All the seas of the globe are considered one large component of the oceans. They are interconnected in a single network, having their own individual characteristics, the main of which is their geographical location. All factors of influence directly affect the animal and plant world.
Choosing the warmest sea, four main ones can be distinguished, with the highest water temperature year-round:
The warmest place in the world is the Red Sea. A tropical, desert climate prevails along the entire coast. Average water temperature: +27º in summer, +20º in winter. The sea is located between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Washes the coast of 8 countries: 
- Sudan,
- Yemen,
- Israel,
- Egypt,
- Saudi Arabia,
- Djibouti,
- Jordan,
- Erytheria.
The Red Sea is the warmest and saltiest - 40g of salt per 1 liter of water. In the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb there is a unique place - where this sea connects with the Indian Ocean. In this place, the waters do not mix due to varying degrees of salinity.
A great place to relax with stunning scenery and colorful underwater world. The water in these places is always crystal clear and transparent. The peculiarity of this phenomenon is that not a single river flows into the Red Sea, which brings silt, sand and mud into the water.
It got its name due to its location among the lands. It is the largest among all the seas of the world. This sea is considered intercontinental, connected to the Atlantic Ocean, through the Strait of Gibraltar.
Large evaporation of water and a high concentration of salt raises the sea temperature to 39.5º. It washes the shores of three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa.
In the ancient world, the Mediterranean Sea had other names: the Romans called it the “Inland Sea”, the Phoenicians called it the “Great Sunset Sea”, the Greeks did not have a single name, they considered it as an association of separate seas. The only sea that includes 10 separate seas.
The climate is predominantly Mediterranean - warm winters and hot summers. The coast is popular for its amazing beauty and the calmness of the sea, but sometimes hurricanes, strong winds and heavy rains can rage here.
The Mediterranean Sea - a temperate climate, a long history, the culture of peoples every year attracts millions of tourists.
This sea has another popular name - Salty.
Washes the shores of three countries:
- Israel,
- Palestine,
- Jordan.
A unique place created by nature itself. The Dead Sea is known throughout the world for its healing properties. Every year, millions of tourists from all over the world go to the coast to improve their health, cure their illnesses, gain strength and energy for the whole year ahead.
A large amount of salt, rich in useful minerals, trace elements, crystal clear water - have a beneficial effect on the human body and cure a wide variety of diseases.
Dead Sea mud is widely used in cosmetology and medicine in the form of masks, creams.
It helps to relieve stress, get rid of regular migraines, joint pain, strengthen the immune system. Due to the large amount of salt, it is almost impossible to drown in the water, the average water temperature all year round is +24º and above. This allows you to receive tourists all year round.
Such clean air, saturated with oxygen, is not found in any resort in the world.
The warmest seas in Russia
The entire territory of Russia is washed by 13 seas. Among all, the warmest seas are considered to be the Black and Azov.
The Black Sea - the ancient Greek name "Inhospitable Sea", received because of the impregnable coast. After the settlement of the shores by Greek colonists, the name changed "Hospitable Sea".
The coast has a subtropical climate, moderated by the sea - hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters. For this area, in winter, northeast winds are characteristic, bringing a significant cooling. The average water temperature is + 25-26º in summer, 0 - + 7º in winter.
The length of the resort area along the coast is about 145 km. The main feature of the Black Sea is the absence of any animal world at a depth of 200m, the reason for this phenomenon is that the water at this depth is highly saturated with hydrogen sulfide.
The salinity of the water in the sea is of medium degree, the composition includes all vital minerals and trace elements.
The Black Sea occupies a significant place in transportation between continents. Do not forget about the military and strategic importance - the main military bases of the Russian Black Sea Fleet are located in Sevastopol and Novorossiysk.
The Sea of Azov is the smallest in the whole world. The water temperature fluctuates: in winter around 0º, in summer up to +23-24º. This sea is ideal for family holidays. The chemical composition of water has unique properties.
Water is saturated with iodine, calcium, bromine, this list is supplemented by large deposits of therapeutic mud.
Azov sanatoriums generously accept people who want to improve their health.
