Tip 1: Where you can swim in Moscow

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Tip 1: Where you can swim in Moscow

In the city of Moscow every year on June 1 opensthe next swimming season. The city administration determines several areas near the reservoir for recreation. In 2014, there will be 41 such zones, of which 10 beaches will be allowed to swim. In the rest you can only sunbathe.

Bathing places

All the beaches that will open for tourists,equipped with special security signs and shields with information. The bottom in places where they will swim is necessarily examined by divers. Any study of water from drinking fountains and water bodies will be regularly conducted. They make sanitary-chemical, parasitological, physical-chemical, radiological and microbiological analyzes.

In the summer season, the Moscow beaches are open from 09:00 to 21:00.

On all the beaches set summer showers,Frogs for small children, closed changing cabins, children's and sports grounds. There are cafes and bars with baby food and soft drinks. There are points for renting boats, sports equipment and catamarans.

Official places for swimming

One of the best beaches in Moscow is"Silver Bor-2", located on the street. Tamanskaya. The recreation area is great for families with children. There is a paid playground on site. For adults, you can play volleyball, badminton, table tennis, chess, backgammon, checkers and billiards. You can rent a chaise longue. The area is equipped with biotoilets, garbage containers. But the "Silver Bor-3" is more suitable for young people. There are playgrounds for active games - volleyball, frisbee, football. Practically every day there are tournaments on these sports. There are places for yoga. A good beach is equipped on the sandy shore of the Khimki reservoir and is called "Levoberezhny". A major disadvantage of this recreation area is the Leningrad highway passing nearby. Nearby there are power lines, which is not safe for bathers.

Some beaches have not yet been put into operation, as the administration of the recreation area did not provide documentation.

Elite holiday area is considered a beach complex withan unusual name "Beach Club". It is also located in the Khimki reservoir. The territory consists of neat wooden paths, umbrellas, special coatings. Also here is a hotel and summer tents. There is a children's pool. Although the beach is also elite, the entrance is free. Not far from Moscow is located the village of Meshchersky with the lake of the same name, where they come to swim from all over Moscow. There is a special area for a picnic, you just need to bring a brazier and the necessary things and items. On the street. Ak. Vinogradova, 12, next to the metro station "Teply Stan" is the park "Troparevo" with the beach inside. So here you can not only swim, but also walk in the park. Also the beaches are open for tourists on the zones "Lake Beloe" on the street. Zaozernaya, 2/6, "Academic Ponds" on the street. Bolshaya Akademicheskaya, 38. There are two official places for swimming in the city of Zelenograd: "Lake Chernoye" and "The Big City Pond".

Tip 2: Where the Carpathians are

The Carpathians are the largest mountain system in Europe. It is located in the heart of the continent and originates in the north near the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava, and ends in the south in Romania in the valley of the Iron Gate.

The length of the Carpathian Mountains is about1500 kilometers. They arc a large part of the Central European lowland. The width of the Carpathians varies and is 240 kilometers in the northwest, 340 kilometers in the south-west and about 100 in the north-east. According to their geographical location, the Carpathians are divided into three parts: Western, Southern and Eastern. The Western Carpathians are located in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. It is in Hungary is the highest point of the Carpathians - Mount Gerlach, whose peak rises at an altitude of 2,655 meters above sea level. The Southern Carpathians are completely located on the territory of Romania, and most of the Eastern Carpathians are located in Ukraine.

Western Carpathians

Western Carpathians are the most extendedpart of the Carpathian Mountains. Their length exceeds 400 kilometers, and the average width is about 200 kilometers. The Western Carpathians consist of several ridges and mountain ranges that stretch from west to east. For the mountains there are alpine forms of peaks, as well as many high-mountain lakes. The northern part of the mountains is formed by the ridges of the Western Bethides. The central part of the Western Carpathians consists mainly of highland massifs, and the southern part is formed by medium-altitude mountain massifs.

Eastern Carpathians

Eastern Carpathians are almost entirely located on theterritory of Ukraine, therefore they are often called the Ukrainian Carpathians. Within Ukraine they are divided into three parts: internal, central and external. The mountains are located on the territory of four Ukrainian regions: Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia. In Ukraine, the Carpathians are conditionally divided into two regions: the Carpathian and Transcarpathian regions. Prykarpattya includes mountains located in Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, and to Transcarpathia - in the Transcarpathian region. The highest point of the Ukrainian Carpathians is Mount Goverla, whose height is 2061 meters. The mountain is located not far from the villages Yablunitsa and Yasinya on the border of Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions.

Southern Carpathians

The Southern Carpathians are completely located on thethe territory of Romania and represent the extreme southern part of the mountains. Often this massif is called the Transylvanian Carpathians. The length of the ridge is about 300 kilometers. The Southern Carpathians cover five Romanian historical regions: Wallachia, Oltenia, Banat, Muntenia and Transylvania. This part of the Carpathian Mountains is the highest and most earthquake-prone.