Baltic Sea - one of those that bathes the borders of our country.It has long been associated with the North, Nordic character, inflexibility and intransigence.No wonder the old days it was called Varangian.It covers an area of 386,000 square kilometers, biting deep into the land and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the North Sea only by narrow straits - the Oresund, the Great and Little Belt, the Kattegat.
But despite the apparent severity of the Baltic Sea is a favorite destination for many Russians, the residents of the Baltic countries, Finland and Sweden.The main secret is simple - you just need to know what the temperature of the water in the Baltic Sea is dominated by one or another time of the year.
main resorts of the coast - Narva, Jurmala, Sestroretsk, Zelenogradsk, Sopot.There attracts numerous tourists to improve their health and relax at the seaside.The water temperature in the Baltic Sea, of course, is not as high as in the Black, Mediterranean and, especially, in the Red Sea.However, there exists the concept of spa bathing season.It lasts long.Usually it falls in the summer months when the water temperature of the Baltic Sea may reach a record 24 degrees Celsius.It was then comes the turn of the bathers.This is usually between June and the end of July.At all the resorts this time is slightly different, in fact, some of them during the swimming in the sea is not more than 4-5 days in a year.The fact that the Baltic Sea is shallow near the coast, and therefore cools rapidly.But tourists can always enjoy the cool fresh air, beaches and forests that surround the coast.
Among other things, the Baltic Sea is famous for its thalassotherapy, that is, the use of algae, sea water and curative mud in the beauty and health purposes.Specially developed this resort destination in the Gulf of Riga, since it is here that the water temperature in the Baltic Sea reaches the highest level - this place is well heated.Another such resort, as if designed for tourists, is closed Curonian Spit eponymous bay.
But in general, if you are going to visit the Baltic Sea, the water temperature in summer is between 10 and 17 degrees.So keep this in mind when planning your program of resort living.But in addition to swimming, there always will be, what to do with myself.Especially good in this plan excursions to the Curonian Spit, in Jurmala, mud treatment in Parnu.It should also be noted that due to the climate in the Baltic Sea there is a natural phenomenon, as a meeting of fresh and salt water.In the vicinity of the town of Skagen in Denmark, joined the North and Baltic Sea, forming a stunningly beautiful phenomenon of displacement of fresh and salt water with each other.The water temperature in the Baltic Sea in the summer at this point does not exceed 9 degrees Celsius, but a look from the side of the elements is to fight even the most discerning travelers.So do not be afraid of the severity of the Baltic Sea, sometimes it is tender and warm.
