Name: One Day in Gagra with Traditional Dinner
SKU: 28034
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 6h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

A great one day tour provides you with an opportunity not only to see Gagra and its most beautiful and important places, not only to feel its atmosphere by walking along the seashore and visitng some places of natural beauty but also to experience it having a delicious dinner. A friendly tour guide will be happy to share with you the beauty and the particular atmosphere of this place as well as to make this trip full of memories.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation
Lunch in a local cafe

Personal expenses

Highlights

Abaata Fortress

The Gagra fortress Abaata – is one of the most interesting historical attractions of Gagra. It was originally built in the 5-6 centuries of our era, but several times in its history been destroyed and restored again. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Prince of Oldenburg (founder of the resort Gagra) ordered the destruction of the fortress wall, and built on the territory of the hotel. Preserved only some remnants of the fortress walls and towers, and as such, the fortress is gone, the hotel operates today. You can come here and walk around the hotel along the city walls or go inside the temple area.

Castle Prince of Oldenburg

Castle Prince of Oldenburg, or rather its ruins – an architectural landmark of Gagra. It was built in 1902 in art Nouveau style on the initiative of Prince .P. Oldenburg, who was the founder of the resort. Architect made famous in those days I. K. Luteranskiy. Next broke seaside Park, which today is one of the most beautiful and green places in the resort. In Soviet times, the castle was converted for recreation of the Soviet elite, and later renamed the resort "the Seagull." After the Soviet collapse, the building was abandoned and looted, survived the fire. Finally it did during the Georgian-Abkhazian war of 1991-1992, when the castle was badly damaged from the fighting.

Gagra

Gagra is a town in Abkhazia sprawling for 5 km on the northeast coast of the Black Sea, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains. Its subtropical climate made Gagra a popular health resort in Imperial Russian and Soviet times. Gagra occupies a narrow coastal belt and the slopes of the Gagra Range, which are covered with thick forests. The summers are very warm (average August temperature of 23° C), and the winters are mild (average January temperature of 6° C). The season lasts the whole year round, and swimming extends from May through October. Along the coast of the Black Sea stretches a beautiful seafront and park (about 14 sq km in area) with ponds and rich subtropical vegetation. Gagra has picturesque environs (the gorges of the Zhvava-Kvara and Tsikherva rivers), and to the south of the city is located the new health resort of Pitsunda. The industry of Gagra is mainly connected with services to the health resort; it includes a meat-packing complex, a dairy, a winery, and a fish-processing plant, among others.

Gagra Colonnade

One of the symbols of the city is the 60-meter Gagra colonnade. Construction was begun right after the Great Patriotic War and was completed in 10 years. The result is a beautiful multi-arched structure in the Moorish style: four towers connected by small arcades. In the spans of snow-white arches, you can see the blue sky and silhouettes of palm trees, and if you come closer, you will see the sea: behind the columns, the entrance to the beach opens, stretching in a long strip along the entire city. From the side of the city, the colonnade borders the square, in the center of which is the most famous fountain with a sculpture of a white dove, symbolizing peace.

Gagra Local Market

Gagra local market is a great place to feel the local atmosphere. Here you can find almost everything, from food to souvenirs. According to local standards, it is rather large and is not hard to find. It is divided into an indoor area and an open-air area.

Gagra Park

Park is located on the Black Sea coast, in Old Gagra. Its length is just over 1 kilometer. The total area of the territory is about 14 hectares. The park was created over 100 years ago. Also known as the Park of the Prince of Oldenburg, one of the largest parks in Abkhazia. The park is one of the main tourist attractions of Gagra; more than 400 species of trees and plants grow here. In addition to the typical plants of the local region, there are fan palms from China, coconut palms from South America, palms from the Canary Islands. Most of the plants here are evergreen. The Japanese raisin tree is very popular among tourists tourists, especially in spring, when its delicate aroma spreads over a considerable distance. While walking along the shady alleys, you can admire American magnolias, Syrian mallows, Himalayan cedars, oleanders and other exotic plants.

Restaurant Gagripsh

"Gagripsh" ("Gagrapsh") is a restaurant and one of the symbols of the city of Gagra in Abkhazia. Located opposite the fountain in the Primorsky Park in the Old Gagra area. The name of the restaurant comes from the river of the same name that flows next to it. The wooden clock building was brought disassembled from Scandinavia in 1902. This building was bought at the world exhibition in Paris by the founder of the resort, Prince Alexander of Oldenburg. The building of the "Gagra dacha" was brought to Abkhazia and assembled on the spot. The entire structure is assembled without metal fasteners. In 1903, the construction of the building was completed, and on January 9, 1903, the grand opening of the Gagra resort took place there. This hall was visited by Emperor Nicholas II, Joseph Stalin, famous writers and singers.

Itinerary

09:00 11:00 13:00

Meet you tour guide at the lobby of your hotel in Gagra.

As soon as you start your adventure you will be amazed with beautiful views. First you will see Abaata Fortress and a castle surrounded by the forest. Get to know an amazing history of these places before you will continue your trip.

Next on your itinerary is a visit to the beautiful park where you can enjoy your walk in nature. It’s also will be curious to go back in your thoughts for about 100 years ago as it was the time when this park was a favourite place for the noble people.

Then you will see a restaurant which was visited by tsars in their times. And after that one more iconic place – collonnade – is waiting for you.

Then it will be time to get to know that New Gagra is no less interesting and you can make sure yourself by visiting its railway station and local market.

At the end of the tour you will have a traditional dinner in one of the local cafes where you can be immersed by the atmosphere. On your way back to the hotel enjoy the view from one of the best viewpoint in the city.

Your tour will come to an end as soon as you arrive back to your hotel.

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