1. Аzov recreational region Azov sea areas bordering territories of Rostov and Krasnodar regions comprise this recreational region T.T. Khristov, ©2015

3. Azov region map

4. Climate Average July temperature +26°С, shallow Azov sea easily gets warm. Average January temperature -6°С. Quite many sunny days throughout the year.

5. Azov sea features Very shallow down to -14m in the center. Very shallow at the beach zone. The salinity is low. Some sandy beaches are degradating. The water temperature in summer rises to +26°-28°С,120-130 days a year it is possible to swim. Many resorts for children.

6. Ecological situation Таganrog bay has got a very bad quality water due to industrial and agricultural sevage. It is almost impossible to swim here. Oil thin film on water damages the sea itself.

7. Steppes on beaches of Azov sea

8. Sandy beaches of Azov sea

9. Beaches of Azov sea

10. Sandy dunes

11. Children taking rest

13. Delta of Kuban river

14. Azov sea

15. Azov sanctuary

16. Dirt volcano

17. Dirt volcanos

18. Mudbaths

19. Таganrog Founded in 1698 on Peter I order. During civil war in1918 - 1920 the headquaters of opposition to communists was here

20. Таganrog

21. Monument to A. Chekhov

22. Памятники царю Александру I и актрисе Фаине Раневской

23. Eisk, embankment

24. The center of Eisk

25. Eisk, beach

26. The town of Azov, fortress

27. Тaman, Lermontov’s memorial museum

28. Таman M. Lermontov’s museum

29. The monument to Cossacks

30. Ethotouristic memorial cossack village Ataman on outskirts of Taman

31. Ataman