Flower Hunters: Where Should Travelers Go for Summer Flower Photo Shoots?

In just a few days, the southern regions of Russia will have a wonderful time to create memorable photo stories against the backdrop of blooming lavender fields. The famous lavender farms can be easily found near Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar region.

“Some of them are located next to wineries, so in one day you can have a flower photo shoot, visit a vineyard and taste local wines,” experts from the National Tour Operator “Alean” told NI.

Delicate lilac fields surround the Semigorye estate, the Lefkadia Valley farm, the Semigorye Estate wineries in the Krasnodar region, and also in the village of Olenevka in the Chernomorsky region of Crimea.

Excellent photo locations can be found in the villages of Aromat and Turgenevka in the Bakhchisaray region, near Mount Paragilmen in the Alushta region, and also on the territory of the Massandra Palace near Yalta.

To help tourists navigate the flowering periods of ornamental shrubs and grasses, the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea has compiled a calendar and a special map with augmented reality.

For those who visit the peninsula for photo shoots and post beautiful photos with the hashtag “Blossom in Crimea,” the authorities promise prize draws and gifts, including a certificate for a new trip around Crimea.

In Krasnodar, wonderful thickets of lavender-like flowering sage can be found in Galitsky Park.

There are also wonderful photo locations against the backdrop of blooming rose bushes, hydrangeas and magnolias. You can capture the riot of colors and save beautiful shots in the Provence style as a souvenir of your trip from mid-June to mid-July.

In May, fields of blooming poppies, peonies, flax, rapeseed, as well as thickets of Spanish gorse and wisteria can become an interesting background for beautiful photographs. In June, tourists are attracted by daisies, water lilies and delphinium.

Many plants can not only be admired, but also tasted.

Lavender is used to make syrups and refreshing lemonade, as well as additives to cheeses.

Rose petals are used as a base for jam and cosmetics - scrubs, soaps, shower gels.

For those who have planned a vacation in July, the M-4 "Don" highway will be an excellent location for bright flower photo shoots. Huge sunflower fields stretch for many kilometers in the Rostov and Voronezh regions, as well as in the Krasnodar Territory.

An unforgettable addition to the "bouquet" of bright flower photos will be a visit to the mountains of Adygea, where in July you can catch the blooming of the Kesselring lily. Wonderful specimens of these plants can be found in the Caucasian Biosphere Reserve and a number of other locations.

If you go to the Astrakhan region in midsummer, you can see lotuses blooming in the Volga delta until early September. Similar species can be found in the vicinity of Temryuk, in the Primorsko-Akhtarsky district of the Krasnodar region, and in Kalmykia.

If you go to Kamchatka in July, then on the slopes of the hills and in the national parks there is a chance to capture local rhododendrons, and on the coast of Russky Island in Vladivostok during this period the most beautiful white poppies bloom.

In many regions of the country, summer is the best time for beautiful photo shoots in former noble estates: Karabikha in the Yaroslavl region, Shchelykovo and Sledovo near Kostroma and a number of others. Regularly planned parks have been preserved in the manor houses. Some estate owners organize traditional " flower balls " in the summer, during which everyone can admire the beauty of irises, peonies and lilies of the most varied shades.

At the end of summer, in many locations across the country, water tourism enthusiasts witness the blooming of water lilies.

"You don't have to travel far to see these beautiful plants: they can be found even in central Russia, for example, in Kostroma. Since last year, they have begun to appear not only in the Sumarokovsky Elk Sanctuary or in forest backwaters, but also in the very center of the city, including on the surface of Shagovsky Pond. Many people don't notice this in the daily hustle and bustle, but an important quality of a successful photo tourist is observation and the ability to see the beauty around them. If a person has this quality, he will bring back wonderful emotions from any corner of our country," guide Andrei Smetanin told NI.