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Grand Hotel And Spa Rodina
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An exclusive property set on 15 hectares of gently sloping manicured parks, The Grand Hotel &...
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The Western Caucasus
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The Western Caucasus is situated 50 km to the north from the Russian resort of Sochi and comprising the extreme western edge of the Caucasus Mountains.
It is the only large mountain area in Europe that has not experienced significant human impact. Its habitats are exceptionally varied for such a small area, ranging from lowlands to glaciers.
The area corresponds to the Caucasian Natural Reserve, set up by the Soviet government in 1924 to preserve some 85 m-high specimens of the Nordmann Fir, thought to be the tallest trees in Europe. About a third of its high mountain species of plants are recognized as endemic. The Western Caucasus is also the place of origin and of reintroduction of the Wisent (European Bison). The last wild wisent in the world was killed by poachers here in 1927. The wisents were reintroduced several decades later.
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