History and cuisine

New Athos is known primarily for its monastery. Millions of believers flock here every year. But the history of this place is not so clear! At least, here you can rest with your soul and touch the ancient history of Abkhazia.

This is one of the many abandoned railway stations. A train that used to stop here that was going to Georgia and now Adler-Sukhum train is passing by. The platform is decorated with an unusual building of a small station. Take a look at its architecture and symbols.

One of the largest caves in Abkhazia with many caves and halls! I strongly advise you to visit it! Although Abkhazia is permeated with caves, among which there is even the deepest in the world (cave named after Verevkin), this one is mandatory to visit.

Among numerous sights of Abkhazia the majestic Anakopi fortress that was erected on the top of the Iberian mountain is especially notable. The name of this fortress is translated from the Abkhazian language as "rugged". Anakopi fortress was built in the 4th-5th centuries, but despite such respectable age it is quite well preserved. The entrance to the fortress is 200 r.

Ancient Dioscuria, later Sebastopolis. Few people remember it now or know it at all. Beautiful resort town on the seashore, semi-deserted, like the whole of Abkhazia, but quite picturesque. What is it worth only its abandoned railway station!

It is not a simple historical place (though when they are simple), but the oldest ancient Greek (Miletus) colony on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, founded in the ancient Colchian town of Diaskuri. It has been known since the 6th century B.C. Unfortunately, most of Dioscuriada is now under the abyss of the sea.

The embankment is also worthy of attention. Of course, it is not as running as the next one, but you can sit on it on a bench and a little sink about the beautiful and short-lived.

Walking along the waterfront you can stop and have a little snack of quality Abkhazian cuisine! Nourishing, spicy, appetizing! Very tasty! After that, let's move on!

The Mahajirov embankment is more well-kept, more cultural, let's say. But for today, unfortunately, that's it. Let's move on, there is a lot of interesting things ahead of us!

There is a hot spring of chloride, calcium-sodium mineral water. The key beats from the hot earth, the temperature of the water at the outlet is very high - about 100 degrees. This water is supplied to the font, where tourists come, through special chutes, on the way to the font water cools down to an acceptable temperature. Flowing from high gutters, warm water makes an excellent hydromassage. There is also a source of therapeutic mud, which can be washed off after the procedure in a small pool filled with the same mineral water. Prices: for car parking - 50 rubles; for entrance to the thermal spring - 150 rubles; storage room - 50 rubles. Having passed all stages of the health-improving event: hydromassage - mud - pool, you will feel yourself a few years younger.

And so we arrive at the last town for today. We can take a little walk around it, have dinner and move into a guest house.

It's worth a good rest before tomorrow. After all, there will be a lot of walking tomorrow, and the path will be mostly the opposite.