Sochi – city of snow and ski, beach and sea

5 days / 4 nights

Tour highlights

Sochi

• City tour
You will learn about the history of this city & resort, you will see the most famous places and beautiful views, among which are: the central avenue Resort Prospect, Winter Theatre, Fine Arts museum, central Sea Port and Sochi’s embankment.
• Dendrarium
A tour to Dendrarium (Arboretum Botanical Garden). We invite you to take a walk through the Arboretum and discover the living collection of plants from around the world. There are more than 1800 exotic and rare plants. The park consists of 2 parts – lower and upper, with collection from Caucus, Japan, China, Australia, America. The park features terraces, fountains, a big ancient mansion with a staircase, sculptures. You will also see unique collection of animals and birds.
• Sochi Museum of Fine Arts
Built in 1936, the Sochi Art Museum is a work of art to look at. The classical architecture lends the relatively small museum a grand and ornate look. The museum's works tell stories of Sochi's history, such as the picture 'Italy' by Isaac Izrailevich Brodsky which is connected to the history of the health resorts. The works are constantly changing to display the art of some of Russia's greats as well as local artists.
• Stalin's villa
An excursion to the Stalin’s Villa. On top of the mountain range between Matsestinskaya Valley and Agura Canyon there is a mysterious green castle. It is Josef Stalin’s former dacha that is surrounded by a beautiful forest-park, which is now considered to be the most prominent monument of nature on the Black Sea coast. You will see Stalin’s study and the big hall for the delegations, private swimming pull, billiard hall and chess of Stalin. All things are authentic.
• The Olympic park
A tour to the Olympic Park, which was the main oject of the Sochi's Olympic Games. The Park houses the main Olympic Stadium used for the Games' ceremonies and also the venues that were used for indoor sports such as hockey, figure skating, curling and speed skating. It also houses training facilities, the Olympic Village, the international broadcasting center and other amenities. The park was designed so that all of the venues would be within walking distance of each other.