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	Foros

Distance to: railway station (st. Sevastopol) - 40 km railway station (st. Simferopol) - 120 km airport (Simferopol) - 150 km airport (Sevastopol) - 50 km seaport (Yalta) - 40km

FOROS - climatic health-center, which is situated at the occidental part of the South coast of Crimea in Foros. Flora and climate of the South coast have a number of own peculiarities, which in comparison with the most popular Yalta's zone, looked phenomenal.   Steep slopes, which border a settlement on the North, indented with the deep ravines, mountains and forest park zone, and here dwelling rare plants, proximity of the sea are create original, peculiar, unique climatic zone, which is differ from Yalta's zone.    Special influence for the characteristics of the local microclimate have a park zone of the resort, which is consider one of the best in Crimea. The park is found in 1885-1895 years with a participate of famous painter, academician of painting, professor of Russian Academy of Art Klever U.U, agronomist Enko and horticulturist Albrekht E.A.. There are 348 spices and forms of the trees and bushes. Such as sequoia gigantic, a fluvial cedar, pine-trees - Sobinova, cypress-arizona's, louisiana's, silver fir, evergreen bushes from Japan, China.

Special influence for the characteristics of the local microclimate have a park zone of the resort, which is consider one of the best in Crimea. The park is found in 1885-1895 years with a participate of famous painter, academician of painting, professor of Russian Academy of Art Klever U.U, agronomist Enko and horticulturist Albrekht E.A..    There are 348 spices and forms of the trees and bushes. Such as sequoia gigantic, a fluvial cedar, pine-trees - Sobinova, cypress-arizona's, louisiana's, silver fir, evergreen bushes from Japan, China.    "Paradisiacal nook" takes place a special zone. Here are configured six artificial lakes, which are situated on the different levels, and connected each other with the channels into the only cascade with the diminutive water-falls, and that's all make singularity to the unforgettable place. Above the lake there is a grove with the cypress and cedar of Lebanono of the 50-years old. Park is the outstanding work of the garden-park architecture, because of collection of an exotic plants, originality of composition and skillful usage of the natural landscape elements. The park has a state official document. There are not much precipitation - 400-300 mm in a year (against 600 mm in Yalta.). Annual relative humidity is lower than in Yalta (67-73% in a year). In a summer months relative humidity is 56-69%,in winter mounths-71-75%.Often fresh winds make soften feels of the vibration of humidity of man organism.     Annual air's temperature is a half-degree lowest than in Yalta (+12-14C). In winter air's temperature is +4,3C,in summer, July- +23 24.Continuance of sun shine longer than in Yalta (2300 hours). Summer in Foros is longer, winter is mild. It is because of character of disposition the local mountain -ridges, separate heights. A holiday season is approximately 155-160 days Water's temperature in the sea is from +8 in winter till +24C in summer. Winds mainly are easterly and westerly. Cold north winds are rare than in Yalta. That's why during the days there are not sharp jump of the variation of the temperature and a daily amplitude is smaller, then in Yalta.

Breezes are essential climatic peculiarities. In summer from 9-10 hours in the morning till 17-18 hours they blow from the sea-side, satiating the air ions of bromine, iodine, magnesium and others micro-elements, which are useful for health. A pleasant coolness and crispness of the mountain forests make the north dry wind. Atmosphere pressure evergreen flora s a bit higher, but mostly unchanged, that's why it does not influence badly for the organism.   Mild climate, the affectionate sea, the rocky mountains, evergreen flora, the fresh air, short winter and long summer, summer with a low humidity without heat - all that's make a favorable conditions for a treatment. This climate is curative for health, when illness is connected with the supercooling, stressful situations, conditions, which needs a rest.

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