Feodosia - general information, weather, tourist seasons

General information

Feodosiya - a small town on the southeastern coast of the Crimean Peninsula, washed by the waters of the Feodosia Bay Of The Black Sea, a popular and developed tourist resort (Feodosia on the map of Crimea. The population of the city is slightly more than 100 thousand people.

In addition to the city of Feodosia itself, it is also customary to allocate greater Feodosia (urban district), which includes 18 settlements, including other popular resorts: Koktebel, Primorskiy, Beregovoe, Ordzhonikidze, Kurortnoye, etc. All settlements within Greater Feodosia are connected by suburban bus service.

Feodosia attracts tourists primarily with its beaches. This is one of the few beach resorts on the southern coast of Crimea, where the coast is dotted not with pebbles, but with sand. True, sand on the shore is not everywhere: in the very center of the city there is a pebble City Beach, further from the center to the South pebbles are interspersed with Sandy, but really long sandy beaches with golden sand begin outside the city, and stretch for 10 kilometers along the coast to the villages of Beregovoye and Primorsky. Read more about the beaches of Feodosia.

In addition to beaches, Feodosia pleases tourists with excellent infrastructure. There are a lot of hotels and a large selection of housing for rent, shops and markets at every turn, there is a large supermarket and several shopping centers. There will be no problems with food, there are a lot of cafes, canteens and eateries in the center. Transport in the city is represented by a modest number of city bus services, but in most cases this is enough.

Entertainment in Feodosia abound. There is a whole tourist area along Galeriynaya Street, along the paratroopers embankment and on Aivazovsky Street. All these are pedestrian areas, and all kinds of tourist entertainment are concentrated on them, ranging from souvenir shops to children's attractions. Feodosia cannot be called the capital of night entertainment, but several nightclubs and late-night bars can be found on the mentioned pedestrian streets, as well as on General Gorbachev Street. And of course, on the beaches there is a whole range of water activities. The Jubilee Park has a lot of children's entertainment.

Attractions in Feodosia are also not a few. It will take more than one day to see interesting places, including museums, historical sights, monuments. The two main attractions of Feodosia-the Aivazovsky Museum and the ancient Genoese fortress Kaffa are often decisive for tourists when choosing Feodosia as the main holiday destination in the Crimea. Read about the sights of Feodosia here.

Weather and tourist seasons in Feodosia

Feodosia is not a year-round resort, especially given the beach orientation. In the winter months, snow even often falls here.

The beach season here lasts from June to September, although in the first half of June the water is still very cold, and the air temperature is cool, and at this time you need to take warm clothes with you.

The best time to relax in Feodosia is July and the "velvet season" in August – September.

Current weather in Feodosia and forecast

Useful tips on Feodosia

• Housing. Owners and realtors offer housing for rent at the intercity bus station and on Gallery street, especially in its part near the beach.
• Stores. A large and inexpensive grocery supermarket PUD (formerly ATB) is located at the junction of Nazukina and Oktyabrskaya streets. Next to it is the main city market.
• Transport. If you need to go to the suburbs of Feodosia, it is better to get to the final bus station first (destination on the map), otherwise you can not get into the bus along the way, because they are often crowded.
• Bicycle rental. In Feodosia, we know only one bicycle rental - in a bicycle store at 3 Nazukina Street.
• A day off in museums. In the main museums of Feodosia on Tuesday off.