The beaches of Sochi will be transferred to municipal ownership, the message of the city administration says.

      “Currently the staged registration of permanent unlimited use for a municipal institution is underway; the major part of this work has already been done. The sanatorium beaches which are being rented will go to the city management at the end of their contracts. The exceptions will be made only for federal sanatoriums, because the land where they are located is state-owned” - the message said.

      As for the land use in the Imereti lowland containing the Olympic Park, this year the contracts with hotels will be concluded by the State Corporation “Olympstroy”, and in 2015 the land will be transferred to the regional or municipal property, the message stated. According to the Deputy Mayor of the city Sergei Yurin, this site is to host public beaches for locals and visitors of the city. Now Sochi disposes of 400 beach areas.