Southern Federal District - all beaches

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272
Good for Relax beaches
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6
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21
Pet friendly beaches
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About Southern Federal District

Pebbly beaches, clear turquoise water and mountain landscapes - all this is magnificent Southern Federal District. Mountains and sea - a powerful mixture that takes the breath away from even the most sophisticated traveler! Please don't say we didn't warn you!

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Krasnodar Krai

Krasnodar Krai

179 beaches
Picturesque • Cliffs • Natural shadow
Republic of Crimea

Republic of Crimea

139 beaches
Picturesque • Cliffs • Natural shadow
Rostov Oblast

Rostov Oblast

14 beaches
Wild beach • Kite or windsurfing • Good for Relax
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Southern Federal District Best beaches

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Dzhubga beach
Dzhubga beach
Dzhubga beach
Senior friendly

Dzhubga beach

Dzhubga 0.9 km
Very good
8.6
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Light sand & pebble • Turquoise pure water • Very crowded
7.8 Amenities index
Novofedorovka beach
Novofedorovka beach
Novofedorovka beach
Senior friendly
Plyazh Novofyodorovskaya

Novofedorovka beach

Novofedorovka 1.7 km
Very good
8.6
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Gray fine pebble • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season
7.8 Amenities index
Stanitsa Dolzhanskaya
Stanitsa Dolzhanskaya
Stanitsa Dolzhanskaya
Senior friendly

Stanitsa Dolzhanskaya

Dolzhanskaya 2.7 km
Very good
8.4
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright shell sand • Green water • Crowded in season
8.3 Amenities index
Olenevka Plyazh
Olenevka Plyazh
Olenevka Plyazh
Senior friendly

Olenevka Plyazh

Olenevka 1.9 km
Very good
8.4
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Bright sand • Turquoise pure water • Crowded in season
6.5 Amenities index
Arkhipo-Osipovka beach
Arkhipo-Osipovka beach
Arkhipo-Osipovka beach
Good for Relax

Arkhipo-Osipovka beach

Arkhipo-Osipovka 1.4 km
Very good
8.3
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Easy access • Gray pebble • Turquoise pure water • Very crowded
7.8 Amenities index
Silver beach
Silver beach
Silver beach
Good for Relax

Silver beach

Balaklava 3.1 km
Very good
8.2
Free entrance • Amenities beach • Picturesque • Difficult access • Very crowded • Mountain trail > 1km
6.8 Amenities index
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Popular types of Southern Federal District beaches

Pebble
Pebble
Sand
Sand
Fine pebble
Fine pebble
Rocks
Rocks
Remote
Remote
Naturist beach
Naturist beach
Hotel beach
Hotel beach
Natural shadow
Natural shadow
Pet friendly
Pet friendly
Beaches in small bays
Beaches in small bays
Long beaches
Long beaches
Wild
Wild
Private resort
Private resort
Good for Relax
Good for Relax
Kite or windsurfing
Kite or windsurfing
Sup-surfing
Sup-surfing
Surfing
Surfing
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Calm, measured rest and the sound of waves are perhaps the most common associations that arise with the word "beach". This is not surprising, as relaxation is exactly what many beach travelers are looking for. If you associate your vacation primarily with such activity, choose one of the 332 beaches in the region.

To make your choice easier, we have prepared a list of the best beaches for relaxation in Southern Federal District.

Most beautiful beaches of Southern Federal District

Vasili beach
Plyazh Vasilevsky

Vasili beach
8.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access
Russia, Flotskoe 2.4 km
Sanmarin Beach
Plyazh Sanmarin

Sanmarin Beach
8.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Bright fine sand
Russia, Anapa 1.5 km
Nemetskaya Balka beach
Plyazh Nemetskaya Balka

Nemetskaya Balka beach
8.6
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Picturesque, Easy access
Russia, Osypenko 2.5 km
Praskoveevki beach
Plyazh Praskoveevki

Praskoveevki beach
8.6
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Light fine pebble, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Praskoveyevka 2.4 km
Krinitsa Beach
Plyazh Krinitsa

Krinitsa Beach
8.6
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque
Russia, Krinitsa 0.4 km
Jasper beach
Plyazh Yashmovy

Jasper beach
8.5
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access
Russia, Flotskoe 3.7 km
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Quitest and lonely beaches in Southern Federal District

Lost World beach

Lost World beach
8.4
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Picturesque, Secluded relax
Russia, Rezervnoye 5.1 km
Kosa Belyaus

