Russia, Lake Abrau (Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Territory) - “There is a lake there that is dangerous to swim in. But relaxing with Abrau Durso champagne is great!” Holidays in Abrau-Durso: a mysterious lake and delicious champagne Do you swim in Lake Abrau?
Have you ever been there? How do you know the legend?
By the way, the SPA there involves swimming in champagne! There are actually a lot of programs. Eg:
BATHS WITH CHAMPAGNE
Choose a “Relax” or “Energy” bath
Baths with the addition of champagne provide an excellent opportunity to relax and feel an atmosphere of exceptional emotional pleasure, and carbon dioxide dissolved in water plus all the beneficial properties of grapes provide an excellent tonic and healing effect.
ENERGY bath is a tonic bath with fresh notes of lemongrass, velvety bergamot and sensual patchouli aromas. The bath is enriched with luxurious sea salt "Champagne and Roses" from Keyano.
Bath "RELAX" - anti-stress relaxing bath with delicious jasmine oils, warm aroma of vanilla and delicate lavender. The bath is enriched with luxurious sea salt "Champagne and Roses" from Keyano.
* From December 23, 2016 to January 8, 2017, the cost of the service will be 1920 rubles
Includes:
Bath "ENERGY" - Semi-dry pink champagne "Abrau-Durso"
Bath "RELAX" - Brut white champagne "Abrau-Durso"
20 minutes 1600 RUR
MINI SPA RITUAL "ETERNAL YOUTH"
A bath with golden champagne “Abrau-Durso” rejuvenates and tones the skin, a refreshing peeling “Lemon Myrtle and Coconut” will cleanse and moisturize the skin, a wrap based on white algae will restore skin tone and have a tightening effect. 80 minutes 5900 RUR
Five kilometers from the center of the village, the Tourism Center also offers to stay at the "Round Lake" estate.
Among the mountains and vegetation, a resting place - clean air, silence, Irish horses...
Junior suite for newlyweds - 3600 rubles per night per room
And 2700 rubles per day for other rooms.
Eh, I’ve already imagined my route next summer - to Sochi by car - with a stop for a couple of nights in such a hotel. Behind you will be a tedious, exhausting majority of the journey along the M4, ahead - a picturesque 300 km along the serpentine along the Black Sea. Refreshed, inhaled, let's move on...
There are great opportunities for food in Abrau-Durso. Once upon a time, the best place was the factory canteen - cheaper than in Anapa, and delicious. Now the canteen has been moved from a separate building to the main factory building and is also accessible. The food is simple, ordinary for a canteen, the prices will not be as cheap as they used to be - but acceptable for a canteen. In the photo, the dining room is the far entrance to the white building under a yellow sign. We had lunch there several times - everything was fine.
Next to the building, by the way, there are art objects - a Christmas tree
Flowerbed
There are also plenty of other food outlets in the village, such as cafes with kebabs. The Tourism Center invites us to restaurants
French restaurant "Imperial"
At the Imperial restaurant you will find signature cuisine from chef Sergei Alshevsky, who trained in Michelin-starred restaurants with the best chefs in France. The exquisite menu can satisfy the tastes of true gourmets: a light salad of French goat cheese, tender goose liver, foie gras, duck leg marinated with Provençal herbs... Light and creative cuisine, filled with the aromas of the south, will leave a feeling of harmony and happiness in your soul.
The restaurant’s wine list deserves special mention, consisting of a full collection of premium wines of the geographical name “Divnomorskoe Estate” and a collection of sparkling wines “Abrau-Durso”.
Well, I don’t know... why, having organized such a grandiose business, they didn’t organize a farm with local goats and local cheese?
Good day to all!
Not long ago we vacationed in the city of Gelendzhik and visited various beautiful places. Since we were by car, we first stopped at the Old Park, which is located in Kabardinka. Then we went to Abrau Durso.
