Kislovodsk is a well-known balneological and climatic health resort in the Stavropol Territory: the southernmost, the largest and most well-equipped in the region of the Caucasian Mineral Waters. Its popularity has been unchanged for a century and a half, although there is no tightness and no noise in the streets of Kislovodsk even in the height of the holiday season. This is all the more surprising because it is the second largest after Sochi in the Russian Federation.

Located Kislovodsk at an altitude of 800-1069 m above sea level in a mountain valley between the rivers Berezovka and Olkhovka, surrounded by the Caucasus range. The city originated from the Russian military fortress founded in 1803, and the name owes its source to the sour taste of Narzan mineral water.

Many outstanding people worked at the resort: M. Yu. Lermontov, A. S. Pushkin, A. P. Chekhov, L. N. Tolstoy, V. Mayakovsky, A. M. Gorky, A. A. Alyabyev , FI Shalyapin, MI Glinka, NA Rimsky-Korsakov. In the walls of the old spa hall were FI Shalyapin, AV Nezhdanova, Isadora Duncan, VF Komissarzhevskaya, Anna Pavlova and many other celebrities.
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How to call

8-7937 - telephone number.

How to get

To get from Moscow to Kislovodsk you can by car, train and plane.

The nearest airport to Kislovodsk is in Mineralnye Vody. The flight costs from 4 600 rubles and will take a couple of hours. Then, from the airport and the railway station, you need to travel by public transport - minibus No. 10, No. 11 (the ticket will cost 10 rubles) or by taxi (about 100 rubles).

The station Kislovodsk is the final one along the railway line of Mineral Waters, but you can also take advantage of passing trains to Nalchik and Vladikavkaz. From Moscow to Kislovodsk you can get for 3 - 5, 5 thousand rubles. From the Mineral waters to Kislovodsk, regular trains run (the ticket costs 500 rubles), fixed-route taxis and buses (about 100 rubles). The journey time is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.

On motor transport from Moscow, your path will lie along the M4 and M6 routes, through Mikhailov, Novoanninsky, Volgograd, Elista, Gofitskoe, Pyatigorsk and Essentuki. The distance along this route is 1612 kilometers. By bus from Moscow to Kislovodsk, you can get around 2, 4 thousand rubles.

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Climate

Kislovodsk March 1, Sunday
Overcast, light rain
+10 ° С in the day
+4 ° С at night
° С water
Kislovodsk March 2, Monday
Overcast, light rain
+8 ° С in the day
+1 ° C at night
° С water
Kislovodsk March 3, Tuesday
Overcast, light rain
+8 ° С in the day
+2 ° С at night
° С water
Kislovodsk weather forecast for 10 days

Since Kislovodsk is located above other cities of the resorts of the Caucasian Mineral Waters, it has a mild climate, with a lot of warm and sunny days (up to 150 per year). Located in the environment of the Caucasian ridge, the resort is protected from sharp winds, so there is a unique alpine climate here. A real alpine tan here can be obtained even in the winter.

In autumn and winter, Kislovodsk has more sunny days than other resorts, low humidity (56-65%) without sudden temperature changes. The average air temperature in summer is ¬ + 19 ° C (dry warm weather often lasts until November), in winter -4 ° C. Steep slopes of mountains, stony soil and natural air ventilation prevent the collection of excessive moisture. Constant atmospheric pressure favorably affects the human body, especially in warm weather.

Climate of Kislovodsk is compared with the climate of Swiss Davos in winter and with the climate of Meran in summer and autumn.
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Treatment

More than a third of all health resorts in the region are in Kislovodsk. Its main value lies in the mineral waters "Narzan" from the family of hydrocarbonate and sulphate. Their composition can be different and contain ions of magnesium, chlorine, sodium and potassium. In total, 10 sources of narzan are in operation in Kislovodsk. Mineral waters of Kislovodsk are used to treat diseases of the stomach, pancreas, kidneys, as well as the circulatory system, respiratory system, reproductive system in men and women, eye diseases and allergies.

The first treatment season in Kislovodsk was opened in 1798, while the city near the "Sour Well" appeared here only in 1803. Like other resorts Kavminvod, at first it was a Cossack village guarding the southern borders of the Russian Empire. The fortress of Kislovodsk was built only in 1832. The oldest source - Bogatyrsky key - is used to this day.

In addition to mineral waters, a number of therapeutic procedures in Kislovodsk include torenecourdine walks (in terms of time, pace, angle and length of the route) for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Developed by German doctors, this innovation was first introduced in Russia in 1901 in Kislovodsk.

Beaches

There are no seas at this resort, but there are two wonderful lakes: one in the flood plain of the Alikonovka river, the other in the valley of the Podkumok river. The beaches on their banks are perfectly equipped: there are recreation areas, boat stations, a network of cafes, fountains with drinking water. Directly on the beaches there is equipment for climate therapy.

