Castles and fortresses in Sukhum surroundings

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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Sukhumi fortress Dioskuria

The Sukhum Fortress of Dioscuria was once a military fort that served first for Russian soldiers and then for Turkish soldiers as …

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Fortress Cibileum

The fortress of Cybilium is one of the most significant monuments of ancient Apsilia - a state that was once located on the territ …

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Bagrata Castle

In the north-eastern part of the city of Sukhum is Bagrata Castle. It is not difficult to find, as the ancient ruins are located o …

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"Pearl of the Abkhazian Mountains." This is how Lake Ritsa is called to which the most picturesque road leads.

Of course, the first thing that a tourist hears when visiting Abkhazia is Lake Ritsa, the so-called pearl of the Abkhazian mountai …

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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 …

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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 …

Gagra, Sukhum, Bagrat Castle, Besletsky Bridge, Kamana, monkey nursery.

Gagra (Colonnade, Gagripsh Restaurant, Seaside Park, Abaata Fortress, St. Hypatius Cathedral, Prince of Oldenburg Castle), we will …

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Kakali Otari Otaryevich

Sukhum

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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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Eduardo Blackspots

Sukhum

Language: Русский

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

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Pavlov Anton Anatolyevich

Sochi

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I make individual excursions, always based on the preferences of the guests. Usually this is a full-day excursion - with …

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