When I asked the residents of Sochi about walking places in the city before the trip, they recommended me «Upper embankment», about which I have not heard anything before, although I have come here not for the first time. Googling the information, I roughly figured that most likely it should be a pedestrian path between Central Embankment of Sochi and Ordzhonikidze street. As it turned out - I guessed it, but the path here is not just a path, but a completely official excursion walking route, designed according to Feng Shui, which is named Historical Boulevard in Sochi. That is, people are purposefully brought here, to show historical sights, of which I counted 35 here..
The content of the article
- one Historical boulevard in Sochi
- 2 Objects of the Historical Boulevard in Sochi
- 3 Information to visit
- 4 On the map
Historical boulevard in Sochi
The boulevard is not so many years old, and as I understand it, this is the beginning of a certain project, according to which they plan to open a dozen of such excursion routes in Sochi. Moreover, for independent tourists they want to install stands with QR codes of objects so that they can receive information about attractions using their smartphones. A walking tour of the Historic Boulevard runs from Marine Station (at the foot of the Ellinsky descent), along the upper tier of the Sochi embankment along the Primorskaya hotel, and - to the Winter Theater (Sochi Fitofantazy garden). All that I have just written is information discovered after the trip, when I found the boulevard itself and learned its correct name from the posters on the route..
Therefore (but not unfortunately) out of thirty-five cultural heritage sites, I paid attention to only a few. Why don't I regret what I missed? Well, speaking from the point of view of an ordinary tourist who is not fond of history and architecture, I saw only the brightest locations on the route, which were included in this photo report. Although no, I'm a little sorry that I inattentively looked at the diagram, which clearly showed the end point of the trip behind the Winter Theater - a beautiful and cozy garden was laid out there, which would most likely delight me. My journey ended near the rotunda with mineral water opposite the Winter Palace..
What's good about Historic Boulevard? Shadow and panorama. There is a lot of shade along the entire route, wide walking paths, benches, railings along dangerous cliffs with a view of the sea, several descents to the embankment below, many flowers and interesting buildings. With a brisk step, the boulevard can be overcome in 15 minutes, and if you walk with feeling and consistency, then it takes half an hour or longer. Historical Boulevard is a great place for walking during the day in the heat, and a good sunset spot in Sochi. Especially the sunset view from the top of the stairs in front of the Pullman Hotel, there is still a sculpture «Swimmer and Dolphin».
Historical boulevard in Sochi
Excellent sea and sunset views from the boulevard
Objects of the Historical Boulevard in Sochi
- Plane alley
- Maritime Station
- Indo-European Telegraph - Registry Office
- Remains of the fortress wall of Fort Alexandria
- Pre-revolutionary building - Fort Gallery)
- Ethnographic square Fort
- Voronov's dacha - Sunday school
- Complex of buildings of the Sochi lighthouse
- Cathedral of Michael the Archangel
- Monument to Russian Emperor Nicholas II
- Treasury - RCC
- Concert Hall Festival
- Monument to Vysotsky
- Monument to Ostrovsky
- Yusupov House - Children's Tourism Center
- Luna Park
- Olympic university
- Black Sea Humanitarian Academy - Sochi Innovative University
- Lenin monument
- Arts Square
- The building of the authorized Central Executive Committee of the USSR - Art Museum
- Primorsky Boulevard, upper part
- House of the first Sochi doctor Gordon
- Monument to the first Sochi doctor Gordon
- Residential complex Alexandria Mayak
- Monument Cannon and Anchor
- Library named after Pushkin
- Leningrad Hotel - Park-Hotel
- Monument to A.S. Pushkin
- Monument to A.S. Pushkin
- Primorskaya Hotel
- Gymnasium - Medical School
- Sanatorium Chernomorye
- Winter Theater - garden Sochi Phyto-Fantasies
- Hotel Zhemchuzhina
Information to visit
Free and free admission, 24/7 access.
Expensive parking - 100 rubles per hour, you can put it both in a special parking lot (see the map) and in the parking lot of large hotels - the same 100 rubles for a security guard.
Best sunset views - closer to the Seaport.
On the map
Historical Boulevard in Sochi on the map
Sculpture Swimmer and Dolphin:
Top landing of the stairs to the sea:
Panoramic view of the Seaport:
Parking:
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Monument to Vladimir Vysotsky:
Cathedral of Archangel Michael:
Fort Art Gallery:
Concert Hall Festival:
Cannon and Anchor:
Maritime Station:
Hellenic Descent:
Library named after Pushkin:
Monument to Pushkin:
Pump room with mineral water:
Sochi Phyto-Fantasy Park:
