Sochi is the largest year-old (!) Resort in Russia. Located in Krasnodar Krai near the border with Georgia (Abkhazia). From the north-west of the city is surrounded by mountains Caucasus. The metropolitan area extends to the shores of the Black Sea, along the road leading from Dżubga to Sukhumi, the length of 147 km, making it the second longest city in the world!

Summer Theatre of Sochi

Summer Theatre of Sochi

Winter Theatre

Port of Sochi

Sochi has the world's longest beach. Its length is up to 118 km.

Saint Nicholas Church. Prince Vladimir

Arboretum in Sochi

Ordzhonikidze Sanatorium

Sanatorium "Sochi"

Villa Stalin in Sochi

In Sochi have villas many Russian celebrities.

In the Russian resort of Sochi on the Black Sea comes to an end build a massive sports complex. The town, which until recently, cluster sanatoriums, will be hosting the Winter Olympics in 2014. Sochi 2014 is not only sports, but large-scale investments in roads, railways and airport.

Russia issued a Winter Olympics for the organization of an astronomical sum of direct $ 50 billion. It's absolutely the most expensive games in the history of Olympic sport. This amount is 5 times bigger than originally planned. Compared to the last of such events are spending 10 billion higher than the cost of the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and more than 3 times higher than the budget of the Olympic Games in London in 2012. According to Russian opposition, for the extravagance hide corruption and theft on an incredible scale.

In the city of Sochi will be held competitions in the disciplines of "ice", here was built as the main objects of the Olympic stadium and the media center.

scheme Olympic Park in Sochi

Built from scratch sports facilities in Sochi are

arranged neatly within the great circle

around the square Medals,

which will be held ceremonies to reward the

winners.

The circle (literally) Olympic Park is located: - Grand Palace Ice [Bolshoy Ice Dome] - Small Palace Ice / Oddball Arena [Shayba Arena] - Skating Center Arena Adler [Adler Arena Skating Center] - Palace Skating Iceberg [Iceberg Skating Palace] - Center Ice Cube curling [Ice Cube Curling Center] - Olympic Stadium Fiszt [Fisht Olympic Stadium] In the vicinity of the circle was located: - Olympic Village - International Broadcasting Centre and the main press-room

Fiszt Olympic Stadium, Sochi 2014 Stadium name comes from one of the most famous in Russia's Caucasus Mountains Fiszt. Here you will be opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.

Grand Palace of Ice, Sochi 2014 The name reflects the size and importance of the building. It will accommodate 12,000 spectators. It will be held here ice hockey matches. The dome covering the rink looks like a giant frozen water drop. The area of the dome is shiny and silver for the day, while at night it is a huge screen ledowym, which may display any images.

Small Palace Ice / Oddball Arena, Sochi 2014 "Oddball" in Russian means hockey puck. So the name immediately reveals the function of the object and the Russian character of the Games in Sochi. From the outside the ice arena can be associated with snow whirlwind. Here and in the Grand Palace to host the Olympic ice hockey tournament. Objects are located within 300 meters. After the Olympic building is to be dismantled and transported to another city in Russia.

Skating Center Arena Adler, Sochi 2014 This facility will be speed skating competitions. The walls of the hall are glazed ice rink, making viewers have a view outside.

Iceberg Skating Palace, Sochi 2014 Facility designed for competitions in figure skating and speed skating short distance [short track].

Ice Cube Curling Center, Sochi 2014 It is the smallest of the construction of sports facilities in Sochi. After a winter competition will be disassembled and transported to another city in Russia.

Olympic Village in Sochi.

Sochi - Theme Park at Olympic villagej

The Theme Park

The new railway station, from where you can catch a fast train linking Sochi with distant about 50 km of the village of Krasnaya Polyana in the Caucasus mountains,

where competition will be held "snow".

New roads, viaducts and tunnels on the route queue.

Krasnaya Polyana, Russia is the largest ski resort, called "Russian Switzerland".

The ski jumping "Russkie Gorki"

Alpine center

Centre for cross-country skiing and biathlon

 Extreme Park

For several years he built here modern hotels, restaurants, lifts, trails and snow parks - all at lightning speed in time for the Olympics. Currently, we are here 21 ski lifts and a total of 72 km of slopes.

Krasnaja Polana w nocy

2014 Olympic Mascots