- Best Family Resorts
- Active and athletic
- Local historians note
- Escape from civilization
- Treatment in Abkhazia
- Top 3 best resorts in Abkhazia
The Abkhazian city of Gagra is the warmest place on the Black Sea coast in the Caucasus region and a very popular resort once. Vouchers in the Gagra sanatoriums were awarded to the foremost workers of socialist production, and a beach vacation in Abkhazia was considered an ideal option for spending a summer vacation. They shot films and wrote songs about Gagra, and the famous restaurant "Gagripsh" was and remains a famous Abkhaz landmark. Now fans of virgin nature and adherents of economical rest come to spend their holidays in Abkhazia.
The republic does not require a passport, understand the Russian language, accept rubles as a means of payment and are ready to hand over even their own sofa to vacationers, if only the guests are satisfied. The rating "The Best Resorts of Abkhazia" is still headed by Gagra, but the rest are already moving up to the level of the leader, gradually building infrastructure facilities and entering the market with new tourist offers.
Best Family Resorts
The sea in Abkhazia warms up quickly enough, and the swimming season usually starts in mid-May and lasts until the last days of October, although at this time only the most persistent ones remain on the beaches. It is better to come here with children during the summer school holidays.
In Abkhazia, the infrastructure is not too developed to entertain the younger generation of tourists from morning to evening, but the rest on the local beaches will be remembered for a long time by children and their parents.
Gagra
Gagra, by far, has the largest concentration of entertainment facilities in the entire republic.
The young generation of vacationers will surely appreciate the modern water park built right on the seashore in the Novaya Gagra region. The water park looks very modern, its rides are striking in variety, and the water slides have different lengths and heights. The park has several pools for toddlers and older children. The water park in Gagra offers a varied menu in local cafes.
Another popular tourist attraction in Gagra is the Luna Park with attractions for guests of different ages. The park has swings, carousels, a laugh room and souvenir shops. Little tourists together with their parents visit the museum with pleasure, where ancient weapons are exhibited - knightly armor and sabers, swords and shields, bows, arrows and crossbows.
If your child loves tinkering, painting, sculpting and dancing even on vacation, you can sign up for choreography, painting, modeling and theater lessons in Gagra. Master classes are held in the city center of creativity for children.
Pitsunda
If your children are still too young, and they do not need entertainment complexes too much, choose tours to Pitsunda. The quiet and clean resort of Abkhazia is especially recommended for children suffering from pulmonary diseases and those whose immunity needs to be rebooted. The natural healing factors of Pitsunda are the air of a pine forest saturated with useful phytoncides, a warm, clear sea and an ideal climate.
The beaches of Pitsunda, as elsewhere in Abkhazia, are covered with smooth pebbles, the sea remains shallow for a long time, and therefore the water warms up quickly and even the youngest guests of the resort can swim comfortably and safely. For those who are older, there is a trampoline station and children's car rental on the embankment of one of the best resorts in Abkhazia.
If you bought a ticket to a boarding house in Pitsunda, you can count on the presence of children's dishes in the menu and a playground where the child can ride a swing or slide down a slide.
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Active and athletic
Lake Ritsa
Abkhazia is a unique place where both fans of measured rest and active tourists can find an ideal resort for themselves. The latter prefer the beaches of New Gagra, where many sports equipment rental shops, cafes and eateries are concentrated, and discos open in the evenings. If you like to relax actively, on the beach of Novaya Gagra you can rent a jet ski and a catamaran, paraglide in the clouds and on a "banana" - on the sea waves, play beach football and volleyball or go fishing.
Do you like scuba diving? Then you are definitely in Gagra! Diving centers are located in and around Gagra, and their specialists organize diving and teach beginners in the art of diving. In addition to the classic acquaintance with the inhabitants of the underwater world, a diver in Abkhazia manages to see sunken ships lying at the bottom of the sea since the Great Patriotic War.
Local historians note
Lying on the seaside beach, of course, is pleasant and very useful, but there are many interesting sights in Abkhazia, excursions to which will help make your vacation varied and rich.
Top 15 interesting places in Abkhazia
Pitsunda
In Pitsunda, the main historical attraction is the ancient ruins of Pitiunt, which existed already in the 11th century before the onset of a new era. Archaeological ruins are located in the very place where Pitsunda began. It was founded by the ancient Greeks and named Pitiunt because of the abundance of pine groves they found on the Black Sea coast. A museum has been opened on the territory of the ancient city, the exposition of which acquaints visitors with the history of the city. At the resort, you can also take an excursion to the temple consecrated in honor of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called. Incredibly, the construction of the church dates back to the 10th century. Organ music concerts are held in the church today. The relic, which is carefully kept in the church, is a particle of the relics of John Chrysostom, once buried in Pitsunda.
Gagra
The oldest architectural monument in Gagra is the ruins of the Abaata fortress, built in the 4th century by the Romans. They chose a strategically important place for the construction of the bastion - the bank of the river that forms the Zhoekvarskoe gorge. The fortress was built from large stone blocks. Another fortification appeared in Gagra in the 6th century. Today, in the center of the fortress ruins in Old Gagra, the Gagra temple, built of limestone, rises. It houses the exposition of the Museum of Abkhaz Weapons.
