Abkhazia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
State with limited recognition in the Caucasus
About Abkhazia
Despite suffering a similar history toSouth Ossetia, Abkhazia is much more accessible and open to travel. While not many Westerners make the journey here, it has always been a popular destination for Soviet, and now Russian, tourists. This article is not intended as an endorsement of the views of any side in the dispute. Abkhazia was long part of or related to various Georgian kingdoms until its annexation into theRussian Empirein 1864. When the Democratic Republic of Georgia declared its independence from the empire in 1918, Abkhazia obtained autonomy within the new Georgian republic. After the Soviet annexation of Georgia in 1921, and the formation of theSoviet Union, Abkhazia was included into the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1931 as an autonomous republic. In the late 1980s an
Top Attractions in Abkhazia
Explore the best things to see and do in Abkhazia:
- ★Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
- ★Glade Lyhnashta
Abkhazia Travel Guide Sections
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