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AbkhaziaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
Gagra Seaside Park stretches for about a kilometer along the beach in Old Gagra (see more about Gagra districts. The initiator of its creation was the Prince of Oldenburg, the founder of the resort city of Gagra. The park was founded in 1902 to decorate the resort and in addition to the built Castle of the Prince of Oldenburg. other attractions nearby. The task in its creation was not only to make a beautiful green park, but also to fill it with a variety of amazing plants, for which all sorts of exotic species were brought here from all over the world.
Unfortunately, over the years of Abkhazia's independence, the park has fallen into disrepair. From the former beauty and grooming, even during the Soviet period, very little remained. The park is still green and it is pleasant to walk along it, but there is almost no exotic vegetation, all the same grows everywhere in Abkhazia. There are no tablets with plant inscriptions. Walkways, fountains, ponds, sculptures-all in a dilapidated state. The cable car, once leading up to the mountains, is abandoned. Abandoned buildings with boarded-up windows come across the territory every now and then.
Nevertheless, the park is still the most popular place for walking in Gagra, there are simply no other similar places. On the territory there is a playground with very simple old attractions, a tennis court, a rope park, a mini zoo (zoo corner), and of course several cafes. On the border of the park is Gagripsh restaurant, and in the northern part abaata fortress with a temple and Museum. Along the park along the coast stretches a pebble beach with clear water, quite deserted, but also very shabby. And, of course, the main entrance to the park is decorated with the most photographed place of the resort – the colonnade.
🕐 Working hours
the park is open around the clock, but it is better to visit it in the daytime. With the advent of darkness, there is no lighting here, the park becomes a deserted and eerie place.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
free.
🚶 How to get there
Seaside Park stretches along almost the entire area of Stara Gagra (Park on the map. From Novaya Gagra, you can get here by minibus at a cost of 25 rubles, they make a stop right at the colonnade. A taxi ride will cost from 150 rubles.
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