New Athos cave

21/01/2023

Getting to New Athos is easy. The city is stretched along the coast, transport goes along the central highway. Minibuses run from nearby settlements, both direct and those that go towards Psou and Gudauta. Buses and minibuses go from the central square of Pitsunda and from the Sukhum railway station. The road is good - 20 minutes and you are in New Athos. Tourists traveling to the New Athos caves need to get off at the Rakushka stop and take the New Athos Monastery visible from everywhere as a landmark.

19/01/2023

19/01/2023

The New Athos Cave was opened to visitors in 1975. The total length of the route inside the cave is about 2 km, it passes through 8 halls, the walls and ceilings of which are richly decorated with sinter formations: stalactites, stalagmites and stalagnates. The air temperature in the cave is always constant - +11 degrees. (We recommend bringing a sweater or light jacket.)

17/01/2023

New Athos cave is one of the largest caves in Abkhazia. It is located under the slope of the Iverskaya mountain. It is a huge karst cavity with a volume of about 1 million m³. Near the cave is the New Athos Monastery and the temple of Simon the Zealot.

17/01/2023

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