A cool vacation option for lovers of hot countries and warm sea will be neighboring Abkhazia. Prices are reasonable, the sea is clean - what else is needed? The beauty of Abkhazia is that the country is not oversaturated with tourists, you do not need to fight for a place under the sun by the sea or worry that you will not get places in the hotel.
A proven way to start exploring the country is a boarding house. Settle on the Black Sea coast in one of the sanatoriums, where you will be gladly fed breakfast, lunch and dinner, and spend a few days, or even a week, relaxing on the coast and melting like cheese in the sun.
Rent a car
Having bathed and looked around enough, go on a trip around the country. Renting a car is a developed service in any tourist country, and Abkhazia is no exception. A decent car will cost 1500-2000 rubles per day, 7 thousand will be asked as a pledge. The lease includes insurance for 50 thousand, about the extended options check on the spot.
Sukhum
The capital and largest city of Abkhazia - Sukhum - a city of contrasts, where the old and the new are intertwined. Many buildings look like scenery for a movie!
Here it is pleasant to wander through the atmospheric streets, looking at the old houses and doorsteps, braided with bright bougainvillea flowers, sit in a local cafe with a cup of coffee and meet the sunset, leisurely walking along the embankment.
For the night, go to the old Siemens mansion - a place with history, imbued with the atmosphere and spirit of old Sukhumi. Inside, the finish, fireplace, and wooden shutters on the windows are partially preserved.
Meal
There are no problems with cafes and shops in Abkhazia - for every taste and budget. Be sure to try the local country cheeses! Also in the course of cheese of Georgian and Turkish production.
Ritsa and New Athos
The nature of Abkhazia is rich in picturesque places: lakes, waterfalls, canyons. The popular Lake Ritsa with turquoise water is a must see for every traveler who first gets acquainted with Abkhazia. Lovers of architecture and prayer places will appreciate the New Athos Monastery,immersed in the greenery of cypresses on the slopes of the hill.
Gagra
To finish the trip, go to Gagra. There are beautiful beaches with pebbles and clean water and a lot (a lot!) of greenery around. Gagra was conceived as the "Russian Monte Carlo" - the idea of a relative of Nicholas II, Prince A. P. oldenburg. Since tsarist times, the prince's castle, the Winter Theater, the Seaside Park and the famous restaurant Gagripsh have been, where A. Chekhov, I. Bunin, F. Chaliapin and M. Gorky visited.
