Gelendzhik

The city-resort Gelendzhik is located on the shore of a picturesque bay at the foot of the Markhotsky mountain range 25 km to the South-East from Novorossiysk, 180 km from Krasnodar and 250 km from Sochi (distance by road). Hotels in the Central part of Gelendzhik are compactly located along the waterfront in the area of Thin Cape and Thick Cape.

Municipal formation Gelendzhik resort city is a climatic resort of the Black sea coast. The structure of the municipality consists of 21 settlements, 8 of them are located on the beach and formed as independent resorts. Among them: Gelendzhik, Kabardinka village, pnomorskoe, Arkhipo-Osipovka, Praskoveevka, Krinitsa, Dzhankhot and Betta farms.

Gelendzhik is more than 100 kilometers of coastline of sandy and pebble beaches of amazing beauty, as well as 12 km of white promenade, which is the pride and hallmark of the city and resort villages.

Gelendzhik Bay is a unique natural formation, the most beautiful on the black sea coast of the Caucasus. Its horseshoe-shaped form promises all the happiness and hope to vacationers. The beauty of the Bay is beautifully accentuated by the two capes bordering it. Thick-tall, rocky with a lighthouse at the end and the opposite Thin – hollow protruding into the sea. The distance between them is one nautical mile – 1852 meters.

The mountain air with the aroma of sea breeze and pine needles, a picturesque cozy Bay, a pearl necklace of pine groves — it seems that nature has brought together many benefits in our resort, so that people rest and heal here both soul and body.

The main city-forming branch of Gelendzhik is the sanatorium and tourist complex:

97 enterprises of the health resort complex with a capacity of 32 thousand places, including year – round-26 enterprises for 9 thousand beds;
about 4,000 inpiduals providing services for short-term residence of about 60 thousand people;
19 children's health resorts for 7555 places;
11 tour companies and entrepreneurs, providing travel services;
40 objects of tourist show;
32 campsites;
54 beach areas.

How to get there

To get to Gelendzhik is possible by various means of transport. Please note that in Gelendzhik there is no railway station, you need to follow to the station Tunnel or Novorossiysk, then you can take a bus or book a transfer to your destination. For example, by train you can reach Anapa or Novorossiysk.

Gelendzhik airport is located on a Thin Cape, from where you can get by taxi or bus to the accommodation. If your plane arrives in Anapa, you can get to Gelendzhik by bus or taxi, or order a transfer.

Gelendzhik can be reached by intercity bus from Sochi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Goryachiy Klyuch, Anapa and other cities.

Convenient for car tourists traveling by private car: through Krymsk on the highway A-146 or through Dzhubga (highway M-4).

Where to eat and where to go

Historical events taking place in different cities, as well as their geographical location, culture, traditions, national characteristics and religious beliefs of their peoples had a great impact on national culinary recipes. Methods of preparation of many dishes have been improved for many centuries and today, without realizing it, we use recipes and cooking techniques of various dishes, which were known for a long time. In Gelendzhik it is possible to try dishes of several cuisines. It is Caucasian and Russian, Ukrainian and Greek.

Cafe "Yerevan"- St. Lermontovskaya str., 13, traditional Armenian cuisine
Cafe "Sansiti" - Lermontovsky Boulevard, 8, European cuisine
Cafe "Tochka" - Lermontov bull., Russian cuisine
Cafe "Vienna yard" - 11 Khersonskaya str., gastronomic bar by the sea, European and Italian cuisine
Cafe "Lyubo-cafe" - Lenina str., 1, European, Japanese and Russian cuisine
Cafe "Chocolatier" - 11, Revolyutsionnaya str., French, European cuisine
Cafe "Sanremo" - 34, Revolyutsionnaya str., European and Italian cuisine
Cafe "Manarola" - 34, Revolyutsionnaya str., Italian cuisine
Fast food "Mr.Chebureki" - Revolutsionnaya str., 31, Russian kitchen
Cafe Astoria - 34, Revolyutsionnaya str., European, Japanese, Italian cuisine
Restaurant "San Michel" - 47, Revolyutsionnaya str., author's cuisine
Cafe Pub "Pub-bakery Berth 93"- Revolutsionnaya str., 47, European, American, copyright, homemade, vegetarian cuisine
Cafe ERA-Revolutsionnaya str., 47, European, Caucasian, Russian, domestic, international and molecular cuisine