New Athos is one of the most popular resorts of Abkhazia among tourists. It is located in a picturesque place at the foot of the Ivers and Athos mountains. The sea coast with wonderful beaches, beautiful forest and mountain landscapes delight the eye. The hills are covered with groves of fruit trees. Thanks to the Psyrtsha river descending from the mountains, freshness and light coolness reign in the vicinity of New Athos.
Tourists note
You can relax in this truly paradise, not only plunged into the atmosphere of calm and tranquility, but also engaged in sightseeing. To see only a part of them, it will take at least three days. New Athos (Abkhazia) is famous for its historical and holy places, such as the New Athos Cave and the
New Athos Monastery.It is best to start sightseeing with an excursion to the New Athos Cave, having purchased tickets in advance. The tour is conducted by local guides and is very informative.
Beach holidays in New Athos
The sea coast in New Athos is covered with a pebble mixture. Sometimes quite large stones come across. The entrance to the sea is gentle, the bottom near the shore is usually clean. Almost all the beaches of New Athos are surrounded by groves of cypress trees. You can relax on the coast on public and private beaches. Urban are kept clean, but do not have developed infrastructure. Entrance to the private territory is paid, but here are excellent conditions for recreation. The presence of attractions more than compensates for the amount spent on the ticket. The private beaches of New Athos, as a rule, have their own material base for water sports. Vacationers are rented jet skis, boats and catamarans. On the beaches at the hotels for adults and children, animation programs are carried out.
Tourists reviews
Warm sea, gentle sun, good-natured locals, lots of fruits and flowers - all this is available to those who choose a holiday in New Athos. Reviews of visitors to this wonderful city speak of its incredible hospitality and many interesting places to visit. Vacationers enjoy the relaxed atmosphere that Athos is wrapped in. Compared to other resorts on the Black Sea coast, New Athos is not so famous. But every year its popularity is growing.
Arriving here, tourists have the opportunity to stay in hotels, most of which were built in the Soviet era, a few newly erected boarding houses and, of course, in private sector homes. Hotels and tourist complexes vary in degree of comfort, the availability of additional services for holidaymakers. We will tell about some hotels and pensions of the resort.
Hotel Waterfall in New Athos
The boarding house was opened in 2010 and is located next to the Apsara Mountain and New Athos Falls. It offers views of the mountain river Psyrtsha. The main three-story building has comfortable apartments. The number of rooms is 51 rooms, which have everything you need (TV, air conditioning). All rooms have a bathroom and showers. Each of them has a balcony, upon which vacationers can enjoy the beauty of the surrounding landscape. For motorists, the hotel has secure parking, provided to guests free of charge. Pensions New Athos offer its guests an excellent vacation at affordable prices.
Entertainment
Only ten minutes walk from the hotel is a well-maintained pebble beach. It offers vacationers a rental of beach equipment. Also, guests can enjoy relaxing on the open veranda, smoking a fruit hookah. On the territory there is a very beautiful pool. Many people like holidays in New Athos. Reviews of this city confirm its hospitality and beauty. Tourists who chose the hotel "Waterfall" liked the high quality of service, friendly staff and comfortable living conditions. Some especially note the excellent service at the local restaurant.
Dining meals are organized in the restaurant, whose menu includes dishes of Russian and Caucasian cuisines. Barbecue lovers will appreciate the grill bar. Tourists can also take a walk to the local market, where there is always an abundance of fruit. In the immediate vicinity of the hotel there are numerous cafes and restaurants, where you can also eat, and dance in the evening. Pensions New Athos is the best choice for a good rest with young children.
Separately, you should stay at the organization of children's leisure in the hotel. Toddlers under six years stay free of charge. Children from six to twelve years old have a discount upon check-in. There is a playground for them on site. Classes with kids are conducted by animators.
"Kamarit"
What could be better than relaxing on the Black Sea? Only rest in New Athos. Traveler reviews confirm this. Particularly flattering they respond to accommodation in the Camarita. Here you can fully relax and gain strength. The resort complex is located only eighty-seven kilometers from the border directly, on the seashore, in the immediate vicinity of such attractions as Swan Lake. It includes several cottages on one and two floors adjacent to the pebble beach, which is equipped with everything necessary (sun loungers and beach umbrellas). Vacationers can play beach volleyball or ride a
jet ski and catamaran. Waiter service is organized right on the beach. The sea in New Athos fascinates with its beauty. It is warm and very clean. Ideal for families with children.
Accommodation and services
Tourists can live in double or quadruple houses, equipped with air conditioning, a refrigerator and a minibar.
For vacationers, excursions in Abkhazia and sightseeing of New Athos are organized . They can also visit the mud baths in Primorsky. The hospitable resorts of New Athos deserve special attention.
The price includes check-in to the room and access to the beach. Meals are paid separately. Also, at the request of customers, a shuttle service is possible. Tourists should pay attention to the need for insurance, the cost of which is calculated on a daily basis depending on the age of vacationers.
You can get to the "Camarita" from Adler. Five hundred meters from the Cossack market to the border post and cross the state border. Buses and taxis run from the border to the resort.
Those who prefer to organize their leisure activities on their own can choose New Athos hotels, which are more than enough in the city.
Hotel Prime
The hotel is located in the central part of New Athos, on the seafront, in the immediate vicinity of the famous New Athos Monastery. The area around it is surrounded by beautiful parks and alleys of fruit trees and cypresses.
