What kind of sea is there in Vladivostok? Title and description. Vladivostok: vacation at sea and not only Svetlanskaya and Pushkinskaya

"Vladivostok-2000". Now this is not only a line from Ilya Lagutenko’s chorus, but also a bill known throughout the country. By the way, the bridge depicted on the banknote became the hallmark of the city almost as soon as it was built. After that, several more large objects were added to the list of top places in Vladivostok - the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the Primorsky Oceanarium.

Spending a weekend in Vladivostok will be interesting for residents of Khabarovsk, Ussuriysk, Nakhodka and other nearby cities, the journey from which will not take much time.

The approximate travel budget for one person is from 4,050 rubles*.

• Round-trip train tickets (from Khabarovsk) *. You can fly from Moscow to Vladivostok every day. Prices start * one way. The flight lasts from 8 hours.
• 1 night in a hostel - * or in a 3* hotel - *;
• The average bill in a cafe is 400 rubles;
• Walks around the city, travel on public transport, souvenirs - 1000 rubles.

FEFU embankment on Russian Island

Entrance to the campus was opened to all citizens in the summer of 2014. Since then, at any time of the year, every weekend, the FEFU embankment resembles Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg: there is beauty all around and many tourists. And from July to September, when the water temperature in Ajax Bay rises to 20-25 degrees, local residents fill the entire beach area, just over one kilometer long.

The entire campus area is 800,000 square meters. These include educational buildings, exhibition complexes, and a walking area, which will be the most interesting for tourists. Since in Vladivostok there are no longer well-groomed massive parks with trees, ponds and a waterfall, it is worth going for a walk to Russian Island.

You can get here only via a modern cable-stayed bridge - the second highest in the world (324 meters).

Where is it: Russky Island, Ajax stop
Entrance to the territory: free

Primorsky Oceanarium

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Russian Island is an integral part of Vladivostok, with its own attractions around every turn. For example, the Primorsky Oceanarium with 500 species of marine species and river inhabitants. And also - a show with Misha the walrus, dolphins, sea lions, fur seals and white whales.

The scientific and educational complex is divided into three exhibitions: the zone of the prehistoric period, the polar world and tropical forests. In addition to aquariums with fish, there are interactive areas and touch screens with information about a particular species, the animal’s habitat, etc. Excursions are organized for all visitors. By the way, if the ticket price seems high, you can take a walk in the open area of ​​the aquarium for free. Free admission.

Where is it: Russky Island, Academician Kasyanov Street, 25
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 9:30-18:30, Monday - closed**
Ticket price: on weekdays - 700 rubles, on weekends and holidays - 900 rubles
Website: primocean.ru

Viewpoint "Eagle's Nest"

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There is no need to talk long about the bridge across the Golden Horn Bay: just seeing it once is enough. The best view is from a bird's eye view at the Eagle's Nest observation deck (the monument to Cyril and Methodius is also located there). The bridge is especially beautiful at night, thanks to the illumination and headlights of passing cars.

Recently, the viewing platform has become famous for its graffiti: on one of the walls of a nearby building, a giant Far Eastern leopard is painted - the symbol and pride of the Primorsky Territory.
The image of the rarest big cat on the planet was created by South African graffiti artist Sonny as part of a worldwide campaign to protect endangered animals. Vladivostok became the first city in Russia where such work appeared.

Where is it located: above the viaduct from the upper funicular station or above the Funicular bus stop

Svetlanskaya and Pushkinskaya

Moscow for tourists begins from Red Square, and Vladivostok - from Svetlanskaya, the first and main street of the city. Here: shopping centers, cafes, hostels, museums, cinemas, GUM and much more. It is on Svetlanskaya that there are many old houses of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.

Business and residential buildings from past centuries can also be found on Pushkinskaya Street. Of particular interest are mansions in the Gothic style, buildings similar to knights' castles, and facades with patterned metal grilles, reminiscent of the era of “romantic modernism.”

Where is it: the starting point from Svetlanskaya to Pushkinskaya - the Ocean cinema or the Ussuri cinema

Funicular

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The funicular is a unique type of public transport. This type of rail tram operates only in Sochi and Vladivostok (not to be confused with cable cars, which are sometimes also called funiculars).

The Primorsky funicular is just two cable-driven carriages that run up and down the slope of the Orlina hill, connecting Pushkinskaya and Sukhanov streets. The length of the route is 183 meters, which is 1.5 minutes on the way. Not long, cheap and effective.

Address: lower funicular station on the street. Pushkinskaya, 29
Opening hours: Mon-Sat 07:00-20:00, Sun 07:30-20:00**
Fare: 12 rubles

Old courtyard of GUM

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It is always crowded, noisy and European-cosy: there is music playing, there are many coffee shops, workshops, a hairdresser, and there are several places with street art for selfies or full-fledged photo sessions.
The courtyard is located inside the old GUM building. The department store began its history back in 1884, when Vladivostok was only 24 years old.

GUM address: Svetlanskaya street, 35

Sports embankment

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Another place where you can feel the spirit of the city and have a great time. This place received this name thanks to the Dynamo stadium, built here in the 50s of the last century.

There are many cafes along the embankment, and there is a children's park with rides and a Ferris wheel. In warm weather, here you can lie on the beach (swimming is prohibited), order your portrait from a street artist, ride a Ferris wheel, rent a bicycle or Segway.

One of the attractions of the embankment is the Vladivostok Fortress Museum. The protective structure was built back in the 19th century. Now, in addition to the stone walls, there are many examples of weapons from different times on display here. From the museum grounds there is an excellent view of the Sports Embankment and the Amur Bay.

