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In total, the length of the coast of Abkhazia is about 400 km. There are both public and private beaches, wild and equipped, rocky and sandy-pebble. Less often you can find beaches covered with small pebbles.

This article will describe one amazing resort owned by the Republic of Abkhazia - Gagra.

The beach for all holidaymakers is essential when choosing a summer destination. Therefore, we will take a closer look at the recreation areas of this resort, especially since the beaches of Old Gagra and Novaya have some differences.

A little about Abkhazia

The entire territory of Abkhazia is located between the two and the Ingur) and the Caucasian ridge. The total length of the coast is 210 kilometers. The best resorts are Sukhumi (the capital), Pitsunda, New Athos and Gagra.

The climate in these places is subtropical and summer lasts more than 6 months with an average July temperature of about 25-27 °. Below we will take a closer look at some of the features of one of the resorts and find out if Gagra has a sandy beach.

Features of the beaches of Abkhazia

• The descent into the water is gentle almost everywhere.
• The beaches are mostly pebble, a little less often - pebble interspersed with sand.
• The water warms up quickly, the water in the sea is clean.
• Magnificent surrounding nature and good ecology.
• Many small streams and rivers flow into the sea, and therefore, in some areas of the water area, the water temperature is lower than usual.
• The same rivers bring a lot of garbage after showers, but all this is quickly cleared by coastal currents (only in the bays of Sukhum and Gudauta is this process longer).

Gagra

One of the most famous resorts located on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia is Gagra. Central Beach is the most popular with locals and holidaymakers.

All recreation areas of Gagra stretch along a beautiful and calm bay, only 35 km from the Sochi airport. Gagra is conventionally divided into 2 parts - New and Old, with a total length of the coastline of about 56 kilometers. In comparison with the beaches of Sukhumi, the entrance to the sea is steeper here.

In general, the resort town of Gagra fully corresponds to the concept of a relatively inexpensive budget vacation. Of course, you cannot compare it with the beautiful resorts of the coasts of Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and other European countries. The infrastructure and services are much less developed here, but there is the main advantage of these places. This is an amazing and unique charm of the surrounding nature and quite affordable prices. Thanks to all this, the flow of tourists to the beaches of this resort is growing.

Gagra is magnificent and cozy for rest. The beach, almost any, is surrounded by evergreen palms and oleanders. Most of them at the resort are unequipped and free, but some of them offer the opportunity to rent umbrellas and sun loungers. The most popular beaches are located near the Energetik boarding house and the Abkhazia holiday home.

The beaches on the territory of New Gagra are more comfortable and therefore more crowded. A big plus is that the shores are covered with smaller pebbles than the beaches of Old Gagra.

Water entertainment, traditional for resorts, is widely represented here, there are rental points where you can choose any inventory. In terms of their specifics, the local beaches are similar to the beaches of Sochi, but they are not so crowded, and the hotels here are mostly represented by boarding houses of the Soviet era.

New Gagra has several beaches:

• Central Beach is a public, perfectly landscaped strip of coast about 40 meters wide and about 300 meters long. There is a water park on its territory. There is quite a developed infrastructure here: bars, cafes, supermarkets, attractions, tennis courts, etc. There are services for renting catamarans, boats, boats and other equipment. The beach is pebbly, in places covered with sand, with a gentle entrance. Some areas represent shallow water.
• Energetik beach is located 50 meters from the boarding house. There are umbrellas and sun loungers for the guests of the hospital on the clean, well-maintained shore. You can use paid water slides and attractions (catamarans, bananas and pleasure boats) and equipment rental services.
• A small clean beach area of \u200b\u200bthe Gagripsh boarding house is closely adjacent to the complex (located just 40 meters away). Sun loungers are located on the small pebble beach, where attractions for children are open during the day. There are several cafes nearby.

Of all the coastal areas of the Novaya Gagra region, a sandy beach can be found in the central part of the city.

