Beslet Bridge
Located 7 km to the northwest of Sukhumi in the incredibly beautiful gorge of the river Basla is the unique Beslet stone bridge constructed 800 years ago. The ancient stone moss-grown bridge blackened from dampness with graceful vines above stands over noisy mountain stream. Read more...
Bagrat Castle
The ruins of Bagrat castle testify about the glorious past of Abkhazian kingdom. They are situated in a green hill in the eastern suburban part of Sukhumi. The magnificent castle was built in the 10 th – 11 th centuries during the reign of Bagrat III, the first Abkhazian tsar, and was named after him. Read more...
Mount Sukhum
The highest point of the city (201 m) – Mount Sukhumi (Samata in Abkhazian) is in the north-eastern outskirts. Mount Sukhumi has two tops – one is seen behind the other. Hence the other name – the Double - Headed. Read more...
Great Wall of Abkhazia
The grandiose monument of Byzantine period of the Abkhazian history is the Great Wall of Abkhazia. It was constructed in the 6 th century during the reign of Justian, a Byzantine emperor, and was supposed to protect the country from intrusion of barbarians from the Northern Caucasus. Read more...
Kelasuri Monastery
In the vicinities of Sukhumi on a cozy coastal terrace among heavy thickets you will see the brickwork of ancient walls with big gaping breaches. These are the ruins of Kelasuri Monastery - a very interesting monument of local architecture of the Middle Ages. The ancient icon settings, church utensils, bell fragments related to the 11 th -15 th centuries were found there in 1885. Read more...
Upper Eshera
Eshera is a big settlement just a few kilometers from Sukhumi in the direction of New Athos. A group of the Bronze Age epoch tombs, dolmens, has survived there. Read more...
Lower Eshera
Lower Eshera is a village situated a few kilometers from Sukhumi on the right bank of the Gumista river. There you can see the ancient Esher settlement (on the south-eastern ridge of Vereshchagin Hill) with foundations and pedimental parts. Read more...
KamanTemple
12 km from Sukhumi on the left bank of the Western Gumista amidst the dense forest the red cone of a bell tower is visible. Read more...
