Berdyansk - Tourism

Tourism

Today it is possible to assert safely, that Berdyansk, Berdyansk region and Berdyansk spit are one of most ecologically pure regions of Ukraine. These changes have aloud affected change of the status of the city. Berdyansk from "Industrial centre" becomes "tourist". Today Berdyansk - the main city-resort of the Azov coast. Its population numbers about 130 thousand persons, and during a resort season this figure rises to a mark of 600 thousand.

The infrastructure of rest and entertainments in Berdyansk is the most developed on the Azov seashore and with success competes to resorts of Black Sea Coast and Crimea. In Berdyansk and its vicinities the big number of sanatoriums, resorts, rest houses where, besides rest it is possible to pass medical and restorative courses of health improvement.

Only on the Berdyansk spit are located about 70 health improving establishments: 7 sanatoriums, 17 children's and sports establishments, 45 recreation centres, boarding houses which can simultaneously receive up to 15 thousand persons. In Berdyansk on rather small territory guests can receive a wide range of tourist services: the biggest Aquapark in Europe and the Kiev delphinarium, the biggest in the CIS countries a zoo and most beautiful of all resort cities the Seaside square, a lot of pleasure and cultural establishments. Gradually Berdyansk takes a form of a modern European city. In 2001 it has received the first place in All-Ukrainian competition on the best beautification.

By pedestrian area of Lenin Avenue, the Seaside square and quays of Berdyansk it is possible to drive on trishaws, small steam locomotive and on the real horses. On all beaches, including and the Berdyansk spit,guests can take advantage of large quantity of entertainments: driving on rubber bananas and tablets, water bicycles and motorcycles, walks on boats and yachts, driving from slides and trampolines. In the evening it is possible to have a rest in bars, restaurants, more of them have summer platforms which located directly on the seacoast.