Kosa Belyaus
8.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water, Sand bottom
Russia, Ozerivka 3.5 km
Hromovo Plyazh

Hromovo Plyazh
8.2
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water, Sand bottom
Russia, Hromove 2.6 km
Shirokaya Balka

Shirokaya Balka
8.2
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Gray pebble, Turquoise pure water, Pebbles bottom
Russia, Shirokaya Balka 1.3 km
Oazis Plyazh

Oazis Plyazh
8.1
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright shell sand, Green water, Shell sand bottom
Russia, Achuyevo 3.3 km
Poseidon Plyazh

Poseidon Plyazh
8
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Brown sand, Green water, Sand bottom
Russia, Peresyp 5.2 km
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Sandy beaches in Southern Federal District

Plyazh Blago

Plyazh Blago
8.1
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand
Russia, Blagoveschenskaya 2.1 km
Plyazh Veselovka

Plyazh Veselovka
8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand, Turquoise pure water, Deserted
Russia, Veselovka 2.9 km
Plyazh Anapa

Plyazh Anapa
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand
Russia, Piatikhatki 3 km
Plyazh Akvarel

Plyazh Akvarel
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Vityazevo 1.4 km
Plyazh Ural

Plyazh Ural
7.7
Hotel guests only, Hotel beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Bright fine sand
Russia, Verkhneye Dzhemete 2.3 km
Tok Evpatoria beach

Tok Evpatoria beach
7.7
Hotel guests only, Hotel beach, Easy access, Bright fine sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Yevpatoriya 3.3 km
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Secluded beaches in Southern Federal District

General'skiye Plyazhi IV

General'skiye Plyazhi IV
8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Picturesque
Russia, Kurortnoe 5.7 km
Plyazh Zolotoye II

Plyazh Zolotoye II
7.7
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Secluded relax, Bright sand
Russia, Zolotoe 4.5 km
General'skiye Plyazhi II

General'skiye Plyazhi II
7.3
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Secluded relax, Bright sand
Russia, Kurortnoe 7.2 km
General'skiye Plyazhi

General'skiye Plyazhi
6.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Secluded relax
Russia, Kurortnoe 7.9 km
Ayu-Dag wild beach

Ayu-Dag wild beach
6.7
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Secluded relax
Russia, Partenit 2.2 km
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Beaches for families with children in Southern Federal District

Orlyonok beach

Orlyonok beach
8.3
Hotel guests only, Hotel beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Bright sand
Russia, Plyakho 1 km
Plyazh Yeysk

Plyazh Yeysk
8.1
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Green water
Russia, Yeysk 2.6 km
Oren-Crimea beach

Oren-Crimea beach
7.9
Partly hotel beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Yevpatoriya 0.7 km
Golden sands beach

Golden sands beach
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Plyakho 3.1 km
Lermontovo Village beach

Lermontovo Village beach
7.5
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Lermontovo 0.4 km
Zaozernoe beach

Zaozernoe beach
7.3
Large free area, Beach resort, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water, Sand bottom
Russia, Zaozernoe 0.9 km
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Best beaches for snorkelling in Southern Federal District

Primorskaya beach

Primorskaya beach
8.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Gray pebble
Russia, poselok turbazy "Primorskaa" 0.2 km
Agoy beach

Agoy beach
8.2
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Picturesque, Easy access, Gray pebble
Russia, Agoy 1.5 km
Chaika beach II

Chaika beach II
8.1
Partly hotel beach, Easy access, Gray fine pebble
Russia, Tylovoe 4.9 km
Sady Morey

Sady Morey
8.1
Beach resort, Picturesque, Easy access, Gray fine pebble
Russia, Gelendzhik 1.1 km
Priboy beach

Priboy beach
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Bright sand, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Pryberezhne 1.8 km
Dzhanhot beach

Dzhanhot beach
7.9
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Light pebble
Russia, Dzhankhot 0.4 km
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Attraction and Infrastructure

As for the main features of the beaches of Southern Federal District, they are as follows:

  • The region's beaches are mainly wide, moderate length and have a high level of cleanliness. The most common surface is pebble of gray color.
  • Since many beaches are pebbly, we recommend taking special shoes with you to avoid discomfort during your vacation.
  • Usually, entry into the water is moderately gentle, such beaches are 249.
  • The average distance from the road to beach in Southern Federal District is less than 500 meters. 311 beaches are relatively easy to access, 14 beaches are difficult to access, which in most cases means that you have to walk a quite long distance, and 5 beaches are only accessible from the water. The latter include both island beaches and beaches with no land routes due to the natural borders.