Resting in this place, you will not see wild exotic vegetation and a large number of tourists.
Families with small children prefer these places for recreation. The sea is shallow and small, it warms up very quickly, due to the lack of mountainous terrain, the weather is always good and there are no storms.
Almost the entire coast is dotted with sanatoriums, boarding houses, recreation centers, but they are all practically empty. In this regard, you can enjoy a relaxing holiday at an affordable price for you.
Comparison of the seas
When choosing the best sea for recreation, one can note the positive and negative sides of several seas.
Advantages - considered the cleanest and most useful. Sea water has a beneficial effect on the entire body, cleanses it and rejuvenates it. The high concentration of salt in the air protects the skin from ultraviolet rays, it is almost impossible to burn under the sun.
Cons - due to the high temperature, the smell of hydrogen sulfide reigns in the air, so it is almost impossible to stay on the seashore for a long time. For outdoor enthusiasts, this option is not suitable.
Tips: The best time to visit the Dead Sea is February-April. After swimming in the sea, be sure to cleanse your skin and moisturize with a cream or lotion.
Advantages - the composition of water is very similar to the composition of human blood, so people with diseases of the cardiovascular system feel great here. In recent years, the level of service has increased significantly and can satisfy the most demanding guests.
Developed infrastructure, an abundance of entertainment, a variety of sightseeing tours, magical nature, mineral springs - contribute to a good rest on the coast.
Cons - too high temperature in summer, can negatively affect people with hypertension and heart failure.
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Resorts and Leisure
Dead Sea - famous resorts are located along the entire coastline, about 70 km long. The best resort is considered Movenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea in Jordan.
Israel is the tourist center of the entire coast, is a holy place, rich in unique monuments of mankind, the most popular of them are: Qumran Gorge, Tmarim Canyon, Massada Fortress, Judean Desert, Tor Canyon, Qumran Historical Reserve, Ein Gedi Oasis, Nahal Og.
Black Sea - Sochi, Anapa, Gelendzhik, Tuapse are considered the best resorts. Superiority among all is occupied by Sochi - the pearl of the Black Sea coast. This place has all the conditions for outdoor activities - diving, sailing, skiing, rafting, climbing, horseback riding.
Popular sightseeing tours are the Akhshtyrskaya cave, the labyrinths of the Vorontsov caves, the Eagle Rocks, the Agur Gorge.
Mediterranean cruises are gaining popularity among tourists. Such a vacation is quite expensive, but there are advantages and benefits of an attractive trip - the liner moves only at night, makes stops in different ports during the day, tourists see the sights, appreciate local entertainment, get acquainted with the national cuisine and traditions of the local population.
Entertainment
Giving your preference to any resort, do not forget about interesting entertainment for the whole family - water skiing, horseback riding, quad bikes, jeeping, yachting, mineral springs, waterfalls.
Among all the entertainment available on the coasts, there are specific places worth visiting.
Israel: 
- Underwater observatory (Eilat),
- Amusement Park "City of Kings" (Eilat),
- Ramat Gap Safari Park (Tel Aviv),
- Dolphin Reef (Eilat),
- City of David (Jerusalem),
- Nablus waterfall (Nablus).
Sochi:
- Ostrich farm "Three Sofia";
- Penguinarium "Starfish";
- Children's zoo "Live contact with nature";
- Skypark AJ Hackett Sochi;
- Oceanarium "Tropical Amazon";
- Aquapark "Olympia", Anapa;
- Water park "Tiki-Tak" Anapa;
- Excursion to the Lotus Valley.
The most popular entertainment for vacationers on the Red Sea is diving, snorkeling (swimming with a mask, fins and a pipe). The underwater world is considered one of the best in the whole world. The variety of marine life, colorful corals far exceed the Caribbean and Andaman seas.
The cost of travel
Popular tour to the Dead Sea (Tel Aviv - Eilat), 9 days, will cost about 7000 rub.
The price includes - accommodation in a standard hotel room with selected meals, delivery from the airport, daily excursions in Russian.