Gudauta
If you are relaxing in Gudauta, choose a day for an excursion and visit the village of Lykhny, which is located four kilometers from the beaches of Gudauta. The architectural complex in Lykhny contains a cathedral with a bell tower and the ruins of a palace built in the Middle Ages. Fragments of frescoes dating from at least the 14th century have survived in the cathedral. Nearby there is a fortress, erected no later than the 10th century. Nearby you can see the watchtower and the remains of the fortress wall, the thickness of which in some places exceeded one and a half meters.
Tsandripsh
The small Abkhaz resort of Tsandripsh is also rich in architectural landmarks built many centuries ago. In the center of the village, there is a basilica that was erected in the 5th century. In the picturesque Khashups gorge, curious tourists will be surprised to discover the ruins of a fortress built, according to historians, by the ancient Romans. Today, only ruins remain of the Khashup citadel, which are overgrown with grass. A more modern attraction near Tsandripsh is Stalin's dacha, who loved to relax in Abkhazia.
Excursions to the most popular natural attraction of Abkhazia, Lake Ritsa, are an obligatory item in the entertainment program of all guests of the republic. You can choose any resort in Abkhazia for your vacation and make a trip to the lake both as part of an organized excursion, and on your own.
Escape from civilization
Gechripsh
Every year it is more and more difficult for adepts of calm contemplative rest to find a quiet place on the planet. In this sense, the best resorts of Abkhazia can still offer their guests meditative relaxation and complete merging with nature, especially since technical progress in many resorts of the republic is so far reaching with great difficulty.
The cozy village of Gechripsh is located not far from the border of Russia with Abkhazia. Its main attractions are clear sea, bright sun and an abundance of pine groves, but for those who come here all the time, this is quite enough. The water in Gechripsh is clean and warms up quickly, there are practically no entertainment facilities and the only place where music happens in the evenings is a local cafe with a disco. An afternoon promenade can be made in the cypress park in the center of the resort. In Gechripsh, there are a couple of boarding houses with very affordable prices, but one should not expect any special service in them. However, regular guests of the resort do not count on noisy entertainment, but on the opportunity to enjoy the sea and silence. For this, they are even ready to sunbathe on a towel: the Gechripsha beach cannot boast of modern equipment, but dolphins in the waters of the resort are frequent guests.
Tourists who are not too demanding on the level of hotels and restaurants should come to Ochamchira. A small Abkhazian resort enchants at first sight and is very popular with those who love absolutely wild rest. In the village and its surroundings, you can find completely deserted areas of the coast, where it is comfortable to merge with nature in the full sense of the word. In hotels that appear in Ochamchira, the beaches are quite civilized, and hotel guests can count on sun loungers and umbrellas.
Treatment in Abkhazia
There are many mineral springs on the territory of the republic, the waters of which, in combination with other curative factors, become the basis of health programs in Abkhaz sanatoriums and boarding houses.
- Gudauta has such a favorable climate that adaptation upon arrival is practically not required even for little ones. The resort successfully treats diseases of the respiratory system, nervous and cardiovascular systems and endocrine pathologies.
- In Pitsunda, guests of sanatoriums and boarding houses are offered a wide range of health procedures aimed at treating pathologies of the respiratory and vascular systems.
- Mineral springs in Gagra have been known for many centuries. On the basis of the healing water, the resort organizes various balneological procedures, through which you can significantly improve the condition of the musculoskeletal system and get rid of some dermatological problems. In Gagra, diseases of the genitourinary system are successfully treated and rehabilitation measures are carried out for those who have suffered a heart attack and other serious heart diseases.
- Hydrogen sulfide springs in the village of Primorskoe near Novy Afon are the main healing factor of the local balneological health resort. In Primorsky, they help patients suffering from psoriasis, arthritis and diseases of the gynecological sphere.
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Top 3 best resorts in Abkhazia
Summing up the information, we can say that in the top list of the best resorts in Abkhazia, tourists usually include:
- Gagra with its recreational opportunities for various social groups of tourists. At the resort, you can have a great time and a married couple with kids, and pensioners, and active youth companies, and those wishing to combine beach holidays with educational tourism.
- Pitsunda, an ideal vacation which will be spent by fans of relaxation in the bosom of virgin nature. The ecological situation in Pitsunda is close to ideal - there are no production facilities nearby and it is not planned, the relict pine grove is emitting useful phytoncides into the air with all its might, and the climate of the subtropics has a beneficial effect on mood and health. And in the village of Ldzaa on the outskirts of Pitsunda there is a section of the beach completely covered with sand.
- Gudauta, which will seem like a real paradise for fans of historical excursions and photo sessions against the backdrop of ancient sights. A medieval fortress, a palace of the princely family and a whole village have been preserved in the resort and in its vicinity, where the architectural complex built more than 500 years ago is carefully preserved.
Regardless of the coordinates of a particular resort in Abkhazia, the beaches in the republic have a sand and pebble cover. In some places the pebbles are smaller, in others you will need special shoes for swimming and comfortable walks.
When going on a beach vacation in Abkhazia, be sure to remember that the republic is only developing its tourism industry, and there is still no need to count on world-class extra-service and a variety of entertainment there. But the special value of rest in Abkhazia lies in something completely different: its best resorts are a place where guests are always welcome, and therefore the positive from the Abkhaz cordiality and hospitality always outweighs some flaws, slight devastation and, hopefully, a temporary lack of modern service.