Where is it located: next to the city’s Central Square

Korabelnaya embankment

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Korabelnaya Embankment is located in the very center of Vladivostok on the shore of Zolotoy Rog Bay.
Here they see off and greet sailors, and at noon the cannon roars. This is where the history of the city begins: it was on the northern shore of the bay that, by order of Governor General Nikolai Muravyov-Amursky, the military post of Vladivostok was founded in the summer of 1860, which 20 years later received the status of a city.

From Korabelnaya Embankment there is a road to the young Tsesarevich Embankment, built not far from the supports of the Golden Bridge in 2012. Parents with children, cyclists and rollerbladers especially like to come here.

Where is it located: down 30 meters from the Tsarevich Arch or the city museum to Peter the Great Street, 6

The main building of the museum named after. V. K. Arsenyeva

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The Vladimir Klavdievich Arsenyev Museum in Vladivostok operates under the motto: “Man. Space. Time". This is the first local history museum in the Far East since 1884. The halls have been expanding their collections for 130 years with the participation of Far Eastern researchers, patrons and donors. Today, the complete collection consists of more than 400,000 originals. For example, the history of the city during the Civil War is stored here - in the form of photographs, notes and uniforms; artifacts of the Bohai era found in Primorye; letters from Mrs. Eleanor Prey from Vladivostok to America and much more.

The main building of the museum on Svetlanskaya is equipped for blind and hard of hearing visitors; master classes and classes for schoolchildren are held here. There are permanent and temporary exhibitions on three floors.

Address: Svetlanskaya street, 20
Opening hours: daily 10:00-19:00**
Ticket prices must be confirmed with the administrator
Website: arseniev.org

Tokarevsky Mayak

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A port city is unthinkable without a lighthouse; it is located on the Egerschöld cape. The Tokarevskaya Cat lighthouse has been helping ships in Peter the Great Bay since 1910.
The tower stands on the tip of Tokarevsky's cat. Koshka is a narrow rocky spit about 750 meters long. Now it is artificially raised and looks like a dam. The depths in the immediate vicinity of the cat are shallow, and tidal currents are fast, this greatly complicates the passage of ships between the cat and Cape Bezymyanny in the Eastern Bosphorus Strait. The lighthouse shows where the cat ends. The range of the lighthouse light is 12 miles.
By the way, next to the lighthouse, depending on the time of year, either townspeople or spotted seals swim in the sea. The water here is quite clean.

Where is it: Mayak final stop, further along the main road 1.5 kilometers towards the sea (on the map)

Safari Park

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Tourists from all over the world come to Primorsky Safari Park. Including journalists from the National Geographic Channel for filming the next episodes of the program. There are practically no cages in the park; animals move freely around the territory. This is about 300 birds and animals on 9 hectares.

The Safari Park gained particular popularity and “likes” on social networks when the story of the friendship between the tiger Amur and the goat Timur thundered throughout the country.

Where is it located: 39 kilometers from the Vladivostok-Nakhodka state highway, Shkotovo village
Opening hours: from 9:00 to 17:00 seven days a week**
Cost of visit: 300-450 rubles depending on the excursion
Park website: safaripark25.ru

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Supra

Supra is a restaurant of Georgian cuisine with very affordable prices, a colorful atmosphere, a rich and tasty assortment and a long queue. The downside of the establishment is that it does not provide “reservations”. It doesn’t matter if two guests want to have dinner, or fifteen people come for lunch.

All you need to do is contact the administrator at the entrance and find out if there are free seats. There is no table - take a ticket for the queue and wait. Waiting time: from 10 minutes to 1.5 hours, depending on how busy the restaurant is.

According to many visitors (even those who waited several hours on a Friday or Saturday evening), the result is worth the wait. As a rule, people fall in love with Supra after the first khinkali and Adjarian-style khachapuri.

Average check: 700 rubles
Opening hours: 12:00-24:00**
Website:

Many people think that the Far East is terribly far away and not interesting...... those who think so are deeply mistaken!!! In fact, a trip to the Far East can cost the same as to the Black Sea coast. Thanks to the Government of the Russian Federation, 4 cities of the Far East have the privilege of discounted tickets from Moscow (Although it is very strange that the residents of Krasnodar, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg are to blame, from where tickets are 3 times more expensive than from Moscow), there is a system of state subsidies for air travel from Moscow to Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vladivostok, passengers flying to these cities pay only 30% of the ticket, as a result the price by plane is lower than by train, or 6 days to travel in a carriage or 8-9 hours on a plane. The center of air transportation to the Far East is Vladivostok, the city is the Gateway of the Far East!!! And from Vladivostok you can already get to any point in any region of the eastern part of the country or to neighboring China, Japan and Korea.
In relation to the Pacific Ocean, one can apply the well-known phrase “See the Pacific Ocean and die!” Indeed, what can be seen in Vladivostok is difficult to find in any other region of Russia. So, first things first.
And now I have 3 exciting days ahead in the Far East, and now I’m in Vnukovo, on the plane and the familiar phrase “Ladies and gentlemen, we are ready for takeoff, please fasten your seat belts!” And now, in a moment, Airbus 330 has gained altitude and we are already rushing to the East. Along the way, the flight attendants fed us 2 times and offered us drinks 2 more times. The night passed unnoticed, but in general it was unnoticed, since we flew all night and the sun was shining.
And then 7 hours flew by, and the Amur delta appeared at the bottom, glittering temptingly below, the weather was good in the Khabarovsk Territory, which cannot be said about the Primorsky Territory. After 8 hours of flight, we began to descend; fog awaited us below - a common weather phenomenon in Primorye.
Soft landing at Vladivostok airport. The runways are located 2 km from the airport terminal building. If in Moscow landing was carried out along one ladder, then here 2 covered ladders were installed for the plane. Near the airport terminal building in Vladivostok, which is located 44 km from Vladivostok in the city of Artyom, there is a bus station from which you can go to Nakhodka, Artyom or to the Vladivostok bus station (bus 205) or railway. Vladivostok station (bus 107). The fare to Vladivostok is 60 rubles. Numerous taxi drivers attack you, offering to take you to Vladivostok, hinting at problems with the bus service. There are indeed problems; due to the remoteness of the airport, traffic is carried out according to a schedule, for example 107 runs only 10 times a day.
So I jumped on the 107 bus and went into town. The road from the airport at the time of my arrival was practically non-existent, since the highway was being repaired, and we drove along the side of the road, as a result the travel time was 1 hour 40 minutes!!! (average speed 26 km/h!). Along the way, I observed the foggy landscapes of the city. Upon arrival at the railway station station bought a ticket for the evening train to Khabarovsk and went to explore the city. Firstly, the stele indicating that “The Great Trans-Siberian Railway ends here, the distance to Moscow is 9288 km” is worthy of attention. The railway is very interesting. The station, designed in the same architectural genre as the Yaroslavl station in Moscow, was not done in vain, because the Trans-Siberian Railway runs between these stations.

