What is the difference between the village of Krasnaya Polyana and the resort of the same name

Even tourists who have repeatedly visited the village and the resort "Krasnaya Polyana" can not always understand all the intricacies of the names and geography of this popular Sochi resort, what can we say about those who are just going to visit this place. Everything is really very confusing, and even the editors and copywriters of many "authoritative" guidebooks can not figure out what is what. This is not surprising, because most of the authors of such guidebooks have never even been to these places, and to understand all these wisdoms sitting in an easy chair only in front of a computer screen is not so easy. Now we will tell you everything in detail and reliably, and everything will become clear:

First of all, you need to understand that the village of Krasnaya Polyana and the resort "Krasnaya Polyana" are different places, although legally and geographically the resort "Krasnaya Polyana" refers to the village. To be more precise, the resort "Krasnaya Polyana" is located in the village of Estosadok, which is located on the territory of the Krasnopolyansky Settlement district, which in turn is part of the village of Krasnaya Polyana. In a more understandable descending sequence, the subordination scheme looks like this:Krasnaya Polyana settlement ➞ Krasnopolyansky Settlement district ➞ Estosadok village ➞ Krasnaya Polyana resort.

Geographically, the village and the resort are located in different places at a distance of five kilometers from each other:

• Krasnaya Polyana settlement on the map
• Krasnaya Polyana resort on the map

Where everything is and what to relate to, we found out. And now, in fact, it remains to understand what the village and Resort are:

Krasnaya Polyana Settlement

This is a typical residential village with its center, houses, shops, government agencies. There is also a tourist infrastructure: hotels, guest houses, travel agencies. But this is not a ski resort, there are no lifts and slopes here. In fairness it should be said that tourists in the village are happy to stay on vacation, because accommodation here is cheaper than in the resort "Krasnaya Polyana". But to go skiing or go for a walk along ecological trails, you will have to get from here by Transport. This can be done by taxi, private transport or city buses No. 105, 535 and 163.

Krasnaya Polyana Resort

Krasnaya Polyana resort was previously called Gorki Gorod Resort and was renamed in 2019. Until that happened (renaming), things were much simpler, and mixing up two different names was harder. So, this is a modern complex of hotels, apartments for guest accommodation, cable car and other tourist infrastructure for ski holidays in winter and other outdoor activities in summer. Moreover, geographically it consists of two parts:

• Glade 540. It occupies part of the territory of the village of Estosadok at an altitude of 540 meters above sea level. Open to all comers, no fencing fences. ie it is like a part of the village of Estosadok without any restrictions on visiting. There is a well-developed tourist infrastructure, and within walking distance is the usual urban infrastructure of the village in the form of chain stores, markets, pharmacies, etc.

  

• Glade 960. At an altitude of 960 meters above sea level is another modern and fashionable mini-village with hotels, apartments for accommodation, cafes, restaurants, shops. There are no residential buildings at all, this is an exclusively recreational area, which can be reached by cable car or on asphalt by taxi. There are also no restrictions on visiting, but this area is fully paid for parking private cars.

  

We hope that we have clearly explained the difference between the village and the Krasnaya Polyana Resort, and if something is still unclear, you can talk about this and other topics on the forum of Nashaplaneta.net.