Old Gagra

This part of Gagra is quieter, less noisy, not crowded, and, naturally, the infrastructure is less developed here. good in its own way: a huge amount of exotic greenery and an abundance of numerous historical sights that are of interest to fans of excursions.

This area is great for those who like to relax in peace and privacy. Here you can perfectly combine a beach holiday with cultural education. There is also more vegetation in this part of the city: cypresses, oleander, palm trees, etc.

Old Gagra is unique and notable for its multiple boarding houses and sanatoriums with its own small clean beaches, restaurants and cafes. One of the most famous and popular such establishments is the famous Gagripsh restaurant.

The most popular recreation areas of the Old Gagra area:

• Gagripsh beach with free admission and canopy and sun lounger rental services. The boarding house of the same name and the beach are located near the main attractions of the city.
• Mahito beach is located at the grill-bar of the same name and not far from the city colonnade. The beach area is comfortable, pebbly, open to any visitor. Sun loungers and umbrellas are freely available. There are equipped tennis and volleyball courts. The inventory is free. A very good vacation spot for families with children. Nearby there is a cafe of the restaurant "Mahito" with discos and beach parties.
• The beach area of \u200b\u200bthe Kolkhida boarding house is also publicly accessible, well-maintained and is located next to the pier. The coastal strip has two zones, covered with small pebbles and sand. There is a well-developed entertainment infrastructure: rent of sun loungers, umbrellas, etc. There is a dance floor and a summer cafe on the territory. The beach is convenient for youth and families.
• Free beaches are located near the Seaside Park and the Abaata fortress.

Conclusion

Anyone who has been here will certainly want to return to these amazingly beautiful places. Beautiful Abkhazia, Gagra, the beach, the Black Sea, the bright sun, clean air - all this will be remembered for a long time.

For every tourist, a beach holiday has its own value. Someone loves the amazing nature of the places, someone likes the beaches, and someone comes here to improve their health.

In Gagra, the beaches are suitable for tourists with any preferences and tastes.

In total, it is about 400 km - there are public and closed beaches, equipped and wild, sandy-pebble and rocky, if you look carefully, then you can find sandy ones, however, in fairness it must be said, it will not be the sand of Anapa beaches, rather very small pebbles.

Features of the beaches of Abkhazia

• The beaches are mostly pebbly, less often - sand and pebble, the descent into the water is gentle;
• the water in the sea warms up quite quickly, the sea is clean, and if you add beautiful nature, good ecology, the rest here becomes quite attractive;
• in Abkhazia, many rivers and streams flow into the sea, even in extreme heat they carry rather cold water and in some parts of the water area the water temperature in the sea can be lower than usual;
• after heavy rains, these same rivers bring a lot of garbage, but the coastal currents quickly clear the sea (in bays, for example, Sukhum or Gudauta, this process is longer).

The best beaches of Gagra

Gagra conventionally divided into two parts - Old and New Gagra, the length of the coastline is about 56 km, the beaches are pebbly, the entrance to the sea is relatively steep (for example, when compared with the beaches of Sukhum).

Old Gagra beach

Beach Old Gagra less crowded compared to the beaches New Gagra, less noisy, the infrastructure is less developed, along the coast there are many Soviet-era boarding houses. Some of them have their own stretches of beaches, but getting there is no problem.

Beaches of New Gagra

Beaches New Gagra quite comfortable, more crowded, the beach infrastructure is well developed, there is even a small water park,

Beaches New Gagra covered with smaller pebbles than on the beach of Old Gagra.

The most popular beaches in this part of the resort are:

Central beach

The public beach is covered with pebbles, sand is found in some places, the entrance to the sea is shallow, in some areas there is shallow water.

Beach of the boarding house Solnechny

The beach is sandy and pebble, with a gentle entry into the water.

The best beaches of Pitsunda

Pitsunda boasts the largest variety of beaches, while all of them will be united by a clean and calm sea.

