Down at heel Black Sea resort pins its hopes on Russian staycations
by Andrew Roth in Anapa from World news | The Guardian on (#5J5JC)
The seaside town of Anapa hopes foreign travel ban will bring holidaymakers back
It is not yet peak season on Anapa's Black Sea coast so there is still space to spread out on its sandy beach, the pride of a resort town that may be one of the best chances many Russians get to visit the seaside this year.
Wander through the streets beyond the waterfront and you'll find a sprawl of knick-knack shops, amusement and water parks, shashlik stands and carnival games that make up what is, this year, Russia's resort of last resort.
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