Krasnaya Polyana
Krasnaya Polyana is a village in the Adler District, where the sports facilities Rosa Khutor, Sanki, Laura and Russkie Gorki opened for the XXII Olympic Games in Sochi. Alpine and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, freestyle and biathlon competitions were held at the Rosa Khutor and Laura complexes. Bobsledders, tobogganists, skeletonists competed in the Sanki center, and ski jumpers competed in the Mountain Carousel. According to the estimates of analysts in the field of sports tourism, the resorts in the vicinity of Krasnaya Polyana are confidently leading the list of elite ski resorts in the country.
.Krasnaya Polyana lies at the foot of the Main Caucasus Range, in the valley of the Mzymta River, 39 km from the Black Sea coast. It is a balneoclimatic and ski resort area, which is suitable for all-season recreation. Here mountain subtropical forests and mineral springs are complemented by a developed tourist infrastructure.
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” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” allowfullscreen> Contents- History of Krasnaya Polyana
- Ski resorts of Krasnaya Polyana
- Natural attractions
How to dress in Krasnaya Polyana resorts - Rules of behavior for guests of the biosphere reserve
- Hotels in Krasnaya Polyana
- How to get there
History of Krasnaya Polyana
In Soviet times, there was no serious tourist attraction of Krasnaya Polyana – amateur skiing in the USSR was in its infancy. The surge of interest in the area began in the 90s with the construction of a cable car complex “Alpika-Service.”
In 2008, Krasnaya Polyana’s first resort was acquired by Gazprom, and since then it has been reconstructed, with only a luge and bobsleigh track operating next to it. But the facilities that have appeared in recent decades are ready to welcome tourists all year round.
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Krasnaya Polyana ski resorts
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“Gorki Gorod”
Gorki Gorod in Krasnaya Polyana is open year-round, offering winter skiing, horseback riding, yoga, eco-routes in the mountains, a rope adventure park and even a water park with a heated sandy beach. Here the sports and tourist complex “Gornaya Karusel” neighbors with hotels, spa centers, restaurants and shopping mall Gorky Gorod Mall..“Gornaya Karusel” will be appreciated by late skiers who could not get away on vacation in winter: here the skiing season ends only in mid-May. Mountain bikers replace skiers in summer. Compared to Rosa Khutor, it is not so spacious here: there are 30 km of slopes and 4 elevators. The prices are comparable to what is offered by a more representative neighbor, but in some preferential directions the ski passes of “Mountain Carousel” are more attractive. The price of an adult ticket varies in the range of 1500-2450 rubles, children – 900-1750 rubles. Rental of necessary equipment is carried out with a passport and elevator ticket, athletes of any level will be offered individual and group training with instructors on alpine skiing and snowboarding.
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Gazprom
Gazprom’s mountain tourist center stands out even against the background of elite resorts of Krasnaya Polyana. There are 15 pistes, 5 of which are open at night. Besides, the Psekhako Ridge in the vicinity of Gazprom has a gentle relief, so there are cross-country skiing and even dog sledding routes. In addition to slopes and cable cars, the Laura ski complex includes a five-star hotel, ski and biathlon stadiums, an Olympic Village, an artificial lake and the Galaxy Center.”
.Ordinary mortals who can’t afford the “Grand Hotel Polyana” and access to the slopes, buy relatively inexpensive sightseeing tours to climb Mount Psekhako, wander in the fir forest, splash around in the water park and train their intellect in the centers “Kosmodrom” and “Umnikum”. The special excursion rate means that the cable car will be used without ski equipment.
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Travelers vacationing in Krasnaya Polyana tend to go to the aviary complex, which is located next to the Laura skiing complex. Entrance to the aviary complex costs 300 rubles. Here wild animals of the Caucasus live in natural conditions. Tourists meet with bison, deer, raccoons, owls and other representatives of the local fauna, among which are 25 red-listed animals.
.From Krasnaya Polyana it is worth going to the Khostinskaya Tiso-Samshitovaya Grove Reserve to enter the oldest relict forest of the pre-glacial period. Another natural attraction is the “Devil’s Gate” canyon with steep slopes 50 meters high. It is home to amazing tropical plants, also preserved since the Ice Age.
.How to dress in Krasnaya Polyana resorts
Despite the proximity to the warm coast, the temperature in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana can be an unpleasant surprise for guests. The difference with Sochi is an average of 10-12 degrees, so even in summer, tourists visiting the Olympic venues out of sheer curiosity should bring light jackets. At the same time do not forget about sunglasses and hats. If you plan to spend the night in the mountains, you should “insulate” even more thoroughly.
.Rules of behavior for guests of the Biosphere Reserve
Tourists leaving the territory of resorts for walks in the mountains must get a pass to the territory of the Caucasus Biosphere Reserve with an indication of the proposed route. You can stay in most hotels in Krasnaya Polyana with pets, but it is forbidden to walk with them outside the resorts. During the walk it is forbidden to tear plants, hunt, fish, make fires outside the specially designated areas.
.Hotels in Krasnaya Polyana
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How to get there
From Adler to Krasnaya Polyana, buses travel along the old, circuitous road and the newly laid highway. These routes are recommended for those who are in the Krasnodar region for the first time and have not yet had time to admire the beauty of nature. Express “Lastochka”, departing to Krasnaya Polyana and back 6 times a day, will take tourists to the place in 1 hour 20 minutes from Sochi and 40 minutes from Adler, flying through 6 tunnels. The cost of such a trip will be 119 rubles. The final station of the route “Rosa Khutor”, the former “Krasnaya Polyana”, is located 10 minutes away from the village, closer to the ski facilities. From the station to the ticket office of the resort “Rosa Khutor” is only 20 minutes on foot, if you get off at the stop earlier, in Esto-Sadok, you can take a bus to the “Mountain Carousel.”
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