The concept of "velvet season" originated in the 19th century. This was the name for the time of rest in resorts with a subtropical climate after the sweltering heat subsided in September-October and several favorable weeks for rest in late spring. The mild weather was the main factor. The main classic advantages of rest during the velvet season in our time are the absence of schoolchildren and students, the weather, the availability of excursions and health procedures.
Benefits of resting in the fall
Parents with schoolchildren and students who start classes in September can afford to stay at sea for no more than a week. Then only middle-aged and elderly people remain on the beaches. More order and less fuss is an important factor for a comfortable stay.
Weather. The sweltering heat recedes, in the morning the temperature on the sea coast reaches barely 20 degrees. The soft sun rises not at 4 in the morning, but at 6-7 hours. You can indulge in the slanting rays of the rising sun in the morning. Admire the sunrise at the sea or the wonderful sunset. You have little chance of getting burned on the first day of your arrival on vacation and lying for a week with fever and burns.
In European resorts, the majority of festivals and competitions are held in September-October. You get the opportunity to significantly expand the cultural recreation program. While resting in the resorts of Russia and Ukraine, you can get a wonderful opportunity to calmly visit museums and historical sites near the resorts.
All wellness procedures are becoming more affordable if you decide to combine rest and the opportunity to heal. It is quieter in restaurants and cafes, less fuss on the embankments and park alleys.
The resorts of the middle lane will delight you with the beginning of a golden autumn, when park alleys and surrounding forests change their traditional green outfit for gold and crimson, admire the riot of autumn colors.
The problems of the velvet season
The weather comes first. Resorts can greet you with gloomy rainy skies and sharp cold snaps for a day or two. On such days, it remains to dress warmly and enjoy the power of the surf, the view of the waves breaking on the pier and the competition of seagulls with a gusty wind.
A fall vacation means that all summer, when your colleagues are safely hiding from the heat in sea or river water, you are forced to work for two or three in an air-conditioned office and languish from the heat in a stuffy dusty city.
The prolongation of summer in the subtropics will lead to the need to return from a warm paradise to a cold, chilly autumn, and for some, to snowdrifts.
Good old velvet season in spring
This is the last week of April and the beginning of May for the Black Sea coast. The benefits of this time of year for relaxation are the same as those of the autumn velvet season. Additional benefits of these weeks are the opportunity to admire the great variety of flowers. Trips from the coast to the mountains will give you incredible impressions of going in a few hours from the pleasant warmth and bright green of the embankments to the land where snow and ice are preserved in the hollows, where only the grass is breaking through and the buds are swollen, where touching and tender primroses welcome you. And in the evening to return to almost summer.
During this period of time, the weather is often unpredictable, and when going on an excursion, it is better to bring both a jacket and a T-shirt with you. The beginning of the favorable spring season can be significantly shifted. Warm days can start two to three weeks earlier or later, so it is difficult to plan your vacation time. In addition, in spring, the water in the sea and other bodies of water warms up for a long time and is cold enough for swimming.