A significant part of the beaches Pitsunda located in the Pitsunda Bay, well protected from the winds.

Well, the unique microclimate Pitsunda (everyone knows about the Pitsunda pine) makes this region very attractive for recreation and treatment.

The most popular beaches of Pitsunda:

Central beach

The beach belongs to the complex "Pitsunda resort", for guests of the complex (hotels and boarding houses of Pitsunda) the entrance is free, for the rest it is paid, covered with small pebbles, equipped, there is an opportunity to do water sports, during the peak season the beach is quite crowded.

Rybzavoda Beach

Located 6 km from Pitsunda, is considered sandy, but it is rather a very small pebble. The plant, by the way, is not working.

Ldzaa village beach

The sandy and pebble beach is considered the cleanest on the coast: even in the high season there are no epidemiological problems here.

The best beaches of New Athos

IN New Athos come those who appreciate the silence, the lack of people on the beach. The width of the beach strip is about 30 meters, the cover is medium and small pebbles, the entrance to the sea is gentle, the bottom is even. In the eastern part of the resort, the beaches are narrower, but there are patches of sand.

Beaches New Athos poorly equipped, there is no entertainment here, if you need amenities, you have to go to the beaches of boarding houses.

Near New Athos there are many breakwaters, this is due to the peculiarities of the hydrology of the bay.

The best beaches of Sukhum

Coastline length Sukhum about 20 km, most of the beaches have a small width of the beach strip (5-10 m), in some areas around the bay it is wider (15-20 m).

There are pebbly and sandy-pebble beaches, most of them are freely accessible, equipped beaches - 5, all of them are located in the central part of the city.

Popular beaches of Sukhum:

Central beach

The beach is 2 km long, up to 50 m wide in places, equipped with changing rooms and showers, along the beach there are numerous cafes and shops.

The beach of the Moscow Military District and the Strategic Missile Forces

The length of the beach strip is about 2.5 km, the width is 15-20 meters, it is covered with pebbles, with a gentle entry into the sea. These are the most equipped beaches in the Sukhum region, but entrance to them is paid (if you are not a guest of these sanatoriums).

Aytar beach

The beach is located in the southwestern part of the city next to the Aytar boarding house, covered with small pebbles, interspersed with sand, free. There are rides for children on the shore that will help you keep your child entertained.

Sinop beach

This is the most popular beach in Sukhum - it can be called conditionally sandy: a wide beach strip (up to 50 meters) covered with sand, but pebbles are quite common, especially in the surf zone. The beach is partially equipped (toilets, showers, changing rooms), along the beach strip there are cafes, restaurants, shops. The beach is free.

Not worth looking in Abkhazia beaches for nudists - no official, sometimes spontaneous. But it should be borne in mind that the local population has a rather negative attitude towards such vacationers.

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The picturesque resort town of Gagra (Gagra) is located on the shores of a vast bay 36 km from Sochi airport and 70 km west of Sukhum. The city stretches along the sea for almost 15 km, occupying the entire narrow strip relative to the flat coast between the Psou and Bzyb rivers.

In contrast to the more eastern regions, here the spurs of the Greater Caucasus Range in the form of Mount Avyutsa and the Mamzishkha Ridge come almost to the sea itself, forming reliable protection from cold winds from the north and its own microclimate. As a result, Gagra is considered the warmest place on the Black Sea coast of Abkhazia, and the nearby mountain forests and thickets of relict Pitsunda pine, in combination with constant foehn winds, noticeably soften any heat.

Public and private beaches in Gagra

The beaches of Gagra stretch for a total of almost 50 km (including Pitsunda and Kholodnaya Rechka) and are mostly wide enough, composed of pebbles of various sizes with individual sandy areas.