Behind the railway tracks there is a marine terminal; it does not have any special architectural meaning, but it is at its pier that you can see various foreign ships arriving at the Golden Horn Bay. On the day of my arrival, a cargo ship from Panama was located here.
Then I walked along Aleutskaya Street, to the intersection with the street. Svetlanskaya. Svetlanskaya is the central street of Vladivostok.
Turning left, I soon went out to the Ocean cinema, and nearby there was Sports Embankment and the beach. There is also an oceanarium, where all the inhabitants of the Pacific Ocean are represented, the Vladivostok Fortress, a lot of souvenirs are sold there, the park has a Ferris wheel and other entertainment facilities. You can often find fish stores; when you go into them, you find yourself in a museum; there are even signs saying “Photography is prohibited.” In such stores you can see many ocean inhabitants that cannot be found even in the most sophisticated restaurants in Moscow. The prices for ocean delicacies are also scary; shrimp (they are large and fresh) cost from 650 rubles per kilogram!!! Walking along the streets of Vladivostok you will come across Chinese restaurants and shops.
Then I walked along Svetlanskaya, along the Korabelnaya embankment, this part already overlooks the Golden Horn Bay, and the Sea of ​​Japan is not visible here. There are many monuments here, and the most famous monument is the submarine S-56.
Walking along Svetlanskaya Street you can see many interesting buildings: GUM, Circus, Primorye Bank, Triumphal Arch of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and many others. All buildings are made in European style and there is no hint of the long-term presence of Chinese expansion. Not far from the circus there is the only cable car in Russia; you can climb the hill and see the outskirts of Vladivostok and a wonderful view of the Golden Horn Bay.
The weather allowed us to enjoy the beauty of the Primorsky capital.
During my visit, massive construction was underway in the city, 3 bridges were being built across the Golden Horn Bay, to Russky Island and across the Amur Bay, sidewalks and building facades were being repaired in the city center, everyone was preparing for the APEC 2012 summit. I think by the time of this event the city will look very beautiful.
Since I had seen most of the city’s attractions, I decided to take a ride to Russky Island. The ticket office is located at some distance from the Marine Station, where ferries departing for islands located close to Vladivostok are boarded there. Riding on pleasure boats is also not very common in Vladivostok. A ticket to Russky Island costs 40 rubles. It is offered to return for the same money. The ferry journey takes 30 minutes, the same amount of time before returning. The ferry was filled to capacity as it was the final trip. It was very interesting to see who sailed there, 99% were male, of which 80% were Chinese. A very beautiful panorama opens up when the ferry leaves the open sea from the Golden Horn Bay.
After 30 minutes, our ferry docked at Russky Island, I got out, looked at what this island is like - it’s a kind of residential microdistrict of Vladivostok, in the near future (by the 2012 summit) the Far Eastern Federal University, hotel complexes will be located on the island, it will be connected by a bridge across the strait, entertainment complexes and much more. The standing bridge will be the longest bridge in Russia, its length will be almost 5 kilometers!
According to some estimates, it will take about 200 billion rubles to equip the island. In general, they promise that there will be a garden city.