The noisy mountain stream Alikonovka is also famous for its quaint rocks that go around the river. The name "Castle of treachery and love" they received according to the old legend about the young man who jumped from the top and did not repeat his step to the girl: as a sign of love he agreed to die together, but she preferred to marry the unloved.

Accommodation

Kislovodsk is a unique resort that effectively affects the strengthening of all body systems: there are a huge number of health resorts and 39 large sanatoriums. Accommodation is also possible in the private sector and guest houses. If you want, you can buy a spa card for getting full treatment in sanatoria.

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Plaza Resort Kislovodsk from 5 888 rubles Kislovodsk Lenina Prospekt 26 Hotel Raigond from 3 300 rubles Kislovodsk Sofii Perovskoy 12 GK Grand-Hotel from 4,000 rubles Kislovodsk Kurortniy Boulevard 14
Centrosouz-Kislovodsk Spa Hotel from 3 350 rubles Kislovodsk Volodarskogo Street 12 Pansionat Kuban from 1,300 rubles Kislovodsk Ulitsa Lunacharskogo 6 Korona Hotel from 3 500 rubles Kislovodsk Kurortny Boulvard 5
Zenit Hotel from 1 200 rubles Kislovodsk Chkalova Street 17

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Kislovodsk

The main natural landmark of Kislovodsk is the very valley in which the city is located, surrounded by the slopes of the Main Caucasian Range .Formed by the gorges of the rivers Olkhovka and Berezovka, flowing here into the Podkumok river, it is framed by sandy and chalky mountains .Their picturesque slopes form numerous terraces with deep caves and grottoes, protecting the city from winds and creating to it only an inherent microclimate .Here is the famous mountain Ring, and in the gorge of Olkhovka towers Lermontov rock with Lermontovo waterfall .

"For two months I lived in the Caucasus; I was very much in need of water and extremely helped, especially hot sulfur ones. However, I bathed in warm oxygen, iron and sour cold ... I'm sorry, my friend, that you and I did not see the magnificent chain of these mountains, their icy tops, which from a distance at a clear dawn seem strange clouds, colorful and immobile ... " br>
AS Pushkin in a letter to his brother

All these beauties can be seen from the sites of the Red Sun, the Little Saddle and the Bermamyt plateau.

Musical Film about Kislovodsk

Decoration and pride of Kislovodsk - A resort park, stretched along both banks of the river Olkhovka in the territory of almost 2 000 hectares .Colonnade - the main entrance to the Spa Park - a visiting card of Kislovodsk .Massive structure with columns is located in two tiers on the bridge across the river Olkhovka .This park is a museum of the flora of the Caucasus, where there are up to 300 species of shrubs and trees harvested from different climatic zones of the world .By this park are laid health trails, their total length is 70 km .At the intersection of routes there are drinking fountains, rest places and modern cafes .

On the way to the Small and Large saddle of the Dzhinalsky ridge there are a lot of picturesque places: Red and Gray stones, Temple of the Air, Red Sun, Blue rocks and other unique corners of nature. The middle and upper park is connected by a cable-pendulum road. The lower station is located near the Temple of Air pavilion, and the upper one is on the Maloe Sedlo mountain (1325 m above sea level).

Narzannaya gallery - the main drinking center of the resort, refers to the monuments of culture of federal significance. At the opposite end of the gallery is the main source of narzan, which is covered with a glass dome. Near the entrance to the Narzan gallery is opposite the Colonnade in the busiest place of the resort is Lermontov playground. Rebuilt in 1948, the site has a picturesque grotto, above which is placed the bust of Lermontov. Below him Lermontov lines:

"Although I am destiny at the dawn of my days," $
About the southern mountains, torn away from you,
To always remember them, there must be times.
As a sweet song of my homeland,
I love the Caucasus. "
M.Yu. Lermontov

This structure of yellow sandstone with stairs of three marches built in 1825-26. The stairs led to the once best restaurant in the resort. Nearby lived M.Yu. Lermontov during his exile in the Caucasus - and it is here in the story "Princess Mary" from "The Hero of Our Time" Pechorin meets with Princess Vera, and the next day there is a quarrel with Grushnitsky, ending with a duel.

In addition, many references in the Princess Mary were awarded the Kislovodsk fortress - an example of Russian fortification art of the early 19th century. true. Not once already rebuilt, now it houses the Kislovodsk Museum of History and Local Lore. Of no less interesting attractions can be identified Resort Boulevard, following from Narzan baths, Cascade staircase, overlooking the avenue Dzerzhinsky, the bridge "Lady's whim."

Attention deserve the building of the Philharmonic in 1895 built in the style of French neo-renaissance with an abundance of stucco and cupids and the present museum of Shalyapin, popularly called Chaliapin's dacha. The building, which belonged to a friend of the singer Semenov, was built in the Art Nouveau style in 1902. The interior of the house remained unchanged with paintings of the walls of K. Korovin and fireplaces according to sketches of n. Roerich.

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