Where to go in the summer: The 12 best overseas places under the sun

Summer is the time to shake off office dust, make up for the lack of sun in the body and reboot.

Georgia

It is enough to see summer Georgia once to fall in love with this country with all your heart. Go swimming and sunbathing in romantic Batumi, in Kobuleti with a pine forest or on the green cape of Mtsvane-Kontskhi, off the coast of which it is good to snorkel. Georgia distracts from its own Black Sea resorts with the amazing cave cities of Uplistsikhe and Vardzia, the ancient monasteries of Mtskheta, the emerald peaks of Svaneti and the sulfur baths in Tbilisi. And of course, Georgians will not understand if you leave without tasting real khinkali and local wine.

Cyprus

How to travel back in one vacation to ancient times, get acquainted with mouflons, get a bronze tan on the beach, dive to a sunken ship and look a couple of years younger? Go to Cyprus! You will eat oranges straight from the trees, drink royal wine and make new acquaintances. Party Nissi Beach in Ayia Napa is especially suitable for this. It is good to relax with children on the coast of Fig Tree Bay, and at Cape Greco - to dive into the Blue Lagoon and bask together on the romantic beach of Konnos Bay. And so that your love lives forever, swim together in the bay at the rocks of Aphrodite between Limassol and Paphos.

Abkhazia

To relax on the beaches of Gudauta, Gagra and Pitsunda and overeat with juicy apricots, you will not need a visa or a passport. From Adler to the Abkhazian border some 10 km -– it is convenient to get there, housing is inexpensive, they speak Russian here, and the food is generous and tasty. In addition to sun and sea baths, paragliding, diving to ancient underwater cities and walks in a fantastic reserve near Lake Ritsa await you. Be sure to visit the karst caves of New Athos, touch the history at the Kelasur wall and say hello to the most famous old-timer of Abkhazia - the 300-year-old Caucasian linden in the Sukhumi Botanical Garden.

Israel

To understand what is the essence of life, go to idle Tel Aviv with ancient Jaffa. And to find out what its salt is - to the resorts of the Dead Sea. Divers and kitesurfers have chosen the coral beach of Hof Almog on the Red Sea - come here for active water activities. A beach holiday in Israel is beyond praise, but at least for a couple of days you need to get to Jerusalem. If you have time, admire the Bahai Gardens in Haifa and visit the Druze to look for curiosities in the colorful bazaar and feast on local pita with goat cheese and za'atar.

Greece

What do you think about when you imagine the perfect vacation? About breakfast on the balcony overlooking the endless sea blue? About ancient monasteries high, high in the mountains? About a blooming deserted island with golden sand? Greece will fulfill your dreams. Admire the Athenian Acropolis, which remembers the times before our era, and escape from problems to the sugar Santorini. Rub Aristotle's finger in Thessaloniki to become wiser and lose your head at the scenery of Navagio Bay in Zakynthos. If you have time to conquer the picturesque mountains of Meteora, the local monks will treat you with their own Turkish delight as a reward.

Bulgaria

Everything is at home in sunny Bulgaria: no language barriers and no reason to limit yourself. Eat fruits for future use, ride the waves on a funny pink mattress and get enlightened in the churches of Nessebar and in the nature reserve near the Rila Lakes. Your job is to wander through the ancient ruins, inhale the aromas of the Valley of Roses and feast on delicate coverma and fresh tarator, and you don’t owe anything to anyone else.

Croatia

What in what, and in the ability to choose a place under the sun, the Lannisters from the Game of Thrones cannot be denied: the role of the capital of Westeros was given to Dubrovnik easily. But in Croatia, sitting in one place, even if it's the Iron Throne in King's Landing, is a crime. Wander along the hiking trails at the Plitvice Lakes, lost in coniferous and beech forests. Visit the Trakoščan castle, go down to the Vranjaka cave, choose your favorite from the Adriatic islands and spend the night at the lighthouse. And in parting, look into the picturesque villages of the Croatian Zagorje and bring home a wooden toy as a memory of a warm and sincere vacation.

Montenegro

How to relax in Europe without a visa and where to cheaply go to the sea abroad? The answer to both questions is Montenegro. If you visit here once, you will come back again and again. To sunbathe by the clear sea on the golden sand, party at the SEA DANCE festival and snorkel off the Lustica peninsula. To admire the Skadar Lake, the palaces and castles of Perast and the Ostrog rock monastery. To improve your health in the mud resort of Igalo, feast on bureks with horseradish and wash it all down with Balkan brandy - brandy. Photos of summer holidays in Montenegro warm even the most frosty winter evenings.

Morocco

For one vacation in the visa-free kingdom of Morocco, you can swim in the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The most popular oceanfront resorts are Agadir and Essaouira: they have excellent service, but there are plenty of people. To "land on Mars" away from tourists, head to the Legzira ocean beach with giant red clay arches. For an active holiday, go to the "Moroccan Hawaii" - the coast of Dakhla Bay in the southwest of the country. Jeep tours across the Sahara depart from the local surf camp. If you are traveling with children, you need a quieter rest - choose the Mediterranean coast between Tangier and El Hoceima. Here, sandy beaches are comfortably hidden in greenery, and gentle waves are warmer than in the ocean.

Maldives

You need to visit the Maldives at least once in your life. Surfers - to ride the perfect wave. Divers - to dive to giant sea turtles, black-cheeked moray eels and bizarre corals. To lovers - to have the sweetest honeymoon of your life. Those who like to set new records - to cross the equator at Addu Atoll. And fans of curiosities - to live in an underwater hotel and instead of coffee in the morning drink cocktails directly from a coconut. Flying to the Maldives can be cheaper than you think: Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways often have sales on air tickets to these paradise islands.

South Korea

There are more than enough beautiful beaches in South Korea. Locals love to relax on Haeundae Beach in Busan - it is never deserted, but it has everything you need: sun loungers, water sports equipment, cafes and even free Wi-Fi. There are fewer people on Gwanally Beach, and the sea is even clearer - it's good to meet the sunset with a bottle of soju. For a real exotic, go to the tangerine island of Jeju-do. Here, wherever you look, there are heavenly landscapes, but it will be especially annoying to miss Samyang Beach with healing black sand.

Sri Lanka

You can find a sunny beach in Sri Lanka at any time of the year, and summer is no exception. You will have time to bronze and while wandering through the emerald plantations or admiring Adam's Peak and Sigiriya - the "Lion Mountain" with the royal palace of Kashyapa. In addition to an enviable tan, you will bring gigabytes of photos with monkeys, elephants, leopards and huge motley butterflies, as well as a select collection of real Ceylon tea.