Wellness tour in Israel – 7 days – 8500rub
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Hotel accommodation 4 ⃰, price includes air flight to Tel Aviv, meals, SPA services, gym, solarium, swimming pool, entertainment programs.
Not everyone can afford such an expensive vacation, so special economy class tours and last-minute tours can significantly save money, while living conditions do not differ much from expensive tours.
Service in hotels/restaurants
Almost all hotels in any selected resort provide rooms with amenities that include: TV, air conditioning, bathroom, mini-bar, telephone.
For a separate cost, hotels offer additional services: medical and cosmetic procedures, car rental, room service, laundry, soft and alcoholic drinks, telephone calls, use of the swimming pool, gym.
On the coast of the Dead Sea, one of the best recreation areas is in Ein Bokek. There are more than 10 hotels throughout the territory.
Despite all the advantages of foreign resorts, many choose the Black Sea. Rest on the Black Sea coast is considered to be of high quality and inexpensive.
The hotel in Anapa "Deauville Hotel Spa" is one of the best and first-class. The hotel has: children's clubs for all ages, 4 swimming pools with an aqua park, a bathhouse, a sauna, a beauty parlor, medical services, Thai and classical massage, speleotherapy.
Resorts of Malta, Turkey, Spain, Greece, Italy, France, and Israel are very popular along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. The main features of this coast are affordable prices with developed infrastructure and services. Going to Southern Europe, you can find an attractive and inexpensive resort with good service.
How to get there?
From Russia to Israel can only be reached by plane.
Well-known airlines provide regular flights to Tel Aviv from different cities of Russia: Moscow; St. Petersburg; Yekaterinburg; Novorossiysk, Rostov-on-Don; Krasnodar.
The Black Sea is always closer, so you can get there by flights from most cities in Russia, by train, bus and car.
Rest on the sea is one of the best places to relax. Each person will be able to choose entertainment and activities to his liking, regardless of which sea he decides to go to. Refreshing sea breeze, sandy beaches, warm sea - makes it possible to have a great rest, improve your health and fill your life with new experiences.
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But when answering a simple question asked at the beginning, many people forget that in the southern direction we have another sea - the Azov Sea, with its own resorts, adherents and zest. So what are the similarities between the two reservoirs and what is the difference? Let's arrange a small confrontation, or how fashionable it is now to say a battle between the Black and Azov Seas.
If you look at the map, the picture begins to clear up. The two reservoirs are connected by the Kerch Strait. Both belong to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Some call the Azov tributary, the Black basin, but this is not so. The two seas are very different: in size, water properties, characteristics. Let's take a closer look at the differences.
Numbers and values
The fact that Black is larger than Azov is visible to the naked eye. In numbers, the values look like this: an area of \u200b\u200b422 thousand square kilometers versus 39 thousand square kilometers (Azov is considered the smallest sea in the world). Those. the difference is more than 10 times. With depth, there are also striking differences. The maximum at Chernoy is about 2200 meters, at Azov it is only 14-15 meters, the average is 8 meters.
Geographic coverage
Azov washes the coast of Russia, the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine. Black to all of the above adds Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria. In the water area of each there are large ports. Chernoy has Ukrainian Odessa, Georgian Poti, Turkish Trabzon, Bulgarian Varna, Russian Sochi and Sevastopol. Azov has Ukrainian Mariupol and Berdyansk, Russian Yeysk, Taganrog, Azov. But passenger and cargo transportation are very different. If the depth of Chernoy allows large vessels with large displacement to pass, then large ships simply will not pass along the Azov and will run aground.
Beaches
On the Black Sea coast, they are mostly pebbly. True, the stones under your feet are far from everywhere, for example, in Anapa or Evpatoria, sand. On Azov, sand mixed with small shells is almost everywhere. A feature of the Sea of Azov is a very gentle entry into the water. You can walk indefinitely, the shallow depth is a great option for children and those who can’t or don’t swim well. On the Black Sea, the coast is shallow in the same Anapa and Evpatoria, but the rest of the resorts are famous for their pebble beaches and a rather sharp entry into the water. Six or seven meters and the bottom is not reachable.
