Crimea and Sochi - very easily - using booking.com
 

You showed Booking com, Yalta for the last w/e of July, which had, from over 1,000 hotels with 6+ rooms, where in the majority of cases 1 or 2 rooms only were available, but the majority having 0 availability (I looked of course), restricted choice really.

Sochi is by FAR  the most popular resort - by booking numbers - and has skiing, F1 , conferences to make it a more year round resort.

We will have to agree to disagree about Sochi's popularity then won't we.
Skiing in winter only, F1 for 1 w/e a year, conferences as and when, but not all the time.
Agree that Sochi is the most all year round resort, but let's wait and see how Crimea progresses..

Anapa has a beautiful beach - far nicer than most in Sochi - on that we CAN agree ... Right now, there are lorries on many beaches in Sochi - dumping stones and sand - to replace that lost by erosion and storms.

Crimea has lovely beaches - with great backdrops - but it is a HECK of a lot colder - Sochi enjoys a micro-climate.

Not so, the majority of resorts around the black sea/ sea of azov are normally not more than a couple of degrees different +/- to Sochi.

Climate was the reason for SC choosing Sochi ..

NO comment.

[msmoby]

Considering that Evpatoria hits 35C/95F+ easily and 40C/104F+ most days on July/August, I doubt I would ever want to visit Sochi then.
Being baked slowly is not my idea of a good holiday.

I referred to year round climate... having sun IS a requirement for madame 

[msmoby]

Markje, Gypo

1 /If you care to compare the sea temps Sochi is always warmer -

http://www.seatemperature.org/europe/ukraine/yevpatoriya.htm
http://www.seatemperature.org/asia/russia/sochi.htm

2/ Crimea is a lot more than a couple of degrees cooler in winter, and hotter in the summer - when it gets too hot in Crimea - welcome to Sochi which will be a few degrees cooler.

3/ I suggest you try any hotel search engine - I'll find you availability in Crimea that you 'can't' .. Then there's the quality .. does Crimea have hotels that ask 1000 quid a night  ? ..Or anywhere near it .. ? - Not bad for a 'sh1thole' ..

http://www.roomguru.ru/

[Markje]

Not so, the majority of resorts around the black sea/ sea of azov are normally not more than a couple of degrees different +/- to Sochi.

The biggest difference I see between Crimea/Sochi according to pictures is the Humidity.

Therefore maybe Sochi feels warmer to the skin, the higher water presence in the air makes that.

Sochi is more a sub-tropical wet kind of climate,

Crimea is cut/n/dry , more like a semi-arid climate.