There is a very beautiful lake there, in which you can not only swim, but also swim on catamarans, etc. Moreover, on the side of the embankment, catamaran rental is 50 rubles cheaper.
There are several cafes and a canteen on the territory. We went to the canteen. You can eat tasty and inexpensive food there.
After WWII we went to the Abrau store. We bought jam and a bottle of champagne there. And you can even buy a mini bottle of champagne for a gift for 180 rubles. There are a lot of gift options there. You can buy anything: gingerbread, clothes, wine, champagne for every taste and budget .
On the territory there is a Christmas tree made of bottles. The inscription Abrau-Durso made of bottles is also laid out on the walls of the plant.
There is also a small market and an art workshop where you can buy coins, souvenirs, and handmade cosmetics.
Coming out of the Art Workshop you see this bottle:
I advise you to visit this place. You will have many memories!
Thank you for your attention!
This year we visited the village of Abrau-Durso near Novorossiysk. It is probably known to everyone - this is where Abrau-Durso champagne is made.
The village is located about fifteen kilometers from Novorossiysk, at the entrance to it there are vineyards everywhere - they grow champagne. It turned out that Abrau-Durso is more like two villages. Durso is located right by the sea, and Abrau is a little closer to Novorossiysk, and there is no sea there, but there is Lake Abrau.
It is not very suitable for swimming due to the fact that it is not very clean, although some visiting people do swim. But there is rental here, you can swim on the lake on a catamaran or boat.
Also a very interesting excursion to the local sparkling wine factory. 
Please note that children under 12 years old are not allowed on the tour. If you decide to visit, you will learn other interesting things about the production of champagne and the history of the plant. The excursion includes a tasting of five types of champagne; the main thing is not to drink too much in the heat. There is a shop at the factory where you can buy their products, the selection is excellent and cheaper than anywhere else.
You can stay in the village with local residents who rent out rooms, or in hotels, they are here, despite the fact that the village is tiny. There are also cafes where you can eat or shops, so you can buy groceries and cook yourself. Food in stores is a little more expensive than in large chain stores in Novorossiysk itself, but tolerable. In addition, there is a Magnit store, where prices are lower.
There is a small but very beautiful park in Abrau, where it is pleasant to walk in the shade of the trees.
Last night, when it got dark, we went to the fountain show. 
They seem to float in the lake and shimmer in different colors. A very impressive show.
Well, during the day it’s still better to spend most of your time at sea. It’s about five kilometers from Abrau, if you have your own car, this is not a problem at all. But you can also take a walk. The beach is not very big, but it is not very crowded either. It looks like a small bay, the water is very clean, sometimes dolphins swim. There are large pebbles on the beach, I advise you to purchase special swim slippers. There are various attractions for children, such as water slides.
Getting to Novorossiysk is not difficult, even if you don’t have a car, there are minibuses, several times a day, if necessary, you can call a taxi.
Krasnodar region is a mecca of Russian tourism. There are so many directions! There is grape, and sports, and cultural and educational, and medical, and rural, and so beloved by many lazy, or beach, tourism. It assumes the absence of bustle, noisy nightlife, and a large number of people. For such a vacation, tourists prefer to go to a small resort town near Novorossiysk - Abrau-Durso.
There are many beaches here, both well-maintained and completely wild. There is a beach in Abrau-Durso for those who like to sunbathe naked.
Amazing place
Many tourists, only coming on vacation to Abrau-Durso, are surprised to learn that this is actually the name of two settlements located at a distance of just over seven kilometers from each other. The road between them is a mountain serpentine.
Abrau-Durso beach is located in a comfortable climate zone. The weather here is similar to the Mediterranean: mild and warm. In the summer months, the average temperature is around +26̊C. You can enjoy water treatments from late spring to early October.
Abrau-Durso has a wonderful local market, many cafes, cozy small restaurants, and shops. There is even a club for night parties and several discos.
Tired of a beach holiday, resort guests can go hiking in the mountains. The sea in the Durso area lives its own rich life. It is not surprising that divers and spearfishers love these places.