Most of the beaches are publicly accessible, but some of the coastal areas belong to sanatoriums and boarding houses - free admission to them is provided only to guests, the rest - for an additional fee. Rent of sun loungers and umbrellas is possible only on certain sections of the coast, mainly on the beaches of New Gagra, in particular on the beach of the Energetik boarding house and others.

The beach season in Gagra lasts from mid-June to September.

Pebble and sandy beaches in Gagra

The coast of New Gagra is divided into small pebble beaches with separate sandy areas. Beaches of this type are the most popular with tourists, so they are crowded here during the summer months.

In the Old Town, all beaches are pebbly; depending on the zone, small, medium and large pebbles are found. The seabed of these beaches is also small-pebbled, with sharp stones. The beaches of the Old Town are perfect for those looking for a relaxing and secluded getaway.

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Staraya Gagra is the northwestern district of the city, stretching in a narrow strip along the coast. The scope of the district is rather arbitrary - from the gorge of the Tsikherva River to the end of the Komsomolsky Park.

Near the coast of the historical part of the city there are multi-storey boarding houses, some with their own beaches. Basically, the coast is a public beach strip, covered with sand and pebbles, in places - neglected, with practically no beach infrastructure. On average, the width of the resort coast in Staraya Gagra reaches 40 meters, the length of the coastal part of the region is 6 km.

There are many secluded places on the coast that can be reached on foot, including those that are almost empty even during the high season. There are no canopies on the uncomfortable city beaches, but a park zone begins immediately behind the coastal strip, where you can walk and relax in the shade. Such "wild" areas include the Medical Beach near the Komsomolsky Park: once it was assigned to the guests of the sanatorium and was used for natural healing with sunbathing, but now only monumental buildings and sculptures on the border of the beach remind of those times.

There are also recognized centers of resort life in the Old Gagra region, popular places for family and youth recreation. One of them is the well-maintained Mahito beach at the grill bar of the same name. This place attracts tourists with free beach equipment and sports grounds, evening discos and live music.

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Old Gagra beach

Usually, the beaches of Old Gagra are not as crowded with people as the beaches of New. And not because they are worse (in fact, pebbles both there and there), but simply because of the greater development of the New part of the town. One way or another, the beaches of Old Gagra are more suitable for those who do not like noise too much.

According to various estimates, the coastline in Gagra is more than 50 km of beaches. And good beaches, I must say, if you don't mind pebbles. There are no sandy beaches in Gagra as such, as there are no wild beaches or private beaches. There are only public and boarding houses. So far, this difference is not so dramatic, because many boarding houses easily and free of charge let on their beaches and those who do not stay in them. In general, the entire beach area, like the town itself, is divided into one related to Old and New Gagra.

Old Gagra, which is closer to the border, is the historical part of the settlement, and the beach here is less developed, but quieter. Behind it there are Soviet boarding houses and recreation centers, a little further city sights begin - in particular, beautiful parks. We can say that the beaches of Old Gagra are more beautiful and calmer. But there are no entertainment or attractions here, and it can be problematic to get sun beds and umbrellas.

In general, the entire beach area, like the town itself, is divided into one related to Old and New Gagra.

New Gagra, as the name suggests, is younger and livelier. It is stretched to the south, towards Pitsunda. The beaches of Novaya Gagra are smaller and more numerous. Here beach life is already much more active and invigorating, there are many cafes, shops and even a supermarket - all by the sea. There are also catamarans, pedal boats, boats and boats, "bananas". Plus, there is also a small water park here.

It is believed that the water temperature on the beaches of Gagra becomes most pleasant in terms of temperature by mid-June.

As a result, there are many more people on the beaches of New Gagra, including noisy youth. This is especially true of the Central Beach, which differs from others in that you can find several areas covered with sand on it. If you come early enough in the morning, of course.

Old and New Gagra are conventionally divided by the beautiful Gagripsh Square (also known as the Pavilion). There is a restaurant of the same name and a rather famous historical one, and the local beach is considered to be especially attractive.