Then I took a ferry back to Vladivostok; Russian engineers and other managers involved in construction on the island were already on their way back. And within 30 minutes I was back on the mainland, on the Vladivostok embankment.
After some time, boarding began on the branded train “Russia” Vladivostok - Moscow. Only 2 branded trains run from Vladivostok, both of them go to the “capitals”: ​​“Russia” to the capital of the state, Moscow, and “Ocean” to Khabarovsk, the capital of the Far East. In general, railway transport lives a strange life in the Far East, on Russian railways Moscow time is in effect, Moscow time is printed on tickets, and local time is printed on the board!!! Therefore, before the trip, you have to calculate what time the train will depart. So “Russia” was listed on the ticket at 14:00, but according to local time it’s already 7 hours later, that is, 21:00!!!
I was traveling alone in the compartment, but as it turned out not for long, in Ussuriysk soldiers loaded into the carriage (this is not the first time I am convinced that our army lives well, they ride on branded trains, although we were followed by fast train No. 239!, because tickets on a branded train are more expensive 1.5 times!).
In the morning at 11 o'clock I arrived in the capital of the Far East - Khabarovsk.
Since the city is located on a plain, there is no such panoramic view of the city as can be seen in Vladivostok. I bought a guide to the city and the first thing that caught my eye was that from the station in the direction of Amur there are 2 boulevards: Amursky and Ussuriysky, it is noteworthy that in the center there is a pedestrian zone with significant vegetation, and this part of the boulevard is 3 times wider than the size of the road parts, walking along the boulevard you can hardly hear cars!!!
There is a Chinese market near the Palace of Trade Unions. Here you can buy anything you want, and at the same time bargain and chat with the Chinese. The Chinese border passes 10 kilometers from Khabarovsk. In general, from the railway From the station it takes about 20 minutes to walk to the Amur embankment. You can also get there by public transport (15 rubles), but walking is still more interesting. Walking around the city, you can understand that the city lives such a unique metropolitan life, but there is no rush characteristic of large cities. Approaching the Amur embankment, I saw the stadium named after. Lenin, this is the home stadium of the SKA-Energia football team (participates in the 1st division). The Amur embankment is very clean, there is a beautiful river fence. But the Amur itself is something so muddy and dirty, because it flows from China, and there are chemical factories on its banks. There are pleasure boats at the river station. For 250 rubles, an hour's walk along the Amur, the ship reaches the bridge over the Amur, this bridge is depicted on the 5,000 ruble banknote, the length of this bridge is 3,890 m. This bridge is 2-storey, automobile traffic is organized on the upper tier, and a railway is organized on the lower tier. The Khabarovsk Bridge is called the “Amur Miracle”.
After a walk along the Amur, I went on to walk around the city. By the way, in the area of ​​the river station there are modern machines with gas water, the water there is with barberry, mango, apple and other flavors syrup.
Then I walked along Muravyov-Amursky Street to Lenin Square, this square is the second largest in Russia after Red Square in Moscow.
Walking along Muravyov-Amursky Street, you can feel the “metropolitan” appearance of Khabarovsk. On Lenin Square there is a large fountain and many more small fountains, in general it is beautiful. You can see many guests and residents of the Far Eastern capital walking along this square. There are also a lot of skateboarders and cyclists on the square, I remembered that in Perm they got rid of this after the construction of the only extreme park in Russia, and in Khabarovsk pedestrians can be knocked over by these extreme sports enthusiasts.
Khabarovsk turned out to be a surprisingly expensive city for the average Russian; the average bill in catering establishments (cafes and canteens) is from 300 rubles! The souvenir products were also surprising with their price; magnets cost from 70 to 200 rubles; for example, in Vladivostok it costs 30-50 rubles. Then I walked along Ussuriysky Boulevard, where I walked along the alley of the Bremen Town Musicians, that is, the street where the sculptures of the heroes of this cartoon are installed. I don’t know why this is in Khabarovsk, but it’s still interesting. The weather in Khabarovsk was clear and warm all day; street thermometers showed from +25 to +32! Khabarovsk is an amazing city, and it is the complete opposite of Vladivostok.
In the evening I already boarded the branded train “Ocean” running from Khabarovsk to Vladivostok. Leaving Khabarovsk, I did not regret that I spent the whole day visiting this city.

Early in the morning the train began to approach Vladivostok, outside the window the endless expanses of the Amur Bay of the Pacific Ocean (Sea of ​​Japan) were visible.
The train was traveling along the coast; the weather in Vladivostok was cloudy and fog was visible in places. Frequent weather changes in Primorye are a constant phenomenon. Exactly according to schedule, at 1:00 Moscow time (8:00 local) time, the train arrived at its final destination - Vladivostok, the city where the Great Trans-Siberian Railway ends.
Upon arrival, I went to the store to buy gifts from the Pacific Ocean. I bought, of course, caviar (price 1300 rubles/kg), smoked octopus (1000 rubles/kg), fish sausage (300 rubles/kg). Then I jumped on bus 107 and went to the airport. Despite the foggy weather, the plane took off on schedule.
The main passengers on our flight were shift workers returning home from construction projects on Russky Island. The plane landed in Moscow 30 minutes ahead of schedule. Thanks to time zones, very interesting mathematics is also obtained, we took off from Vladivostok at 12 noon, were in Moscow already at 14-00, but the 9-hour flight was very tiring. There were 6 hours left before the flight to Perm, I decided to visit Victory Park and take a walk near the most beautiful fountains in Moscow. Then I returned to Vnukovo.
The adventures didn't end after boarding the plane. The departure was delayed due to a traffic jam on the runway, the fact is that in the evening a large number of flights take off from Vnukovo, and they are all waiting for departure, we waited for 30 minutes. Having taken off and gained altitude, the flight attendants began to feed us dinner. But they did not calculate that due to the flight delay, we would fly to Perm in 1 hour 35 minutes to a place of 2 hours of flight, as a result, only half of the passengers managed to drink tea.
This is how you can fly to the Far East for 3 days - an amazing region in its beauty and originality.

Vladivostok is a relatively young city. It was founded in 1860. The territory of the city is located in the south of the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula. It includes about 20 islands. The historical time in which the city was founded was characterized by a very unstable military-political situation. Therefore, Russia more than ever needed a fortified city that could protect the country from both land and sea enemy attacks. Now the population of Vladivostok is about 700 thousand people.

Bays and bays in Vladivostok. What sea is near the city?

The remote geographical location of the city contributes to the fact that many Russians wonder what kind of sea is located off the coast of this glorious city. But in fact, there is no way to answer this question unambiguously. After all, in fact, there are only bays located near the city: this is, for example, the Golden Horn Bay, as well as Peter the Great Bay. There are also larger bays here - Amursky and Ussuriysky. However, they all belong to the Sea of ​​Japan.

