three rural localities, incorporated separately as the Town of Anapa—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the Town of Anapa and of Anapsky District are incorporated as Anapa Urban Okrug. Tourism The town boasts a number of sanatoria and hotels. Anapa, Sochi, and several other cities along the Russian coast of the Black Sea have enjoyed a substantial increase in popularity among Russians since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, which left traditional Soviet resort cities in Georgia and Ukraine. Anapa is served by the Anapa Airport. Anapa, like the other Black Sea coast resorts, has a superb sunny summer climate. Anapa has beautiful, mostly sandy beaches. However, Anapa seldom attracts tourists from outside Russia due to its modest infrastructure and its inconvenient accessibility from Europe via Moscow or Krasnodar. Anapa remains an attractive option for Russians who prefer the inexpensive Russian resort to other destinations. Transportation Transportation facilities include the Anapa Airport, a railway station, an international passenger port for small-tonnage ships, a bus station, and a network of highways. Climate Anapa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with mediterranean (Csa) influences at the lower elevations. Compared to cities further south along the coast like Novorossiysk and Sochi, Anapa receives considerably less rainfall but has somewhat colder winters. Culture The Town Theater of Anapa is located on Krymskaya Street. It was opened after the reconstruction of the Town Cultural Center. There are twenty nine public libraries including four for children. In 2010 the libraries of Anapa received more than 8,000 books, and magazines and newspapers were ordered costing more than 1,000,000 roubles, in addition, nine hundred CDs were purchased. There is museum of Local History () on Protapova Street. Architecture and sights The Gorgippia Archeological museum Gates of Turkish fortress Church of St. Onuphrius Lighthouse Wildlife preserve of Bolshoy Utrish south of Sukko List of mayors Maria Skobtsova Valentin Mashukov Germogen Korolyov Mikhail Boyur Vitaly Astapenko Vladimir Tsukanov Anatoly Pakhomov Tatyana Yevsikova Activities carried out in the town Kinoshock Film Festival Blue-eyed Anapa song Festival Russian coast guard academy Twin towns and sister cities Anapa is twinned with: Gomel, Belarus Novy Urengoy, Russia Larissa, Greece Gallery References Notes Sources External links Official website of Anapa Urban Okrug Anapa Information Portal Directory of organizations in Anapa Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Anapa Urban Okrug