Dolzhanskaya spit, Azov sea: beaches, recreation centers

In the last couple of years, many Russians have chosen summer vacations in their homeland. After all, the country is huge and full of wonderful sights. The subject of this article will be the Dolzhanskaya spit. The Sea of Azov, in which it extends, has long been considered a place for an inexpensive family holiday. But the coastal towns of Kuban in summer are overcrowded. In addition to the development of infrastructure for recreation, they are much inferior to the Black Sea resorts of the Caucasus.

The Sea of Azov is replete with braids. What is this natural formation? The rivers carry silt and sand to the sea. Gradually this alluvium accumulates at the bottom - in the beginning in the form of underwater dunes, and then begins to rise above the surface. Such natural formations, when viewed from a height, resemble girlish braids. Wherever they connect to the mainland, they are wide, and gradually taper to the tip. Sometimes the sea blurs the thin diameter of the spit, and islands are formed. Water from two sides - this is the main bonus, which gives holidaymakers this natural formation.

Where is it? How to get to the Dolzhanskaya spit

Krasnodar region in the summer takes many guests from all over Russia. On the east coast of the Sea of Azov is the Yeisk peninsula, which outlines the Taganrog Gulf from the south. Officially (on maps) the natural formation of interest to us is called the "Long Spit". But due to the fact that there is a small resort village "Dolzhanskaya" at the base , it bears the name of this settlement.

Kosa Dolga separates the Taganrog Bay from the open sea. It is mainly composed of shell rock. To get to its base, you first need to come to Yeisk. Kosa Dolzhanskaya is located from this city in forty kilometers. Minibuses and buses run from the district center to the village. Well and further - the course. Suitable housing can be found in the village itself. There are a lot of offers from the private sector - from family-type hotels with a pool to modest rooms. Motorists can drive closer to the end of the spit and camping in the camping.

Climate and ecology

Dolzhanskaya spit is far out in the sea. Due to this geographical location, the climate there is moderately continental. Heated over the summer, the sea softens the winter cold, and in the summer there is not so much felt heat. The sea breeze refreshes the heat. There are no large industrial enterprises in the whole district, so the ecological situation on the Dolzhanskaya spit is the most favorable. This natural formation almost closes the Taganrog Gulf.

Between the Dolzhanskaya (Russian Federation) and the Belosaray (Ukraine) braids - only forty kilometers. The water near the banks of the natural mound is very clean, especially from the high seas. Between the village of Dolzhanskaya and the strictly oblique, a thick coniferous forest is planted. The phytoncides, exuded by the pines heated by the sun, act healthily on the respiratory organs. Another valuable factor is therapeutic mud. However, the anthropogenic factor still affects the condition of the Dolzhanskaya spit. In the fifties of the last century, its length was seventeen kilometers, and now - incomplete ten. Such a decrease in the territory of the Russian Federation is due to the fault of those who take away shell rock for construction.

When to go to the Spit Dolly

The village of Dolzhanskaya was founded in 1848 by settlers from the banks of the Dnieper. Ukrainian Cossacks built a cozy village at the base of the spit, engaged in horticulture and fishing. And now the population of the village is only eight thousand people incomplete. Therefore, in the peak season, the village may seem too crowded. But the Dolzhanskaya spit always pleases holiday-makers with open spaces.

Swim in the well-warming shallow Azov Sea can be already from the second half of May. The beach season closes in early October. Since 2011 in the village in the first days of September there is a festival of windsurfers "Dolzhansky Marathon". Amateurs take part in it on a board under sail, and kiter. On the embankment a concert with participation of musical groups is organized. During the festival, housing in the village of Dolzhanskaya will be difficult to find. The most interesting for a holiday on a spit period is August. Temperature - that of air, that of water - is approaching +25 degrees. And the abundance of fruits will be an additional bonus to rest.

