New Athos, Gagra

New Athos, Gagra

New Athos, Gagra

We offer the most popular tour to the Republic of Abkhazia, during which you will visit Gagra and New Athos.

You will see a famous colonnade with a length of 60 meters, which is located in the center of old Gagra and is the landmark of not only the city of Gagra, but Abkhazia in whole as a resort.

You will see modern New Athos, which arose thanks to the monks who came from Greek Athos and built the monastic complex in 1875–1900. The beauty of the monastery and the huge temple of St. Panteleimon will not leave you without impressions. If you wish, you can see a man-made waterfall (10m) created by monks to supply electricity to the monastery complex. A hydropower plant is built near it.

You will visit one of the amazing wonders created by the Abkhazian nature, the well-known New Athos Cave. This huge karstic cavity competes by its size with the most eminent caves in the world. It is so huge that you will be taken by a mini-train to the beginning of the route. This caves with magnificent stalactite palaces and lakes under the stone dome will remain in your memory for the whole life.

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