The rocky shores and the flat plateaus, sandy dunes and classic pebble beaches, relic juniper forests and the moonscapes of the mud knolls — all of these constitute the resort of Anapa, stretching out for 80 km along the Black Sea coast. The resort includes not only the city, but also the adjoining resort localities:

• Blagoveschenskoe
• Bimlyuk
• Vityazevo
• Dzhemete
• Soukko
• Bolshoy Utrish.

Anapa is the sunniest resort of the Black Sea coast in Russia. There are 280 sunny days in a year here. The average annual air temperature is +11.9°C, and the sea water within a coastal zone is +15.5°C. The swimming season lasts here from May till October.

There is the most ecologically safe part of the Black Sea in the vicinity of Anapa resort. The mussels and oysters, which are grown here on the specialized farms, feel quite comfortable in this water.

There are 176 sanatorium-and-spa establishments functioning in Anapa, a quarter out of which works all through the year. A sea-water swimming, the air, the sun and sand bathing along with the mud treatment and iodide and bromine water are the main therapeutic factors of the resort. Anapa’s speciality — the diseases of cardiovascular system, respiratory apparatus, nervous system, gastrointestinal tract.

During the former few years the entertainment industry of Anapa has transformed to a better quality: the opening of new restaurants, cafes, casinos, water-park, and the number of excursion routes has increased. In Anapa the scuba-divers area able to enjoy a beautiful scenery of the Black Sea underwater world.

One can get to Anapa by air (there is an airport of international standard), as well as by train.