The beauty of Abkhazia

Abkhazia offers its guests an unforgettable holiday in the vastness of the country, stretched on the territory of the subtropics and snow-capped mountains. Here you can not only observe the most beautiful landscapes, but also study historical relics on examples of ancient religious buildings and cultural heritage of the country. What should you pay attention to when you come to Abkhazia?

suhumi

The capital of Abkhazia for more than 25 centuries. In Sukhumi there is a modern civilization along with ancient monuments. There are also the ruins of Sebastopolis – a Roman fortress, the Great Abkhazian Wall, the fortresses of the Turkish Janissaries. Here you can see the beautiful Botanical Garden and arboretum.

Religious buildings amaze with their diversity of confessions: Lutheran Church, synagogue, Polish Church, Cathedral of the Annunciation, many monasteries, temples and churches of historical and cultural value.

pitsunda

More than 200 hectares of pine boron stretches on the territory of Pitsunda, which gives this city healing air. Also here you can enjoy a unique boxwood grove and swim in the cleanest water in the entire Black Sea.

In Pitsunda you can see the Pitsunda temple, which in the X century was the largest center of Religion in the Caucasus.

New Athos

The beautiful city of New Athos combines the splendor of sea beaches, many cultural and historical buildings.

In New Athos amazingly preserved Simono-Canananite monastery, built by order of Alexander III. It was revived in the post-Soviet period. And you can also admire the amazing place Anakopian abyss - the famous karst cave.

The Church of St. Simon Cananite is the oldest active temple of Abkhazia. According to legend, the Apostle Simot Zilot, the half-brother of Jesus Christ and the preacher of these places, is buried here. Nearby is the cell of the Apostle Simon – a small grotto in the gorge of the Psyrtskhi River, where he lived until his death in 53-54 AD.

Guides of Abkhazia Show you the beauty of the country on unforgettable excursions.

Lake Riza

This place is considered the pearl of the Caucasus, because the lake is surrounded by mountains and forests. 5 rivers flow into it, so the color of the water in different places is different.

Gega Falls

The waterfall reaches 60-70 meters in height. It is formed by the Gega River, which flows along the slopes of the Garg ridge. The peculiarity of the waterfall is that it does not fall from the slope of the mountain, but comes out in a seething stream from the crevice, so it seems as if it arises from nowhere. Although in fact the river flows through a karst cave.

Sukhumi Botanical Garden

The Sukhumi Botanical Garden is one of the oldest in the world, it was founded in the 30s of the XIX century by the doctor of the Sukhumi garrison Bagrinovsky as a place for growing medicinal and simply beautiful plants. Currently, the garden covers an area of about 30 hectares and has more than 5,000 plant species from around the world. In the history of its existence, the Botanical Garden was twice devastated by the Turks in 1855 and 1877, much damage was caused by the revolutions and wars of the XX century, the last of which was the war of 1992-1993.

Auadhara

The mountain settlement of Auadhara – a kind of border of the famous alpine meadows of Abkhazia – is located at an altitude of almost 2000 meters above sea level. In this place, the slopes of mighty mountains, bright colors of green forests, flowering meadows, the coolness of mountain rivers and lakes merge together in harmony. It is famous for its healing springs of mineral water.

Beslet Bridge

Another interesting and beautiful place of Abkhazia is the Besletsky Bridge on the Basla River, built initially as a military-strategic structure to protect against enemy attacks. Dating this bridge X-XI centuries, while currently its carrying capacity is still 8 tons. A bridge of limestone slabs was built, but the recipe for a fixer has remained unsolved until now, becoming a monument to the art of builders of medieval Abkhazia.

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