It seems that the waters of the bays in Vladivostok have neither beginning nor end. Which sea gives rise to all its bays? The Sea of ​​Japan is not so merciful that it is possible (at least hypothetically) to build a port city on it. Formidable storms often rage on its territory, raising giant waves that are dangerous for ships. Hurricanes and typhoons are common here. Sometimes the wave height reaches ten meters or more. Therefore, Vladivostok is located in much more peaceful climatic conditions. What sea washes it? This fact does not have a big impact on its climate, since the city is reliably protected by the waters of bays and bays.

The Sea of ​​Japan is located between Asia, the Korean Peninsula, the Sakhalin and Japanese islands. In terms of its impressive size, this sea is second only to the Bering and Okhotsk. The sea depth varies from 900 m to 2.6 km. The Sea of ​​Japan is entirely located in the monsoon climate region of temperate latitudes.

Other names for the Sea of ​​Japan

Only now the residents of Russia know the Sea of ​​Japan by its own name. For the Russian people, it is not surprising that it is called Japanese - after all, Japan really is located beyond its horizon. But until the 18th century, the sea had many other names. Now everyone knows what kind of sea is in Vladivostok. Its name in those days was different: sometimes “Korean”, sometimes “Eastern”, sometimes “Choson” (the word “Choson” means the ancient name of Korea).

The harsh climate of the Sea of ​​Japan causes many of its underwater inhabitants to migrate to warmer parts in winter. But of all the seas of Russia, it is the Japanese sea that is richest in fish. In total, about 900 types of fish live in its waters. Two hundred of this diversity are the target of the fishing industry.

Discovery of Peter the Great Bay

This bay is essentially one of the largest bays in the Far East. For a long time it did not have any name. After all, the entire Pacific coast in this area was empty back in the 19th century. This marine object received its name Peter the Great Bay in 1859, when the Governor-General of the East Siberian District N.N. Muravyov-Amursky personally participated in the exploration of new territories. This general gave the bay its name.

Features of the bay

The coastline of the bay is very indented. There are a large number of peninsulas, small bays, and small rivers. In fact, Peter the Great Bay is a real paradise for artists. After all, the wild landscapes of this area can fascinate anyone with their beauty. This is also the largest bay in Vladivostok. What sea is located in this area? And this bay is also part of the Sea of ​​Japan. The climate here is mostly continental, despite its close location to the ocean. This type of climate is especially pronounced in the western part of the bay. Summers here are hot, temperatures often reach +35° C. Winters are cold and harsh.

On the shores of this bay, residents of Vladivostok often practice rescuing seals. Any of them, having found a weakened animal on the shore, knows that they need to call a special seal rehabilitation center. This center was opened here after the famous writer L. Beloivan, together with her husband, rescued and rescued a small seal.

Golden Horn Bay

Continuing the study of the question “On which sea is Vladivostok located?”, we cannot ignore this bay. After all, its blue waters divide the city into two parts. Here are the most fascinating landscapes of Vladivostok. This bay also has historical significance: after all, it was on its shores that the construction of the seaside capital of Russia once began. The largest fishing enterprises, ports, as well as the largest ship repair organizations in Vladivostok are also located here. Which sea includes the Golden Horn Bay? The answer will be the same - this is the Sea of ​​Japan. The bay was named after itself in 1859, by analogy with the Golden Horn Bay, located in Istanbul. Its depth is about 20-30 meters. In Turkey, the bay of the same name flows into the Bosphorus Strait.

Amur and Ussuriysky bays in Vladivostok. What sea gave birth to these bays?

Amur Bay is located near the northwestern shore of Peter the Great Bay. Its depth is about 20 meters. The width of the bay is also impressive - 65 km. In winter, it is covered with a small layer of ice, and already at the end of April the reservoir is free of ice. Many residents of various regions of Russia ask: “The port of Vladivostok - on what sea is it located?” The large port area is located on the eastern coast of the Amur Bay. This area is very densely populated. There are also a large number of other villages, boarding houses, and children's camps. The main treasure of the Amur Bay is its fish stocks. Halibut, herring, salmon, flounder and other species are found in large quantities here.

Ussuri Bay is an internal bay off the northern coast of Peter the Great Bay. From the beginning of spring to the beginning of autumn, the fog season lasts here. The largest number of foggy days on the Ussuri Bay occurs in May. But the shores of this bay are also very popular among tourists. These are Steklyashka Bay, Lazurnaya (or, as it is also called, Shamora), Muravyinaya and Sukhodol.

If for Russians living in the west of our country in the summer all roads lead to Sochi or Crimea, then in the east everyone rushes to Primorye. In August-September, the entire length of the sea dazzles the eye with the colorful tents and you can study the geography of the Far East by looking at the license plates.

Latitude Crimean, longitude Kolyma

The capital of Primorye, Vladivostok, is located almost at the same latitude as Sochi. If not even further south. Palm trees do not bloom here, but in summer it will be hotter than on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. True, the weather here is capricious. In June there are fogs and rains. Typhoons are common in August. But September is the most golden time! Velvet season, Indian summer - whichever you prefer.

There are palm trees in Primorye. True, artificial...

You can swim in the Sea of ​​Japan until the beginning of October. The water temperature at this time is still around 20 degrees. That is why in September there is a peak of cultural events of various scales in Vladivostok. For example, the Pacific Meridian film festival, which attracts Russian film stars. The whole city gathers to watch the stars walk along the red carpet. During the festival, visiting guests are taken on a ride through coastal towns and villages. So-called creative meetings in hospitable villages clearly do not add to their health.

And, of course, all guests are certainly taken to the islands. Swim in the clearest sea, scuba dive, taste flounder fish soup with vodka. Some of our stars are so fascinated by the seaside beauties that they visit every three months. For example, the groups “Chaif” or “Chizh and Co” can be found more often in Primorye than in Moscow.

Vladivostok is far away. But this is our city!

