St. Michael the Archangel is said to be Sochi's heavenly protector. Therefore, it is no wonder that the city would have a monument dedicated to him. This statue on a 66-meter high column decorates Sochi's main street, Kurortnyy Prospekt.
This peaceful little square is named after the Komsomol, a Soviet youth organization. Its centerpiece is a fountain composition with two 19th-century anchors that were found on the seashore in 1967. The square is located close to the Morvokzal (Seaport Building) and the Riviera Park.
Locals call this park "green Hermitage." It has an astonishing collection of rare plants from all over the world. The park is especially gorgeous during spring, when the sakura is in full bloom. Yuzhniye Kultury is located in the Adler District, where the coastal Olympic facilities are located.
This library is one of the oldest in the city. Founded in 1899, it carries the name of one of Russia's greatest poets, Alexander Pushkin. The building is beautiful and quaint. It's worth seeing if you are nearby.
Postmodern Russian architecture, with its towers, columns, balustrades, and general opulence, owes a lot to the eclectic style popular before the revolution. A good example of this style in Sochi is Villa Vera, built in 1910. The building's old-time charm makes it a perfect backdrop for kitschy romantic photographs. Moreover, Villa Vera is situated in a beautiful park with cedars, cypresses, and palm trees. Definitely take a look at this landmark if you are nearby.
"Kto, kto? Kon v palto!" is a Russian saying, translated as "Who's that, who's that? Horse in a coat!" It is a distant relative of English-language knock knock jokes. Sochi sculptor Akop Khalafian fashioned a monument to this saying out of a piece of a water supply pipe. Kon v Palto is located in the central part of Sochi, close to the Zimny Theater and the Frunze Park.