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AbkhaziaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
It is one of the oldest botanical gardens of the Caucasus, founded in 1838. Surprisingly, the garden originally had a military purpose. It was founded on the initiative of the head of the fortified Black Sea coastline, Lieutenant General N. N. Rayevsky, to provide soldiers with fresh vegetables, as well as to occupy them in their spare time. At the end of the 18th century, it was transferred from the military to the civilian Department.
Today, the Botanical Garden can be visited by tourists for a fee. This is generally a good place to walk in the shade of tropical trees and among exotic shrubs and flowers, but the price, in our opinion, is too high. There are dirt paths, several ponds with fish and turtles, benches for recreation. The variety of plant species is not very large, but perhaps the oldest tree can be singled out – the Caucasian Linden is more than 350 years old, as well as a bamboo grove.
Although the entrance fee is quite high, it can be assumed that these funds do not go in full to the maintenance of the garden. It is not very clean, not all exhibits have plaques with the names of plants, the variety of plants is not very large. Objectively, here you can see all the same things that grow freely on the streets of Abkhazia, for example in the garden in old Gagra (free of charge). In addition, the park is not very large.
🕐 Working hours
from 08:00 to 18:00, seven days a week.
💵 Entrance fee / ticket price
adults-250 rubles, children 7-12 years-50 rubles, children under 7 years-free of charge. Paid parking-100 rubles.
🚶 How to get there
the Botanical Garden is located in the northern part of Sukhum at 22 Gulia Street (Botanical Gardens on the map. The entrance to it is at the corner of the intersection of Gulia Street and Leon Avenue. From the center and from the embankment you can get here on foot (walk 15-20 minutes), you can take the bus number 1. For personal transport, a couple of hundred meters from the entrance near the old railway station there is a conditional paid parking for 100 rubles per car, but you can drive a little away from the entrance to the garden along any of the streets, and park the car for free at one of the offices or shops.
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