This popular phrase belongs to the leader of the world proletariat and greets everyone arriving by train. And on the platform of the local station they are greeted by a sign with numbers - 9288 kilometers. This is exactly how much separates the capital of Primorye from Moscow. Vladivostok is the end of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Next is the sea.

Many people like to compare Vladivostok with San Francisco. Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev was the first to do this. It's been the same since then. Although Vladivostok has its own unique face.

The city is surrounded on three sides by the sea. A port city with all the attributes of port life. Hills with breathtaking views. Narrow streets in the city center with Japanese cars scurrying around.

A visiting Russian in Vladivostok is struck by two things: the complete absence of domestic cars and the extremely large presence of beautiful girls. Nature really doesn’t skimp on beauties...

Foreigners like to emphasize that Vladivostok is a European city in Asia. That's why they come here. However, the proximity of Asia also left its mark. The old quarters were built by the Japanese and Chinese. It is not Moldovans who are working on current construction sites, but migrant workers from the Middle Kingdom.

During the Russo-Japanese War, Vladivostok was turned into a fortified city. Today, one of the city’s hallmarks is the Vladivostok Fortress Museum of fortification architecture. And around the city there are numerous forts that keep many secrets. Rumor has it that the entire city is dug with underground tunnels, and one of them even leads to Russky Island. Local diggers now take tourists around the dungeons and catacombs and tell all sorts of horror stories about them.

Any visiting tourist in Vladivostok needs to do three things: ride the funicular, walk along the Embankment and drink beer with shrimp. Further optional: museums, art galleries, restaurants and nightclubs. And, of course, the sea...

The southernmost region of Russia

The name Primorye speaks for itself. The length of the coastline in the Primorsky Territory exceeds 900 kilometers. Add to this about a hundred large and small islands.

On weekends, ferries leaving for the islands are reminiscent of the flight of the White Guards from Russia. Tourists almost hang in clusters from the sides.

Russky Island, Popova Island, Reineke Island, Peschany Peninsula - the choice of vacation spots is wide. Happy owners of yachts, boats and motor boats (and there are more and more of them every year) find more secluded places. Fortunately, there are plenty of uninhabited islands.

By the way, the southernmost islands of Russia are located in Primorye. These are the Furugelm Islands. Further already. However, it is quite difficult for a mere mortal to get there. The islands belong to the only Marine Reserve in Russia. This place is unique. It is no coincidence that several years ago President Vladimir Putin was so fascinated by these places that he spent a whole week here.

The head of state was treated to seafood delicacies - scallop and sea cucumber. And then the idea was born to build the largest aquarium in Russia in Primorye, where you can gaze at the inhabitants of all seas and oceans. Although this can be done now. Although small, there is already a very representative oceanarium in Vladivostok.

The underwater world of Primorye is rich and diverse. There is plenty for divers here. Local dive centers will equip and take you to any point in Peter the Great Bay. Including within the Marine Reserve.

Pearls of the coast

The most famous beach outside Primorye is Shamora, glorified by Mumiy Troll and sung by Konstantin Kinchev. The official name of this place is Lazurnaya Bay. Even twenty years ago it attracted tourists no less than the famous Cote d'Azur. A picture from childhood: thousands of colorful tents nestled on any more or less suitable piece of coastline and pushing each other towards the sea itself. Next to each tent is a “Zhiguli”, “Moskvich” or the hero of folklore “Zaporozhets”. The cars have Khabarovsk, Amur and Magadan license plates. People from all over the Far East came here to spend a vacation by the sea. Today Shamora is a vacation spot for the majority of Vladivostok residents. On a weekend there is nowhere for an apple to fall, and in the evening getting out of here is a real hassle. You will have to stand in traffic jam for more than one hour. The once wild beach is now overgrown with all kinds of houses, summer cafes, and kebab shops. At the service of vacationers are scooters, bananas, kites and much more. You won’t see tourist tents in Shamora anymore...

However, as before, with the onset of summer, a stream of beach lovers heads to Primorye. And now Khabarovsk, Amur, Magadan and other Far Eastern numbers can be found almost on the entire coast of the Primorsky Territory. The real Mecca of wild tourism remains the southwest of Primorye - the Khasansky district. This corner is called the Pearl of the region. And probably rightfully so. Until recently, economic activity in these places was limited (37% of the district’s territory is specially protected natural areas), and therefore the region is considered environmentally friendly. When it became known that the future oil pipeline would end in these places and the construction of an oil terminal was planned, a real war broke out over the safety of the local bays, which the government and oil workers ultimately lost.

The Khasan region has a mild, almost subtropical climate. Cozy coves with beautiful sandy beaches, clear turquoise sea with a rich underwater world. And also bizarre rocks covered with burial pines. The beauty here inspires artists and photographers. Primorye politicians and nouveau riche relax here.

Like mushrooms after rain, recreation centers are springing up along the entire coast - for every taste and budget. It is almost impossible to buy a ticket there in July-August. And everyone wants to relax. Therefore, lovers of the sea and sun prefer the usual type of recreation - in tents. But even for such a “wild” vacation you now have to pay. The district administration realized that it is possible and necessary to make money from tourists. And now one day on the shore costs 100 rubles per nose. Plus another hundred from the car. You also need to buy firewood. And that adds up to an impressive amount. But this does not stop Khabarovsk tourists. The main tourist center of the south-west of Primorye - Andreevka - is reminiscent of Sochi twenty years ago. Local residents rent out rooms, verandas, and corners to visiting tourists. The money earned will last until next summer.