Water characteristic
The Black Sea warms up much more slowly than the Sea of Azov, it's all about depth. In June, Azov is somewhere plus 24, and Chernoye +20. If you go to the sea with a child in June, then warmer water is, of course, preferable. The two reservoirs are also very different in color, this is clearly demonstrated by a photo from space.
Black, not really Black, but blue with shades from light blue to dark indigo. Azov is green, and if the suspension rises from the depth, it becomes like coffee with milk. The first is transparent, the second is unclear, do not try to see your legs or swimming fish in the water, you will not see it. The water in Chernoye is much saltier than in Azov.
Estuaries
Two reservoirs are known for their estuaries, lakes with healing mud. At Cherny the most famous are Saki and Chokrak, at Azov - Sivash. All mud is saturated with amino acids, minerals and has healing properties. Therefore, on the shores of both the Black and Azov Seas there are many sanatoriums and mud baths.
Lake Sivash is located on the Crimean side.
Resorts
The resorts of the Black Sea are on everyone's lips: and these are not only Russian Sochi, Tuapse, Gelendzhik, Adler, Crimean Evpatoria, Yalta, Sevastopol, Feodosia, Ukrainian Odessa, they are also Abkhazian Gagra and Pitsunda, Georgian Batumi, Bulgarian Varna and Burgas. With the resorts of the Sea of Azov, everything is a little more complicated, you can’t even name the most famous ones right off the bat. And this is Yeysk, the villages of Golubitskaya, Dolzhanskaya, Blagoveshchenskaya, the village of Kuchugury. The tourist infrastructure of the Black Sea is more developed, but not everything is so bad on the Azov coast. Here you can find water parks, dolphinariums, crocodile farms, and many car campings.
Outcome
The Black Sea is storming more strongly. But on Azov high waves are a rarity. Black never freezes, but Azov is covered with an ice crust. The two reservoirs are very different, so each tourist will determine the winner of the sea battle himself and support him financially, leaving the savings set aside for this case at the resorts.
The approach of summer can be felt not only by looking at the calendar. Even on the Internet, the number of “resort” requests has almost doubled in recent days. Moreover, many are interested not only, for example, but also in the answer to the question, where it is better to relax - the Black Sea or the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov.
Where better to relax: the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov
To answer the question where is it better to relax - on the Black or Azov Sea Let's do a little comparative analysis.
Beaches
- this expanse of sandy beaches, so loved by parents with children because of the shallow depth of the sea near the coast. However, it is worth swimming only on specially equipped beaches, since the sea is still a rather serious element with its own currents and whirlpools, which sometimes not everyone manages to get out of, unfortunately.
- these are sandy, pebble and wild rocky beaches. The choice, as you can see, is much larger. However, each city on the Black Sea coast has its own beaches. For example, in Gelendzhik there are only two sandy beaches (the rest are either pebbly or wild rocky), and in Anapa, sandy beaches stretch across the entire resort. And, of course, there are well-maintained beaches, and there are also “wild” ones (without lifeguards, sun loungers and other beach services).
It is generally accepted that since the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov is smaller than the Black Sea, then the water in it warms up faster. However, the Sea of Azov is located just north of the Black Sea, so there are no winners in this competition - it all depends on the weather conditions in a particular city on the coast.
The water temperature in Sea of Azov today you can find out Black sea- on interactive maps.
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Attractions
But the sights offered for visiting in the resorts of the Azov and Black Seas differ quite a lot.
But only if we are talking about natural attractions. For example, in Gelendzhik you can visit the ancient ones, in Sochi - unique, and on the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov -. And there are caves, waterfalls, rivers and other natural "highlights" of the areas.
Well, man-made sights can be repeated. For example, in Arkhipo-Osipovka (Black Sea) it recently appeared, although earlier it was necessary to go to “communicate” with crocodiles as well, they were no exception - now many resorts can boast of them.
Although, to be fair, I want to note that so far no repetitions have been found in other cities of the Krasnodar Territory.
Crimea and Abkhazia
Rest on the Black Sea coast or on the coast of the Sea of Azov, fortunately, is not limited to the Krasnodar Territory. Russian and (Abkhazia is not part of Russia, but crossing the border does not require a visa) are also waiting for you.
