Beaches of the northern outskirts of Anapa (the village of Blagoveshchenskaya and the village of Vityazevo)

Vityazevo is one of the resort pearls of the Krasnodar region. Every year, from May to September, more than 2 million tourists manage to relax and gain strength on the beaches of Vityazevo. The small village, where health resorts and recreation centers are located, is located on the shore of the Vityazevsky estuary, separated from the sea by a narrow spit. It has its own airport. The distance to the center of Anapa is only 11 km, but it is not as noisy as in the city, the water and sand on the sea beaches are much cleaner, and entertainment includes the whole range of entertainment attractions typical of a holiday on the coast.

Fans of these places are attracted by the clear sea, picturesque dunes, schools of dolphins swimming close to the shore, Pontic speech and the hospitality of the local Greeks, who finally settled on the Black Sea coast in the 19th century. People come here for vivid gastronomic experiences. Particularly famous are the candied hazelnuts and the exquisite churchkhela on the Paralia embankment. Among the entertainment:

• sea: jet skis, banana boats, parasailing, boat trips, diving, fishing;
• beach: trampolines, volleyball, children's playgrounds with inflatable slides;
• club: billiards, music, dancing, performances by artists, thematic festivals;
• excursion: Lotus Valley, archaeological and architectural monuments of the Krasnodar region;
• attractions: amusement park "Byzantium", water parks "Olympia" and "Elysium".

Homer also mentioned the mud fountains of this ancient settlement. The crater of the Tizdar volcano, described in the Odyssey, is still accessible to numerous travelers today. The estuary also serves as a source of healing mud, which helps with diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The mineral waters of the “Pearl” gallery, containing magnesium, potassium, sodium and metaboric acids, allow you to cleanse the body and recharge your batteries in a short time.

The sandy beaches of Vityazevo begin at the end of Pionersky Avenue in Anapa. Well-equipped, equipped, with medical centers and rescue services, they occupy 3 km of the Black Sea coast. Further, from the beginning of the Vityazevskaya Spit to the village of Blagoveshchenskaya, wild beaches stretch for 8 km. The width from the dunes to the sea edge ranges from 150 to 300 m. The coast is flat everywhere. The descent into the sea is long, without ramps, holes or underwater boulders. With rare exceptions, you can sunbathe and swim on any part of the coast. The sand is golden quartz, with feldspar crumbs and small shell rock. At the water's edge there are whole shells of small and medium size, so those who wish can collect a small collection.

Public beaches in Vityazevo

Beach "Pearl of Russia"

It belongs to a children's camp, so the density of vacationers here is low. There is a rescue service, you don’t have to worry about medical assistance, but there is not much entertainment.

Maria Beach

A small landscaped area by the sea, separated from the village by a large market, where there are shopping arcades with local products, tents with clothes, and souvenir shops.

Central beach Vityazevo

The largest and most equipped beach in the village with a large number of vacationers. There is a standard set of water and beach activities for a resort holiday. You can ride a camel or a donkey near the surf. Every summer a sculpture and sandcastle competition is held here. Animators work all season. For children there is a section (entrance fee) with slides and attractions. Another playground specially equipped for children is located on Globus Beach.

In terms of comfort, the beaches of the Design Hotel, “RED ROSE”, “Crown”, guest house “Felici” and “Beach at the Cafe on the Sea” can compete with the Central. They have new equipment - sun loungers, umbrellas, walkways, changing rooms and showers.

Barguzin Beach

In terms of equipment and list of services, it is compared to Egyptian beaches. The only competitor to Barguzin’s beauties is the more democratic, but no less comfortable beach of the Lyudmila recreation center. Excellent service and the presence of a modern play complex for children attract a large number of fastidious vacationers to this section of the coast.

Dunes Beach

A constantly developing and developing territory belonging to the boarding house of the same name. It’s nice to spend time in company here: there is much more space than in the central part of the village, and there are slightly fewer visitors. On the spacious beach, in addition to an area for relaxed relaxation in the shade of umbrellas and awnings, there was room for volleyball courts and even a football field. Numerous attractions, as well as massage parlors adjacent to the coastline, guarantee that you will stay fit. “Dunes” and its closest neighbor “Vita” are considered one of the cleanest beaches in Vityazev. Local services take shore cleaning very seriously.