Despite the authorities’ attempts to control the flow of savage tourists, they still scatter all over the coast and find secluded corners. Some climb almost to the Russian-Korean border. For one such group, their vacation in the southernmost lands almost ended sadly. About ten years ago a group of Khabarovsk students vacationed in these places. One fine sunny day, several people decided to ride on the surface of the water in a rubber boat, but did not calculate their own strength, wind and current. As a result, North Korean border guards helped them stop the drift and go ashore. The students suffered a fair amount of fear, but what memories of the summer!

Behind the fog and the smell of taiga...

And yet Primorye is not only the sea and beaches. After all, the symbol of Primorye is the tiger - the owner of the Ussuri taiga. By the way, it’s not difficult to see a tiger now. Not far from Spassk there is a zoological hospital where a tiger family, Kucher and Nyurka, has been living for several years. They live almost in a natural environment. I remember I brought a French friend there. Airline employee Christophe had by that time traveled to over 50 countries. However, when he saw the tabby cat, he stood for a long time with his mouth open, and then bought all the photographs with images of the tiger.

Primorye has long been, and probably rightfully, considered promising for the development of eco-tourism. Mountains, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, ancient extinct volcanoes, caves are unique in scientific, educational and aesthetic terms.

You can, for example, go to the very north of the region, where roads have not yet been built. This kind of vacation is preferred by those who have already seen and re-seen Thailand and. Or who, on the contrary, you can’t drag there for any price. They live in tents, catch trout and red fish with fishing rods in mountain rivers, and go rafting. It brings exotics here for the sake of foreigners, who usually go to the Udyghe village of Agzu and go down the Samarga River on national boats - ulmangs. The number of such tourists is not yet large. But it is possible that the flow of tourists will soon increase significantly. Thus, the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve has developed several routes deep into the taiga and along the coast. The route to Lake Blagodatnoye is especially popular among our and foreign tourists. Only here you can see edelweiss blooming on the coast.

In general, in recent years, routes around Primorye have become increasingly popular. So the Primorye residents themselves changed their tourism priorities from China to their native expanses. In addition, without leaving the region, you can not only relax, but also receive treatment. Primorsky Krai has very impressive reserves of natural healing and health resources. There are all the main types of medicinal mud known in Russia: sea silt, sapropel, etc. Plus about 100 manifestations and deposits of various types of mineral waters. Shmakovsky springs in their healing characteristics are not inferior to the North Caucasian Mineral Waters.

In general, the choice of place and method of recreation is wide and varied. If you want, laze on the beach, or if you want, study the geography and biology of the Primorsky Territory in practice. You can spend your vacation in a cramped tent, or in a comfortable house at a recreation center.

HELPFUL INFORMATION

HOW TO GET THERE

By train from Yaroslavsky station. The journey is long and tiring (7 days), but unforgettable. After all, many famous people have taken this route - Alla Pugacheva, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Paulo Coelho, Kim Jong Il, David Bowie and many others.

A compartment ticket for the train "" costs 9,700 rubles. There is a cheaper train - 6500 one way, but you can get there on a reserved seat for only 2500.

By plane to Vladivostok. The cost of tickets in economy class is from 17 thousand (with a transfer) to 24 thousand rubles (round trip). Planes take off daily in the evening from Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo airports. The flight is no less tiring - 9 hours. But on approaching Vladivostok you can see the sun rising.

Arrival airport

The airport is located 60 km from Vladivostok - in the city of Artem. You can get to Vladivostok by bus (runs every two hours, costs 50 rubles) or by taxi, which is much more expensive. Delivery directly to your doorstep will cost approximately 1200-1300 rubles. If you go to another city (Nakhodka, Ussuriysk) the prices are twice as high.

WHERE TO STAY

There are many hotels in the city. There are prestigious and expensive ones - Hyundai, Vlad Motor Inn, where the cheapest room costs from 4,000 rubles per day. The most popular are the Vladivostok Hotel, the Amur Bay Hotel and the Equator Hotel, whose windows offer a gorgeous view of the sea. The cost of a single room with a sea view is 1900-2000 rubles per day. The price includes buffet breakfast.

You can also stay in hotels at home (700 rubles per day). Renting an apartment will cost from 900 to 1400 rubles per day.

The cost of one day of rest at a country recreation center is from 600 rubles to 1800 rubles, depending on the comfort and season.

WHERE TO EAT

Vladivostok has a wide selection of restaurants and cafes. The choice is European, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Georgian, Armenian cuisine. However, prices are higher than in Moscow. On average, a trip to a sushi bar will cost 800 rubles. Most restaurants are concentrated in the city center. There are many cheap fast food cafes.

WHAT TO BUY

When in Primorye, first of all you need to try seafood - shrimp, mole crickets, squid, crabs. You can bring home caviar, all kinds of supplements and vitamins made from seaweed and organisms infused with ginseng. Local alcoholic products are also in demand - all kinds of tinctures (antlers with honey, rose hips with cognac, etc.).

ATTRACTIONS

In Vladivostok you can stroll through the historical center of the city, look at the Korabelnaya Embankment, the Museum named after V.K. Arsenyev, Vladivostok Fortress, Oceanarium, walk along the Embankment.

We recommend going to the islands ¬– Popova, Reineke, Russkiy. The latter will host the APEC summit in 5 years. On the way from the airport, you can look at the still virgin Muravyinaya Bay, where one of the five Russian play zones will be located.

MOVEMENT

In Vladivostok you can get around by public transport (tram, bus, trolleybus), as well as by taxi. There are more than 60 taxi companies in the city. But it’s easier to catch a car right on the street.

RENTAL AND RENTAL

The city offers rental cars (Japanese, right-hand drive!!!), yachts, and boats.

Specialized companies organize diving, parachute jumping, air excursions, spearfishing, wild hunting and fishing, rafting and much more.

