As usual, in winter we are feeling cold, complaining about the frost, taking pictures of snow, drinking tea, celebrating, and dreaming about summer and warmth. That is why we have decided to tell you about the beautiful city Gagra – one of the most beautiful at the Black Sea coast, because winter is a good time to think about where to travel as soon as warmth will come.
How to get there?
Let’s start with the fact that Gagra is located on the territory of Abkhazia and the nearest large city is Adler (Russia), so you need to get there first. You can use train to get from Kiev to Moscow, plane to get to Adler, then bus and taxi to Gagra. The way there is quite a difficult and long, but you can always turn the road to another little adventure, make stops at interesting places that you will see on the way.
A little history
Gagra – a resort, which history started more than 100 years ago, and the city existed 2000 years ago and was under the rule of greeks, turks and russians. It was Russian Prince of Oldenburg who turned city to the resort that successfully receives a lot of tourists. Many attractions of Gagra looks the same like a hundred years ago. For example, the restaurant “Grips”, which is the symbol of the city. The clock on the facade of the restaurant still needs a human hand to be setted. Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky and Ivan Bunin have been to Gagra. The Gagra park was created on the seashore and the plants to it were transferred from almost all continents of the world.
About the weather
Gagra is located in subtropical climate zone, and the city is situated between the mountains and the sea. You can swim there until the middle of October, and in winter the temperature rarely falls below 10 degrees. All these conditions made Gagra almost the best Black Sea resort. Of course, it is best to go there in the summer, because at this time you can fully enjoy the greenery, the soft sun and clean beaches.
What to look for?
This place is ideal for those tourists who come to just lie on the beach and relax from everyday life, and for those who want to spend time with profit. Beautiful nature of Abkhazia offers visitors beautiful scenery for every taste. Some check-points: a mountain lake Rizza, Gegsky waterfall Mamdzyshha Mountain, which overlooks the sea and Gagra, Abbot Fortress (built in 5-6 century), Colonnade of Gagra.
What to do?
Do not forget that Gagra – it is still a real seaside resort. In this city you can find all the typical tourist entertainments – restaurants, water skiing, water parks and other remarkable attributes. If you really want to spend your precious time one of the classic activities, you will not have any problems. But in an area with such a distinctive nature and flavor it is better not to stay on the “banana” and enjoy the places you can see only in this area. Rest in Gagra wil not cost you a lot, the price for accommodation and entertainment are not very different from ukrainian.
If you are still have doubts about going to Gagra in the summer, we will throw you a small hint: You can book accommodations on our site!