Forum square in Novorossiysk photo

Forum square is the center of the city of Novorossiysk. It can even be called the heart of the city. There is a Sea station here and there are always a lot of tourists. Most of the city`s attractions are located in the immediate vicinity or within walking distance of Forum square.

Admiral Serebryakov embankment stretches along the entire Western shore of Tsemess Bay. Forum square is located on the Serebryakov embankment closer to the port. The passenger sea station is also located here.

In the center of Forum square there is a stele "Sea Glory of Russia". The largest cruiser in the Soviet Union, Mikhail Kutuzov, is moored near the Sea station and turned into a Museum. It can be deservedly called one of the main attractions of Novorossiysk. Next to the ship on Forum square is a monument to the Wives of Sailors.

On Forum square, you can view guns and anchors from ships of the 19th century. This is where the Admiral Serebryakov Embankment begins. Here you can see a monument to the founders of the city, Admirals Serebryakov, Raevsky and Lazarev. There is also a pedestal with a torpedo boat. Such boats were used for landing operation in 1943 under command of Caesar Kunnikov. They were able to recapture from the Germans a small beachhead in the south of Novorossiysk, called later Small Land.