Mountain Abrau
Abrau-Durso beach is a vague concept. And that's why. There are actually two beaches. One in the village of Abrau. There is no sea here. But there is a wonderful mountain lake. The village is simply surrounded by beautiful grape plantations and relict forests. Abrau is a favorite place for lovers of silence and mountain beauty. The lake is located in a mountain basin, and its waters are saturated with limestone. At first glance, the water seems cloudy, but this is a deceptive impression. The waters of the lake are considered healing. The lake is very cool just a few steps from the shore, even on the hottest days.
You can swim and sunbathe in any place you like. Recreation areas along the road leading to the “limanchik” are especially popular. There are always parking spaces, the coastal area is quite large and there is a shady forest nearby. No less popular is the wooden pier near the Imperial Hotel.
A popular entertainment is riding on rented boats or catamarans. Boats are often rented for fishing.
Marine Durso
The village of Durso is located on the coast and has several separate beaches. Therefore, if you ask a taxi driver the route “Abrau-Durso, beach,” then he usually takes you to Durso.
The main beach of the village - Central - is pebbly. Locals recommend buying comfortable flip-flops with thick soles for the beach. The beach is located in a bay surrounded by picturesque rocks. The sea gradually gains depth, so there are many families with children here.
There is more entertainment in Durso than in Abrau. Catamarans, scooters and boats are available for rent. They say that the views from the sea to Abrau-Durso beach are stunningly beautiful.
The beach is fully equipped for recreation. The infrastructure is very well thought out and close to foreign standards. There are enough sun loungers, umbrellas, awnings, and mushrooms. There are toilets and rooms for resting and changing clothes. From morning until late evening, cafes, shopping stalls and all kinds of water activities are open. There is a lifeguard post on the beach.
The water is almost always clear, despite the huge number of swimmers. Coastal waters become cloudy during heavy rains (the turbidity is brought by the mountain river Durso flowing into the sea).
The main problem for resort guests in July-August is parking. The place is difficult to find even in a paid parking lot.
Wild Durso
Behind one of the rocks is the “uninhabited” beach of the village of Durso - “Diana”. It is not equipped, but there are vacationers on it. The arches of rocks almost completely hide the shore from prying eyes, so people rest here in whatever clothes their mother gave birth to. "Diana" - the famous Abrau-Durso. The shore is pebbly and flat. Vacationers set up tents and stone barriers to protect themselves from ill-wishers.
A piece of Europe - Abrau Beach
Abrau-Durso beach boasts a separate zone of European beach comfort. This part of the beach is closed and is leased to the Abrau-Durso wine tourism center. Guests of the Round Lake estate and the Imperial Hotel relax on this beach. Abrau Beach is equipped with lounge areas, tents, large umbrellas, and comfortable sun loungers. Comfortable showers and changing rooms are available for guests, and outdoor cafes and bars are open.
If you want privacy
In the resort town of Abrau-Durso there are several completely secluded beaches. They are located in gorges, and their names are appropriate: Lobanova gap, Navagirskaya gap, Wet gap. During the summer holidays, spontaneous car camping is organized on these beaches. Externally, all three beaches are similar to each other: large pebbles (sometimes just stones), the bottom is flat, and around there are mountains covered with virgin forests.
Various young people and nudists like to relax here, whose motto is: “Summer, Abrau-Durso, sea, beach.”
Closed beaches
On the territory of Abrau-Durso there are several recreation complexes: the Blue Wave recreation center, the Fregat sanatorium and health complex, the Romantic, Energetik, Moryak recreation centers and others. The beaches of these complexes are, naturally, pebbly. The infrastructure is quite modest: a small number of sun loungers, awnings and cabins for changing clothes. Some have piers and outdoor cafes. The beaches of these complexes are closed.
Every summer, all Abrau-Durso beaches receive rave reviews. Guests of this resort promise to return here again...