Beaches of the Dolzhanskaya spit

The natural dune, which gradually rose above the surface of the water, was formed not only by the removal of alluvium in the sea by the mighty river Don. Tidal phenomena threw a lot of broken shells on the sandy shore. The Dolzhanskaya Kosa stretches for nine and a half kilometers. Its beaches are becoming ever more deserted as we move to the edge. When you reach a place where the spit becomes very narrow, you can see a strange phenomenon. If, on the one hand, the sea rolls high waves on the shore, on the other, there is complete calm. Therefore, Long's spit enjoys such popularity with windsurfers. Here you can always find the right wind and the right wave.

The beaches of the spit are composed of small shell rock mixed with river sand. This mineral composition makes staying on the beach not only pleasant, but also beneficial for health. In the sea, sometimes people find out the outcrops of medicinal mud. Therefore, you can often meet vacationers, smeared from head to foot in a black and blue mass.

Infrastructure for recreation

As already mentioned above, the village of Dolzhanskaya is located at the very beginning of the spit, on the mainland. It is a triangle with a pointed end. Therefore, in the village, all housing, one way or another, is located close to the sea. But if you want to hear the sound of waves, and even from two sides, you have only one place to look for housing - the Dolzhanskaya spit.

Rest in the village, as we see, is very diverse. Those who can not live without modern amenities find housing in the village. There is a market (food and clothing), shops, cafes and restaurants, a pharmacy, ATMs, entertainment for children and adults, a nightclub, a tennis court. And those who yearn to retire from the noisy crowds of holidaymakers will find nature untouched by civilization on the spit of Dolga. At the dune, folded from the shell, there are at least ten auto-camping sites. At the very edge of the spit, as its continuation is dotted, there are several islets. They live only seabirds. A great place for a romantic beach holiday.

sights

The main thing, what attracts tourists Dolzhanskaya spit, - the Sea of Azov. What could be better than the water expanses that stretched on both sides of desolate shell beaches? But we must remember that the Longitude Spit is declared a landscape monument of the nature of the Krasnodar Territory. So to fires and tents in an unidentified place foresters are very strict. In the village of Dolzhanskaya, founded by Ukrainian settlers, there is a museum of Cossack life. In the nearest town of Yeysk, a resting person nostalgic for city entertainment will find everything he wants. But the village itself can satisfy the information hunger. In the spring there are "Dolzhanskie race", in late July - the festival of dance music A-ZOV, and in September - the competition of surfers.

Housing in the village of Dolzhanskaya. Private sector offers

On a spit, tormented by winter storms and subject to erosion, no one lives permanently. The village is located on the mainland, protected from the winds from the sea by a pine grove. The most popular housing is located in the part of the village where the Dolzhanskaya Kosa begins. Private sector offers are very diverse both in price and in services. There are excellent guest houses, where vacationers are accommodated in cozy houses with separate entrances. A lot of private housing is rented along the streets of Chapaev, Pushkin, Kalinin, and Delegatskaya streets. At the same time, there is an interesting feature: it is cheaper than rooms and houses from the Taganrog estuary. In the street Primorski housing with the same amenities is much more expensive.

Dolzhanskaya Kosa: bases, boarding houses, hotels

Fans of organized recreation will also not be offended. There are also boarding houses in the village with a large territory. The most demanding clients will be satisfied with the rest in the resort hotel "Na Kalinina". There are two buildings, a swimming pool, a sauna, a closed parking lot, a playground, a shady courtyard. On Chapaeva Street there is also a wonderful resort hotel "U Diana". Swimming pool, dining room, spacious landscaped area, parking - this is not a complete list of services. Recreation bases offer accommodation in budget summer houses. As far as nutrition is concerned, the Dolzhanskaya Kosa offers many options. You can cook yourself. In most private sector offerings, a common kitchen with a set of utensils appears among the services. In some resort hotels the price of the room includes breakfast. And in all you can agree with the owners about the food: half or full board.

Dolzhanskaya spit: prices

Rest on the Azov Sea was and remains budgetary. Housing can be rented, starting from three hundred rubles per person per day. Prices in campings and even lower - from 150 rubles per car. Kuban fruit is very cheap, especially at the end of the season. Prices in cafes and restaurants are medium in the country.