Astoria Beach

The tenant of the beach is a hotel complex, which decided to attract gourmets to its sands. Most of the shore is occupied by cafe tables under thick awnings singing in the sea winds. Sun loungers and sun loungers are located at a distance. To burn off accumulated calories, a volleyball net has been installed and space has been allocated for beach soccer.

Beach of the boarding house "Niko"

The sea in this place has a fairly strong current, so during the seasonal bloom, algae does not spoil your holiday. The water is clean throughout the swimming season.

Autocamping “By the Sea”

A popular beach with modern facilities, inexpensive eateries and cafes. There are few sun loungers and umbrellas, so the advantage of renting is higher for early risers. Marine entertainment will not amaze you with its variety. Only children's slides, catamarans, and banana boats are available. But the space on the shore and in the sea will allow you to enjoy everything that southern resorts value - healing air and clean water.

How to get there?

The beaches of Vityazevo (Anapa is located relatively advantageously to communication routes) can be visited by car, driving from the city along the bypass road in 25 minutes. Traffic along Pionersky Prospekt of the resort is limited, so the main traffic flow is diverted outside the resort area. In summer, during rush hours, the highway is overloaded, since Anapa is located on the way to the resorts of the Crimean Peninsula, and new road junctions and bridges are under construction.

You can visit Vityazevo, rushing along the famous Pionersky Avenue with the former pioneer camps located along it, by taxi and public transport.

The direct Anapa-Vityazevo route is served by buses:

Route No. 23 operates inside the village during the summer season. Buses depart from Vino, located in the northern part of the village at the address: st. Chernomorskaya, 3, and go to the central beach. Ticket price – 19 rubles.

Passing commuter buses travel from the Anapa bus station towards the village.

For tourists who arrived in Anapa by plane, the most convenient way to get to the hotel located in Vityazevo is to order a transfer to the hotel or a taxi. The airport is located 5 km from the resort village, but there is no direct connection with it by public transport. Bus route No. 113, serving the direction from 7:30 to 21:30 every hour, moves between Vityazevo airport and Anapa bus station.

In order not to get to your destination through the city with a transfer, it is more comfortable and faster to use the services of transfers, taxi drivers or the popular taxi services Uber or Yandex. The cost of the Yandex taxi service depends on the comfort of the car, the season and time of day chosen to order a car. The average price starts from 300 rubles. in the summer season.

The resort town's railway station is located halfway between Anapa and Vityazevo. For tourists traveling with children and luggage, the best solution in choosing transport will also be to choose a taxi or hotel services. The cost of the Yandex taxi service in the summer will be from 250 rubles.

Closed beaches of Vityazevo

Private coastal properties are distinguished by the purity of the sand, which is regularly cleaned or sifted, relative silence, and the absence of strangers who could disturb a serene stay at the resort.

Aquamarine Beach

A fenced beach, entry to which is only possible for vacationers in the sanatorium of the same name, which creates an intimate and calm atmosphere. The equipment includes everything necessary for a comfortable pastime. Free attractions are selected taking into account the recreation of both children and adults. Animators are working. There is a cafe next to the recreation area.

Beach "Noble Nest"

A small protected area can accommodate no more than 150 people and belongs to the guest complex. Beach equipment is standard: sun loungers, umbrellas, awnings, sun loungers. There are changing rooms and showers with fresh water, a toilet. There are no sea and beach activities. To rent catamarans, banana boats, jet skis, as well as fun on children's slides, you need to go to your nearest neighbors.

Beach of the Marina Hotel

Fully equipped with the necessary equipment, rescue service, changing rooms and toilets. On a wide strip of sand there is a place for sunbathing, building sculptures, and active recreation - volleyball and beach soccer. There is a small cafe on site.

Beach LOK Vityaz

A gently sloping, narrow beach with a large number of resort activities. The inventory is standard. Canopies and umbrellas are located compactly, leaving room for outdoor games and racing across the sand on ATVs. There are slides for children and adults. On the dunes adjacent to the beach there are low Maslenitsa trees, in the shade of which you can relax if you wish. Access for outside tourists and traders is possible along the edge of the sea.

Embankment "Paralia"

The highlight of the village was the ethnic motifs of Ancient Greece. In the middle of the 19th century, on the site of the Cossack village, the first compact settlement of Pontic (Black Sea) Greeks arose in the Kuban, and among the local residents there are currently many descendants of the Hellenes.

