Sochi

Sochi

Sochi (Russian: Со́чи; IPA: [ˈsotɕɪ] is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Black Sea coast near the border between Georgia/Abkhazia and Russia. The Greater Sochi area, which includes territories and localities subordinated to Sochi proper, has a total area of 3,526 square kilometers (1,361 sq mi) and sprawls for 145 kilometers (90 mi) along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains. The area of the city proper is 176.77 square kilometers (68.25 sq mi).According to the 2010 Census, the city had a permanent population of 343,334,up from 328,809 recorded in the 2002 Census, making it Russia’s largest resort city. Being part of the Caucasian Riviera, it is one of the very few places in Russia with a subtropical climate, with warm to hot summers and mild winters.

With the alpine and Nordic events held at the nearby ski resort of Roza Khutor in Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, as well as the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2014 until at least 2020.It will also be one of the host cities for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Tours to Russia: Grand prix Sochi

Tours to Russia: Grand prix Sochi

The Russian Grand Prix (Russian: Гран-при России) is an annual auto race held at Sochi Autodrom—a street circuit built around Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, as part of the Formula One World Championship.

The race was first held briefly in the 1910s in St. Petersburg; while plans were made to host a Formula One event in Moscow for the 1983 season as the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union, these plans fell through. In 2010, it was officially announced that the Russian city of Sochi, who was also preparing to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, would host a new event on the F1 schedule beginning in the 2014 Formula One season under a seven year deal.

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Accommodation during Grand Prix

Schedule of Grand Prix