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Q: What historical places of Sukhum should a lover of architecture visit?

Bagrat Castle X-XI centuries - the ruins of the fortress of the Abkhazian kings with preserved fragments of cyclopean masonry. The building of the Abkhaz Drama Theatre, built in 1952, combines elements of neoclassicism and Stalinist architecture. The merchant Aloisi mansion of 1896 demonstrates an exquisite modernity with oriental motifs and unique forged elements.

Q: Where to go to Sukhum with children: interesting places for a family holiday?

The monkey nursery of the Institute of Experimental Pathology, founded in 1927, introduces primates of different species in the natural environment. The arboretum with relict eucalyptuses and bamboo groves offers shady walkways. The Scientific Research Institute of Spa has a mineralogical collection, including samples of rocks of the Caucasus.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Sukhum: the best photo zones?

The embankment of Makhadjirov with palm alleys and views of the Sukhum Bay is ideal for seascapes. The Red Bridge over the Basla River is a monument of the Russian-Turkish War of 1877-1878 with characteristic brickwork. The ruins of the Sukhum fortress of the II century AD, where fragments of Roman walls have been preserved, create an atmospheric historical background.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Sukhum?

According to legend, in the caves of Mount Trapezia hidden treasures of the kings of Colchis, described in the myth of the Golden Fleece. The Genoese tower of the XIV century, part of the medieval fortress of Sebastopolis, is covered with legends about Venetian merchants. In the Botanical Garden grows the "Tree of Friendship" - a hybrid of mandarin, grafted in 1940 by participants of the international congress of botanists.

Q: What little-known sights of Sukhum are worth seeing?

Villa Aloisi on Gulripshskaya Street is a sample of colonial architecture of the 1910s with preserved stained glass windows and stucco. Kamansky temple of X-XII centuries in the suburbs keeps frescoes of the Byzantine period and is associated with the stay of John Chrysostom. Stalin’s abandoned dacha in a pine forest demonstrates the characteristic elements of Stalinist neoclassicism of the 1930s.

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Beslet Bridge

One of the most beautiful and oldest attractions of Abkhazia today is the Besletsky Bridge or, as it is also called, the Queen Tam …

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Red Bridge

The Red Bridge is located in Abkhazia city of Sukhum. It is thrown over the Basla River, was built about a hundred years ago. It g …

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Excursions Sukhum (7)

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Dolmens, cromlekhs, a rock monastery and an ancient sanctuary of Abkhazia.

Author's tour of the little-known megalithic monuments of Abkhazia - from 4,000-year-old cromlech in the thickets of the old schoo …

13000 ₽ group

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Gagra, Sukhum, Chernihiv, Olga waterfall, Kandyk, Dranda.

Gagra (Colonnade, Gagripsh Restaurant, Seaside Park, Abaat Fortress, Prince of Oldenburg Castle), we will see Old and New Gagra. W …

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Abkhazia. Oz. Riza is an oz. Muse

Jepping to Avathara - a former balneological resort in Abkhazia, Alpine meadows and pastures of cows with horses, tasting real mou …

8000 group

A tour called *Assorti*

1. Queen Tamara Bridge (Nut Grove) 2. Basla River hydroelectric power station 3. Kelasur railway station (flash) 4. Chernihivka (V …

2000 ₽ group

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Guides Sukhum (9)

Eugene GribNikTrip

Sochi

Language: Русский

The example of the popular route - "Golden Ring of Abkhazia" (Lake Ritsa + New Athos) White rocksObservation deck on Ga …

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Gobechia Kobzac Illarionovich

Gudauta

Language: Russian

Individual excursions. Today, more and more people prefer private tours to standard group tours. This is due to the fact …

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Medvedev

Red clearing

Language: Русский

I'll arrange for you: walking and car excursionsday-tripjeep-tour Locations: Krasnaya Polyana (Bzerpinsky Karniz, Ach …

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Eduardo Blackspots

Sukhum

Language: Русский

I conduct tours in the Western Caucasus, Abkhazia, Adygea, Krasnodar Krai!

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