Black Sea, Sea of Azov ... I studied the similarities and differences between them on vacation. Not so long ago, summer began, and I already managed to return from vacation. Since I have been living on the Black Sea for many years, and more specifically, I went to rest on the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov in the city of Yeysk.
I liked the city right away. He slightly reminded me of Adler about twenty years ago: you go to the sea along a quiet street, picking cherries and mulberries as you go. Nobody scolds. The beauty! Once upon a time, on our way to the sea, it was possible to pinch off a fig, medlar or a bunch of grapes. And here you can even meet a goat. 🙂
But this is where the similarity ends. For example, private houses in Adler are, albeit sometimes chic, but just houses. In Yeysk, many houses cannot be called anything other than a historical heritage. A large number of merchant houses of the 19th century have been preserved in the city: with porches, turrets, folding kokoshniks and other similar things.
I don’t want to scare lovers of modern architecture: there are also enough new microdistricts with multi-storey buildings in Yeysk.
I cannot remain silent about two more things that shocked me in Yeysk. First, everyone sits in Yeysk minibuses. The driver takes in the minibus exactly as many people as he has seats. That is, you do not hang between heaven and earth as in the Sochi minibuses, but calmly look at the beloved city through the window. The second is even more incredible. Remember Mikhail Zadornov: “Now take more air into your chest ...”? So - dial - they have no traffic jams! None. Never. At all.
And now, the promised 10 differences. Of course, I cannot judge the entire Black Sea or Azov coast. I judge the sea in two cities - Yeysk and Sochi.
Black Sea. Sea of Azov
1. ☼ The beaches in Yeysk are golden white. This color is given to them by sand and small pieces of shells, resulting from many years of destruction of shells by waves.
☼ In Sochi, the beaches are mostly pebbly and rocky, in some places there are inserts of sand. This sand is called silvery, but, in my opinion, it is loudly said: ordinary gray sand.
2 . ☼ Water in the Black Sea on a fine day has a color from blue to cobalt blue. This is due to the fact that sea water absorbs blue and violet rays of the spectrum to a lesser extent than red and orange.
☼ When the sea is shallow, along with blue and purple, red and orange rays are also reflected. It turns out green. Therefore, the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov is greenish. The richly developed phytoplankton also adds greenery to the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov.
3. ☼ However, the water in the Sea of Azov is not entirely green. Rather greenish-yellow, and during the wind - the color of coffee with milk. The color is caused by the resuspension of bottom silts and sand particles. The Sea of Azov is muddy. Its transparency ranges from 0.5 to 8 m.
☼ The Black Sea is much more transparent. For comparison, the maximum recorded transparency of the Black Sea was 77 m. Unfortunately, this was not in Sochi, but near the Synod.
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Sea in Yeysk
Sea in Sochi4. ☼ The turbidity of the Sea of Azov does not particularly upset anyone, since the mud responsible for this turbidity has a beneficial effect on the human body. On the beaches of Azov there are many "black" people, smeared from head to toe with healing mud.
☼ On the Black Sea coast there are "little blacks" of a different kind: African students moonlighting as Papuans.
5. ☼ The Sea of Azov is the smallest sea in the world. Its average depth is 8 meters. But I did not manage to reach these 8 meters. You go, you go, and the water is all up to your waist.
☼ The greatest depth of the Black Sea is 2212 m.
6. ☼ Because of the shallow depth, the Sea of Azov warms up faster than the Black Sea.
☼ When I left, at the beginning of June, the water in the Black Sea was still cool, and in the Sea of Azov - just what you need.
7. ☼ Another advantage of shallow water is safety. Almost 90% of vacationers on the Sea of Azov are parents or grandmothers with children.
☼ On the Black Sea, the contingent of vacationers is much wider. Everyone rests here, including the conductors and builders of Olympstroy who “ran in for a minute”.
8. ☼ If lambs begin on the Black Sea, you can't get away from them.
☼ Yeysk is located on the spit. There you can move from one side of the spit to the other, from beach to beach: the direction of the wind will change, the lambs will disappear.
