Best places to visit in Abkhazia
Abkhazia Essentials
This selection spans Abkhazia’s diverse landscape, from the high-altitude Lake Ritsa and Krubera Cave—one of the world's deepest—to the subtropical Black Sea coast. Architectural highlights include the 10th-century Pitsunda Cathedral, the medieval Anakopia Fortress, and the 19th-century New Athos Monastery. The list also features Soviet-era history at Stalin’s Dacha, the 18-meter Reprua River, and the therapeutic Kyndyg thermal springs. Gagra’s heritage is represented by the wooden Gagripsh Restaurant and the ruins of the Prince of Oldenburg’s castle.
Ritsa Lake
Lake Ritsa is a lake in the Caucasus Mountains, in the north-western part of Abkhazia, North Caucasus surrounded by mixed mountain forests…
Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew
The Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle, also known as the Pitsunda Cathedral or Bichvinta Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral…
Zamok princa Oldenburgskogo
Built in 1902 in Art Nouveau style, this former residence of the founder of the Gagra resort sits on a cliff overlooking the Old Gagra district and the Black Sea.
Restoran Gagrips
A historic wooden structure purchased at the 1902 Paris World's Fair. It was assembled in Gagra without metal nails and remains a functioning restaurant and landmark.
Besleti Bridge
The Besleti Bridge also known as the Queen Tamar's Bridge is a medieval arched stone bridge at Sukhumi, Georgia’s breakaway republic of…
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