Novorossiysk is a port city in Krasnodar Krai with population 230,000.
In the times of the Ancient Greeks, here was the site of Bata of the Bosporan Kingdom, a colony that specialized in the grain trade. It was settled by Adyghe tribes and later conquered by the Mongols. From 1722 to the Russo-Turkish war in 1829, the area was controlled by the Ottomans. In 1855, English and French fleets unsuccessfully besieged the fort during the Crimean war. In late 1942, the area was occupied by the Germans.
A naval base is under construction and is scheduled to be completed by 2020.
The city is situated on a 25km bay and is formed as an amphitheater by surrounding mountains protecting it from the cold air coming from the continent. The river Tsemes runs through the city.
Novorossiysk has a humid subtropical climate. In winter, the air masses from the north take hold of the city while in the summer the air is of tropical origin. The cold weather lasts from November to March and three-day storms with severe wind are pretty common. The clouds of cold air rolling over the mountains look like giant candyfloss and temperatures drop 10-15 degrees in a few hours.
The average temperature of July is 23.7C and is 2.3C in January. The bay is prone to tornadoes and storms in August.
- Cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov Museum, Emb. Im. Admirala Serebryakova 2A. A huge former battleship, now a museum.
- Ruins of the Palace of Culture
- Novorossiysk Historical Museum Reserve
- Cement Industry Museum
- Gagarin Planetarium
- Novorossiysk Dolphinarium Sea Life
- Novorossiysk State Historical Museum Reserve
- Prima-Yug Art Gallery
Cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov Museum, Emb. Im. Admirala Serebryakova 2A. A huge former battleship, now a museum.
- Malaya Zemlja V Novorossijske Memorial Complex - The site of a historical World War II battle.
- Monument Ensemble Line of Defense
- Monument to Sailors of Revolution
- Exodus Monument
- Monument to the Wives of Sailors
- Monument to the Unknown Sailor
- Torpedo Boat Memorial
- Monument to the Founders of Novorossiysk
- Monument to the Fallen in the Undeclared War
- Monument to the Fishermen
- Brezhnev Statue
- Lenin Statue
- Beach activities including sunbathing, diving, and yachting.
- Vladamir Lenin Park of Culture and Leisure.
Vladamir Lenin Park of Culture and Leisure.
- Greece Greece, Isaeva street, 2, +7 8617 239501, +7 8617 201313, +7 8617 201541, +7 861 7201358. M-F 9AM-3:30PM.
Greece Greece, Isaeva street, 2, +7 8617 239501, +7 8617 201313, +7 8617 201541, +7 861 7201358. M-F 9AM-3:30PM.