SOCHI, Russia— Giant magnolia flowers cover the trees along the tranquil streets and a fresh breeze from the sea moves the tops of old cypress and palm alleys in the parks. At sunset, SUPs and ...

Note: summer sunsets in Sochi begin earlier than in Moscow. By 7:30 p.m. you must be at the calm part of the shore next to the Cousteau graffiti if you cherish catching a glimpse of the sunset ...

SOCHI, Russia — He was only about 5-5 — give or take an inch, since the historical accounts vary — and if you think a detail like that doesn't matter in understanding the mentality of a ...

Everything You Need to Know About Sochi, Russia. The Black Sea resort town is playing host to the 2014 Olympic Games. ... Check out photos of what Sochi is like in the summer here. media: 21625310.

The Caucasus Mountains above Sochi are big hits with hikers in summer and skiers in winter. In an unusual twist, the laboratory at the center of Russia’s Olympic doping scheme is now a bar with doping ...

Long train journeys are a Russian tradition — and a good way to meet locals — but you would miss out on watching World Cup games. ALSO SEE: World Cup: Summer sunshine in Russia's St Petersburg. Sochi ...

A new report says Russian dictator Vladimir Putin 'stopped flying to Sochi out of fear for his own life,' completely abandoning and demolishing his 'favorite holiday villa' as the Ukrainian army ...

Go for the borscht, stay for the biathlon.One month from now, travelers from all over the world will be descending on Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics. And if you want to be on-hand for … ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- One year before ... Sochi was previously known only as a summer sea resort where hotels with rude Soviet-style service catered to undemanding tourists from provincial Russia.

A suspected “kamikaze drone” attack targeted resort city Sochi where Vladimir Putin spends his summer holidays and led to a massive fuel tank going up in flames, said officials. This is the ...

The Russian resort, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, is humid and subtropical. Temperatures average out at about 52 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, and 75 degrees in the summer.