The vast majority of Southern Federal District beaches have the necessary amenities, such as sun loungers, umbrellas, beach cafes, showers and toilets.

Latest reviews on Southern Federal District's beaches

Simeiz beach
10 Amelia

This beach in big Yalta is definitely one of the best. I highly recommend it to everyone!

Utes beach
10 Kuznetsova Elena

We have visited this beach multiple times and have truly fallen in love with both the place and the hotel. The cleanliness and comfort of the hotel are exceptional, and the communication is on par with what we experienced in Europe (before the pandemic when we used to travel abroad frequently). The service is outstanding, and the people are incredibly friendly. We would like to give a special shout-out to the receptionist for their exceptional assistance. The water is pristine, and the beach itself is stunning. We are also grateful to the spa for their excellent services. We thoroughly enjoyed dining at the restaurant overlooking the sea, and the café offered delicious cuisine. We want to express our gratitude for the wonderful summer days we spent at your beach. We fondly remember them during the winter in gloomy St. Petersburg.

Dzhubga beach
8 Lyle Barker

Ok!!!

Novofedorovka beach
10 Nikolai Kozlov.

Best!

Stanitsa Dolzhanskaya
10 Mark Thompson III

This coastal haven is a must-visit destination! To begin with, there is an array of beach options to choose from. You can head to the Taganrog Bay, or venture in the opposite direction to the sprawling long car camping coast, or visit the Dolgaya Spit - where the bay meets the sea! The Dolzhanka beach stretches up to two kilometers! While driving is the preferred mode of transportation, a well-located accommodation would allow for a leisurely 1.5 km stroll from the center in either direction. A true paradise for beach lovers!

Olenevka Plyazh
8 Anastasia Petrova

This beach is suitable for children as the water is clean and shallow. However, there are large jellyfish that sting, making it unpleasant to swim deeper than a meter. The prices for amenities such as two sun loungers under a mushroom for half a day are quite expensive at 300 rubles. The beach itself is clean, but everything else is quite pricey, including ice cream at 120 rubles. The toilet facilities are not great, with a far-standing dry closet that costs 20 rubles to use. We found the nature to be lacking, and our 10-year-old child was bored.

Please note that lifeguards supervise 186 beaches in the region, but you should rely on more than just them, remember the elementary rules, as lifeguards are not on duty around the clock, even on equipped beaches!

Finding hotels in relative proximity to the beaches is usually fine. Many beaches have enough nearby accommodation, which gives good opportunities to choose the right place to stay.

The hottest month of the region is July - air temperature during this time warms up to 30.6°C and water up to 27.3°C in August. The coldest month is January - air temperature drops to 2.5°C and water to 1.4°C.

Do you know how many beaches there are in Southern Federal District? In total there are 332 beaches and the most popular is Vasili beach.

Most viewed beaches of Southern Federal District

Bounty beach

Bounty beach
6.9
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Picturesque
Russia, 3-e otdelenie "Zolotoj balki" 7 km
Riviera beach

Riviera beach
7.9
Large free area, Beach resort, Easy access, Gray pebble, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Sochi 0.9 km
Thessaloniki beach

Thessaloniki beach
7.3
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Gray pebble, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Volkonka 2.8 km
Chkalovsky beach

Chkalovsky beach
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, Gray pebble, Blue water
Russia, Oryol-Izumrud 3.1 km
Blue Bay beach

Blue Bay beach
7.7
Free entrance, Amenities beach, Easy access, White pebble, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Sevastopol 10.5 km
Dikiy Plyazh

Dikiy Plyazh
4.8
Free entrance, Virgin beach, Turquoise pure water
Russia, Dzhankhot 1 km
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the main features of best beaches in Southern Federal District?

When it comes to finding the best beaches in Southern Federal District, the following aspects should be taken into account.

There are 332 beaches in total, of which about 40 can be called high-rated.

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What are all easy accessible beaches in Southern Federal District?

Most of the beaches located in Southern Federal District are easily accessible, but there are also hard to reach beaches among them. Use the filter to sort the beaches by access details (parking, distance etc.).

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How to view all sandy beaches or beaches with other natural features in Southern Federal District?

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How to find uncrowded beaches in Southern Federal District?

The presence of crowds of tourists on the beach these days is becoming a mass character, and sometimes you want silence and solitude. Use the filter in search results to view the beaches in Southern Federal District by occupancy.

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