The hotel is a modern building of three floors. The number of rooms consists of single and double euro-rooms, equipped with everything necessary (telephone, air conditioning, TV and refrigerator). Each room has a bathroom and shower. There is also an extra bed in the form of a folding bed for vacationers.
Tourists are offered two meals a day in the hotel dining room, which is included in the price. For vacationers at their request all kinds of excursions can be organized. Just seventy meters away is the city market and the wine cellar. The city center also has many discos and cafes where tourists can spend time. Directly at the hotel, vacationers can engage in various sports on the sports ground.
Having visited New Athos (Abkhazia), you can not only relax perfectly, but also improve your health.
The resort specializes in treating diseases of the cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, nervous system, skin diseases, and the genitourinary system. Therapeutic procedures are not included in the price, but are paid separately. The list of services included in the price includes a visit to the equipped pebble beach. For those traveling by car, secure parking is available on site. The hotel can accommodate children of any age. There is a playground for them.
You can get to Prime, again, from the city of Adler. Having crossed the border, you can take a bus or taxi. Shuttle service to and from the hotel is available at an extra charge.
Hotel Tsarskaya Alley
New Athos is rich in attractions. Some of them are located in the very center of the city. For those who care about comfortable living conditions and the proximity of local attractions, the Tsarskaya Alley Hotel is an excellent option. Located in the city center, it is a great place to relax. Its name is associated with the Tsar's Alley located on the road to the beach, laid in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander III.
The hotel specializes in organizing outdoor activities. Therefore, it is ideal for young people. The vacationers who have arrived as a family will also find a lot of interesting things for themselves.
Hotel Tsarskaya Alley (New Athos) was built in 2012 and is a three-story building with rooms for two, three and four people. The standard room is twenty square meters. For guests who are accustomed to greater comfort, there is a room of the category of "luxury" with an area of forty square meters with a balcony. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, TVs, refrigerators. For communication with staff there is a telephone. There is always local mineral water in the refrigerator. Meals are not included in the price, and at the request of tourists can be ordered in the hotel restaurant.
The guests are provided with an outdoor pool, a playground. There is a tour desk, whose staff will assist in organizing excursions. The safety of vacationers and order is ensured by video surveillance, which is conducted around the clock. For motorists there is parking.
Hotel guests can visit the city pebble beach, located three hundred meters from the building, and ride on the New Athos bay on a boat.
New Athos hotels provide tourists with a standard set of services. The quality of service is also about the same. Therefore, tourists can easily settle in any of them. The only thing to consider is the location of the hotel.
Restaurants and cafes of the city
Certainly tourists who visited New Athos will not remain hungry. Cafes and restaurants are located in all corners of the city. So vacationers can have a meal in any place they like. Without delicious food, a vacation in New Athos will not be complete. Reviews of tourists about some catering establishments in the city indicate a high level of customer service. Based on them, a list of institutions was compiled below.
A ten minute walk from the Anacopia Hotel on the shore of Swan Lake in the park (fork in the streets of Ladaria and Eshba) is Cafe Three Platanas. It plays music in the evenings and you can dance.
In the tourist season from May to October, the Cafe Veterok is located at the address: ul. Lakoba, house 46. It is suitable for tourists who want to eat tasty and inexpensive while walking along the promenade. Nearby is the Nikofa Hotel.
Near "Veterka" is a similar institution "Pearl". It also works only during the tourist season. For visitors to the cafe there are bamboo gazebos.
At the other end of the embankment, the Priboy cafe is open all year round, which is a small enclosed space, as well as open tables on the embankment. Near it there are numerous hotels (Nikofa, Abkhazia, Swan).
Nearby is the cafe "Miracle Yard." Opposite him, a road was paved to the historical dacha of JV Stalin. Like most of these institutions, it works only during the tourist season. In the center of the city there is a restaurant "Breeze", a distinctive feature of which is a large sign.
On Lakoba Street, between two five-story buildings, there is a cozy Apatskha Nikofa cafe. It organizes meals for guests of the Nikofa Hotel. Cafe differs from similar establishments in an expanded set of dishes (only in it you can try quail) and better service. However, the prices in it are slightly higher. The cafe is also seasonal.
On Ladaria street near the city administration there is a dining room where you can eat inexpensively and tasty. Next to it are the boarding houses "Waterfall" and "At the monastery."
On the way to the famous Mount of Athos, on Ladaria Street, at the turn to Kyakhba Street, there is a Mzymta cafe.
In the new building of the Prime Hotel, there is a cozy cafe open all year round. Its feature is that tips at a rate of 10% are not included in the bill. In it you can eat tasty and relatively inexpensive. Visitors are offered a variety of dishes of national and European cuisines. Guests at the Prime Hotel are provided with three meals a day.
On Ladaria Street, on the way to the cave, near the city hospital in a square with a fountain, there is a cafe "At the Old Fountain".
The cafes and restaurants of New Athos feature a full range of national cuisine. Also, vacationers accustomed to traditional food are offered a rich assortment of dishes of European and Russian cuisines. Most catering establishments are open only during the tourist season. The quality of customer service and the price level in most cafes and restaurants of New Athos are approximately the same. As a rule, such points are located on the promenade, in squares, at the fountains, which makes staying in them on hot summer days extremely enjoyable.
The main purpose of coming to New Athos is rest. The prices here are very diverse. Any tourist can choose their own affordable housing. There are many free beaches and places with inexpensive food.