When choosing a time to travel to Primorye, you should take into account the weather specifics of the region. In Vladivostok, as a rule, April and May are warm and dry, June is rainy, July is sunny, August has frequent typhoons, and the golden time is September and October.

Vladivostok was founded as a military fort in 1860. And it got its name from the imperial ambitions of Tsarist Russia. After all, it means “Own the East.” So Russia tried to strengthen its positions on the Pacific coast. But Vladivostok was prepared for a greater fate than just the base of a military fort. Twenty years later it receives city status. And in 1888 it became the center of the Primorsky region. The city did not lose its strategic importance as part of the USSR. In 1938, it became the terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railway, the fourth largest port for cargo traffic, the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet and the largest scientific center of the entire region. Vladivostok has not lost its significance to this day. Since the twelfth of October this year, 2015, the city began to enjoy a special regime of tax, customs and investment regulation. In connection with the increased attention to this large port, the question becomes very relevant: “What kind of sea is in Vladivostok?” The name of this water area and the features of its bays will be the topic of our article.

Where is Vladivostok located?

The former military fort has now grown and stretches for thirty kilometers from north to south and ten kilometers along the waters of Peter the Great Bay. Modern Vladivostok occupies not only the Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, on which it was once built. There are about fifty small land areas in the waters of Peter the Great Bay. Among them, only six have an area of ​​more than a square kilometer. These are the islands of Elena, Shkot, Rikord, Reineke, Popov and Russian. They are not the only ones who are part of the city district. Vladivostok also captured the Peschany Peninsula with the village of Beregovoe and the village of Trudovoye. Now it is a large urban agglomerate. It includes both a part of the land protruding into the sea and islands. Let's now take a look at the map of the city of Vladivostok. What kind of sea is there? The map shows that the city is washed by the Amur Bay from the west, and by the Ussuri Bay from the east.

Two water areas

The Muravyov Peninsula is the largest in the Primorsky Territory. Its natural continuation is the islands. Closest to the shore is Russian. This island is connected to the mainland by Velvet Street. A chain of others separates the Amur Bay from the Ussuri Bay. Besides them, there are many more bays in Vladivostok. For example, the Golden Horn is the namesake of Istanbul. There is now a beautiful bridge across it. There is also Patroclus Bay in Vladivostok. What sea washes the city? That is the question. Let's not keep the intrigue any longer: Japanese. But this name tells us little. Its water area is huge, and its different parts have their own temperature regime. Both bays, Amur and Ussuri, are part of one, larger one - Peter the Great. Let's look at them in order.

Amur Bay

Among the water areas of the Primorsky Territory, this one cuts most deeply into the land. The Amur Bay includes the notorious bay. Its coastline is very indented, which was the reason to compare it with the landmark of Istanbul. The length of the Amur Bay is about sixty-five kilometers with a width of nine to twenty kilometers. If we talk about the sea in Vladivostok in terms of recreation, then this water area is most suitable for swimming. The Amur Bay is shallower and warms up quickly. But the salinity in it is lower than in the neighboring Ussuriysk, thanks to the outlet of numerous rivers. It is only twenty ppm. On the eastern shore of the water area, the city of Vladivostok is adjacent to an extended resort area with sanatoriums, children's camps, boarding houses and recreation centers.

Ussuri Bay

It is separated from the Amur Peninsula by a large peninsula, on which the central part of Vladivostok and the Evgenia Archipelago are located. quite long and deep. Its length is fifty-one kilometers. The maximum depth is 67 m. It is separated from the higher water area in Vladivostok (which sea washes the city, we have already found out) by the Mayachny capes on the island. Shkot and Sysoeva in the Shkotovsky district on the mainland. This bay also has its own bays: Muravyinaya, Sukhodol, Andreeva. The salinity in this water area increases as you approach the sea. In the apex bays it is thirty ppm, although in Muravyina this figure is 34%. Due to its depth, this part of Peter the Great Bay freezes only partially, near the northern shores. There is also a resort area on the west coast. Despite the fact that the water here is colder than in the Amur Bay, it is here, in (Shamora), that the most popular city beach is located. So if you ask a local what kind of sea is in Vladivostok, you will probably hear the answer - Ussuri.

Peter the Great Bay

This is a higher water area. In addition to the Amur and Ussuri, it includes other bays: Nakhodka, Vostok, Strelok, Posieta. In addition to the Evgeniya archipelago, there are such islands in the Peter the Great Gulf as Two Brothers, Moiseeva, Askold, Furugelma, Putyatin, and the Rimsky-Korsakov group. This huge water area, covering an area of ​​nine thousand square kilometers, begins from the line of Cape Povorotny and the mouth of the Tumannaya River, and ends in Vladivostok. Which sea is the main one for Peter the Great Gulf? We have already talked about this - Japanese. Along the shores of Peter the Great Bay are the cities of Nakhodka, Vostochny port, Bolshoi Kamen, and Fokino. In winter, the open part of the water area is covered only with drifting ice. Fast ice forms in small bays. The salinity of the bay is 33 ppm.

Which sea washes Vladivostok

Now it’s time to talk about the dominant water area of ​​the entire region. This is the Sea of ​​Japan. It is part of the Pacific Ocean. In different countries, the sea bears different names: in Japan - Nihonkai, in Korea - Donghae. This area of ​​origin is a deep-water intrashelf depression. The Sea of ​​Japan is connected to the Pacific Ocean by four straits - Tsushima, Sangarsky, La Perouse and Nevelsky. Thus, this is an internal water area. It is separated from others by Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands and the Japanese Islands. Warm water enters it from the south, but the northern part of the water area completely or partially freezes. This is observed primarily in Vladivostok. What is the salinity of the sea? This figure is thirty-four ppm, which is slightly lower than that of the World Ocean.