Gelendzhik

Gelendzhik is a city in Krasnodar Krai.

A resort town located at the Black Sea coast to the north-west from Sochi, one of the most popular domestic summer destinations of Russia.

Gelendzhik has many intercity buses from its Northern Bus Station to many nearby destinations, such as Sochi (4-5 daily), Krasnodar (with a bus roughly every 4 hours), Sevastopol, Stravopol, Anapa, Novorossiysk (through which many other routes go), Maykop, Armavir (Russia), Rostov-on-Don, and other destinations. Flights from include daily year-round flights to Moscow-Sheremetyevo by Aeroflot and Moscow-Vnukovo by Utair, as well as daily summer flights to Krasnoyarsk by Nordstar Airlines, Moscow-Domodedovo by Nordstar Airlines and Ural Airlines; Saint Petersburg by Rossiya Airlines and Utair, and Yekaterinburg by Ural Airlines. The Sea Flight fast ferry going from Sochi to Novorossiysk and back also stops at Gelendzhik.

Gelendzhik has both natural and leisure attractions. Gelendzhik's aquapark is the largest in the country, and its surroundings have very beautiful scenery. The town is home to International Sea Aviation Conference, which is conducted there each two years.