9 . ☼ The water in the Sea of Azov is almost not salty. Tried it myself. 🙂
☼ In the Black Sea, the water is saltier and smells of iodine.
10. I have not been to the Sea of Azov in winter. But I must have item number 10!
☼ The Sea of Azov freezes in winter.
☼ The Black Sea never freezes.
Here you go. I told everything I saw. And you choose for yourself where to go: Black Sea or Azov.
And its numerous resorts are unique in that there are two whole seas. Today we will look at the coast of which of them is better to settle down for recreation.
Similarity of 2 seas
First, let's talk about similarities. The first and only point is that both reservoirs are located in the Atlantic Ocean. This is where the similarities end.
Black Sea, Gelendzhik
Kiseleva rock, Tuapse district
View from the Kiselev rock, Tuapse district
Beaches of the Sea of Azov
Kos Tuzla. Sea of Azov.
And yet they are different
Depth
Let's start, perhaps, from the depth: in some places the bottom of the Black Sea lies under the water column more than two kilometers from the surface, while at the Azov Sea the maximum depth is no more than 14 meters, but it warms up faster. However, not everyone is destined to reach this depth, since the path along the bottom will stretch for many, many hundreds of meters, and the water will still be waist-deep.
Rocks and pebbles or mud and sand
By the way, about the bottom! On the Black Sea, it consists of stones and pebbles, while on the Azov Sea it consists of sand and mud. But this mud is healing, many people come here just to wallow in it, smeared from head to toe. In the Black Sea, the water is healing - it is rich in iodine. The water of the Sea of Azov, on the contrary, is slightly salty due to the fact that the channels of the Don and Kuban rivers additionally desalinate the already small water area.
Where to go?
There are also a lot of settlements where you can stay on both rivieras. And here the Black Sea boasts various resorts, ranging from the official summer capital of Russia - Sochi (with all the minuses of the capital), to wild reserved corners, like Utrish. Golden, if I may say so, the middle of the Black Sea coast will probably be Dzhubga - a rather dirty place and not the best place to stop, the situation changes for the better if you go towards Sochi or Gelendzhik. Of course, in terms of calmness and purity of the coast, such settlements are very far from Utrish and other quite wild places.
The essence of the settlements of the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov is concentrated, as it seems to us, in Yeysk. In this town there are no excesses of resort towns, on the streets you can safely pick fruits from the branches while walking to the beach, and the locals are not spoiled by tourists and are usually friendly. Yes, and some of the houses of the city saw another king, retaining their original appearance - everywhere there are forged porches, turrets, gardens, shutters. The same can be said, but to a lesser extent, about the coastal villages of the Azov region: villages like Dolzhanskaya, which are small and friendly. There is a minimum (or no) tourist infrastructure, banana catamarans and a photo with a monkey. Such famous taxis as “Slavik”, “Aleksey”, “Uncle Borya” or “Semyonych” run through the villages, ready to take you to any end of the village for homemade wine at any time of the day or night and back for some 30-50 rubles. True, you will also have to live either as a savage, or in the summer kitchen of some private house, because somehow all-inclusive hotels were not built here. However, in recent years, people with Moscow license plates on vehicles have been buying up land on the coast of the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov, and it is not yet known what this will turn out to be in a few years.
Camping
Several campsites on the Black Sea, which are worth paying attention to:
Some results
Of course, the Black Sea is much more popular than the Sea of Azov - on the one hand, this brings the development of tourist infrastructure and offers for various types of leisure besides swimming. On the other hand, the beaches are often overloaded, especially in small, well-developed villages. It is worth remembering that often in order to spend a vacation on the shore a little calmer, you just need to step aside from the central beach.
Beaches of the Sea of Azov This article is subjective and does not reflect an evaluative point of view. Both coasts are interesting, and everyone will find for himself where he will be pleased. Five-star hotels in Greater Sochi certainly cannot compare with a hammock in a stanitsa garden, just as “all-inclusive” cannot compete with a fire on which food from the local market is fried.
It's up to you, have a nice holiday!