The peculiarity of Vityazevo is the embankment, which runs not along, but perpendicular to the coastline. The alley called “Paralia” (translated from Greek as “beach”) is decorated with statues of ancient Greek gods and heroes of myths. At the beginning of the promenade there is an arch with columns.

Antique flavor is present in architectural elements, ornaments and stylized inscriptions in the spirit of Hellas.

Within walking distance from Vityazevsky beach there is the Byzantium amusement park, the Olympia water park, the penguinarium, the dolphinarium and the Nemo oceanarium, the wax museum, the aquarium and the Luxor exotarium, go-karting, and bowling. Diving centers offer diving to the sunken cargo ship.

Nudist and wild beaches of Vityazevo

Secluded corners by the sea, where you can pitch a tent or go on a picnic with a group, are located on the Vityazevskaya Spit. For tourists, entry has recently been paid - 150 rubles per person. There is no fee for those living in the region, but they must present a passport at the barrier where the post is located.

Access to the beaches may be officially closed in the following cases:

• decrease in water temperature on the coast below the permissible norm (similar situations are possible in June, at the height of the rainy season);
• storm warning;
• during spawning and industrial fishing in the estuary;
• when carrying out construction or technical work on a specific beach or on 2 breaks in the spit during the implementation of the environmental program for the protection of the Vityazevsky estuary.

Cafes, bars, locker rooms, children's slides, cleared and compacted parking areas can still be found closer to the village. The most popular with partial or full equipment include “Quiet Harbor” and “Tortuga Island” beach.

Pirate Bay Beach

In 2016, Tortuga was purchased by a “pirate” hotel, which, under its own banners and other thematic attributes, has existed since 2022. The development of the territory was not limited to the installation of locker rooms, showers, equipment for a rescue station and a first-aid post.

Entertainment in Pirate Bay: bananas, flying Batman, bed wagons; volleyball, sports shooting; buggies, quad racing. In the open sea on the shallows you can see a floating island with numerous houses, slides and palm trees. You can moor at Flint's pirate paradise from the water side. The sea tram stops at this section of the beach.

A little further along the coast, there are fewer signs of civilization, but sellers of churchkhela and cold beer wander in. And after 5 km, the only inhabitants are desperate tourists, for whom peace is more valuable than the benefits of civilization. Among the tall, picturesque dunes there is a chance to park an SUV; lighting fires is not prohibited. There are no medical centers, rescue services, or law enforcement officers. Almost 14 km of the coastline are at the disposal of the “savages”. Nudists have their own secret residence - at the very end of the spit near the village of Blagoveshchenskaya. The fine quartz sand of the wild zone is no different from the branded Vityazevsky sand. In the dunes you can meet local representatives of the fauna - turtles. The sea bottom is flat with large shallow waters. Swimming for an adult begins 40 m from the surf line.

Bugaz Spit

On the Taman Peninsula you can also choose a place for a pleasant, secluded holiday. For example, the Bugaz Spit. The length of the beaches is about 10 kilometers. These are the best sandy beaches of Taman. Here you can wallow in the dunes, pick up shells as gifts for friends and, of course, admire one of the most beautiful sunsets. According to reviews from vacationers, the sea here is clean and warm, and there are crayfish and jellyfish in it. The entrance to the sea is smooth, the depth increases gradually. The beach is quite quiet and deserted, especially in the middle of the spit. By the way, you can meet nudists all over the beach; they have long chosen this place to relax. These beaches are also visited by fans of ATVs and kiteboarding. The distance to Anapa along the coast is about 25 kilometers, and if you go around the Vityazevsky Estuary by car, the distance will be 38-40 kilometers.

Vityazevsky Liman

The estuary, with its flat but muddy bottom, suggests other types of recreation than the classic activities at sea - swimming and sunbathing. First of all, these are mud wraps, which have anti-inflammatory and disinfecting properties.

Fishing is no less popular. The catch consists of crucian carp, ram, perch, and carp. Carp, rudd and even seahorse are caught on the bait. Sailing is more common in the open sea, but if you wish, you can also pamper yourself in the estuary.

Here you can enjoy the silence, hide from the sea winds behind high dunes that grow up to 15 meters. A pleasant bonus of relaxing near the estuary close to the sea. On the Vityazevskaya Spit, just ten meters from the reed thickets, the sound of waves, the cry of seagulls and the endless blue expanse. A clean, well-groomed recreation area leaves few people indifferent. Having visited Vityazevo once, many return here again and again.