Abandoned cities

Abkhazia is a paradise for lovers of brooches. But in fact, it is postwar hell. Postapocalyptic landscapes are especially common closer to the border with Georgia in the Tkuarchal region. Abandoned houses, factories, theatres, libraries, amusement parks - everything to take a lot of depressing photos without going to Chernobyl.

The now deserted settlement of Akarmara was built after the end of the Second World War by the German prisoners - architects, builders, etc., hence the atypical "imperial" beauty and alignment of its buildings, and it turned out that a completely new industrial city, designed for coal mining and processing, was different from the traditional mining cities of the Soviet Union. Houses in the new city were built in the Western European architectural style, close to the German builders, and became quite unique for this area. Akarmara was considered one of the elite areas of nearby Tkuarchal, and the queues for apartments here were several years long. During the war, almost all industrial infrastructure was destroyed, many houses were destroyed by shelling, and roads were damaged by bombs. Previously, there was a railway line to Akarmara with a unique, the only bent railway bridge in the USSR, the rails on the bridge were removed and the bridge itself is in critical condition.

Passing Bedi Cathedral, we're going to the city of Gali. There are also quite a few abandoned buildings, including a hydropower plant and a tea industry research institute. Take a walk here and, on your way back, visit the rest of the abandoned buildings in the cities that you have already passed along the coast.

Back in Ochamchira, check out the amusement park. It's a truly post-apocalyptic spectacle.

In Gagra, you walk through an abandoned tunnel. In the early 80s, during active construction, the tunnel was envisaged as an element of the city bypass road. Three tunnels were planned as part of the city bypass road. Two of them are currently in operation. This is the third one. Unfinished and abandoned. It's a great place for atmospheric and gloomy photographs.

Well, that's it. Beautiful little unrecognized Abkhazia, I hope, did not leave you indifferent. Do not forget to go into duty-fee fries and buy friends and relatives various delicious gifts!