Sochi is the oldest spa in Russia. Located in the Kraï of Krasnodar near the border with Georgia.

Summer theater in Sochi

Winter theater

The port of Sochi

Sochi has the longest beach in the world (118 km)

Church Saint-Nicolas Prince Vladimir

Arboretum in Sochi

The sanatorium Ordzhonikidze

Sanatorium « Sochi »

Staline villa in Sochi

A lot of famous russians have villas in Sochi.

• Sports complex built for the 2014 Winter Olympics

Russia spent 50 billions US dollars to get prepared for the 2014 Olympics, making it the most expensive Olympics ever. In comparison, China spent 10 billions US dollars for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It also is more than 3 times the cost of the 2012 London Olympics. The major portion of the cost is the result of corruption.

Glass is the main structural philosophy for Sochi.

The buildings make a cicle around the Medal Plaza where medals are handed out

Sochi Olympics Park

Olympic Stadium

This building has a capacity for 12 000 people. Hockey will be played here.

Galerie Arena

Speed skating arena.

Iceberg arena where artistic skating and short run speed skating will be played

Curling Ice Cube Center

Sochi Olympic Village

Amusement park inside the Olympic Village

Amusement park

A new train station, where a high speed train connects Sochi to Krasnaya Polyana (about 50 km) in the Caucasus mountains, where skiing competition takes place

New roads, viaducts, and tunnels to the gates

Krasnaya Polyana, the largest skii resort in Russia, nicknamed the Russian Switzerland

Alpine Ski Center

 Extreme Sports Park

21 ski lifts and 72 km of slope runs were built

Krasnaya Polyana... At night