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and the app has principality standish's in the eighth century or later became known as the app has gone down. the modern day republic of up cuz you have a scenario about nine thousand square kilometers cause is south is situated on the eastern coast of the black sea. the greater cook says mountain range towers in the republic's new. it is a land where some tropics and lakes adjoining the place yes. come on let's go locals remember we need to well the tragic events and causes more than history. eighteen years have passed since then the liberals but i can talk about it without

my lips trembling and unforgiving heart i can talk about that. a cuz it is returning to normal and again becoming a tourist hub for the black sea region. if travelling by sea and old lighthouse points the way to kasi is capital so whom. the keeper finds it difficult to open the massive dools it is at least one hundred fifty years old. and then climbs the leading into the lamp.

three this is part of a long stairwell made in the nineteenth century. it was built together with this lighthouse in eight hundred sixty one feet. it's beautiful to see where they don't make anything like it nowadays. the lighthouse is one hundred feet high it's powerful light can be seen thirty kilometers away. so who lighthouse has french origin of the russian empire as navy placed an order for its construction with a company that was at the same time drawing up a blueprint for the eiffel tower. at that time there was an oil lamp here. it was quite an advanced lighting fixture fire the standards of the day. but compared to modern

one thousand watt lamps it was three or four times a week or. if you were. with a permitting turkey's plexi could be seen on the horizon the lamp has gone out only twice in the history of the lighthouse turkish troops took it away as one of the spoils of war occupying a clause in eighteen seventy seven it was put out for the second time after the abkhazian georgian war in the early ninety's and ninety's. the old the broke out in them cars here in one thousand nine hundred two lasted for two years. have the status of an all traumas region at the time and supreme invoked his constitutional right to self-determination of the last georgian troops ended up

fuzzier under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the case of severe fighting. some parts about because they were liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the opposite dorie gorge on a strategic regions. following george's attack on south a sense here in two thousand and eight the abkhaz military carried out a special operation in the could already region with russia's support georgian forces would driven out of the republics entire territory russia and several other countries have since recognized abkhazia as independence. the turbulence could henri river pieces the entire length of the goldfish this place was part of the silk road now is the way leading straight to abkhazians

capitals of whom from the greater caucuses mountain range. the road clings to the gorge down below that as a chasm with a mountain stream carrying its clear waters. whenever the rocks step aside the eye can see rooftops in the valleys this is the abkhazian region of spain many local people left their homes during the conflict with georgia and know they are coming back. the could was a favorite tourist attraction before the war but it's seeing few travelers in the past two decades now visitors can once again have more of a picturesque landscape mountain lakes rules of fools and the unique flora.

but if the. tourists who used to come to. when it was still a soviet republic were ellen travelers of us and. the new every mountain path that anybody. tourists come in now because this is a peaceful place to get out. of the box would forest is one of the most revered places in all of our cars as well as in the could glory coolidge. the stream running through the marriage which creates a special microclimate. the groves of moss covered trees look like they've been sprinkled with emeralds.

the village of as sits near the fairy tale scenery. each morning about the ships go about their household chores. they have cows and many goats every day husband and wife italian club via make salumi a traditional i because cheese the secret to this produce is in the fermentation. cheese making begins with a fundamental process. they will use the x. tracks from the stomach of a call. space is how we do it. the foot quickly brings the could in the vax to the right temperature once it's already needed the cheese can be served today look at people like the patchy shelves and

again plan for the future. vitali is going to set up a tourist camp in the courtyard of his house he will treat the guests to homemade cheese and take them on guided tours. cheese is a form of income for us it's like our national currency are quite open there people always need to eat and cheese is always in demand here so the. there is a three hour drive from the farm to some form people in the abkhaz capital say the city has taken on a different look in the past several years ruined homes and hotels have been restored. the waterfront has also been transformed it's a traditional rallying point for tourists and locals alike and it has a long history. i can't really see his wife being

a merchant ships came here from greece and other places just yet but there is evidence and just in there was a marketplace here in the first century b.c. you just get americans from nearly the entire black sea coast brought their roots here. both as a stand up kin often visit main pier. the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea it sits upon. what is this sea is its be ineligible part of this land. we don't come here just to have a good time and leave already got the sea and this land as part of all sounds. one of the standards paintings commemorates her friends who fought in the war but never

returned. her father is still missing but a standard hopes is a life. of causes ecology minister. teaches at sickroom state university. today he tells his students that cars here can boast a vast reserves of pure water due to its glitz yes and rivers. if we conserve water in the upper reaches of our rivers the republic will have the most valuable resources for many years to come all of mankind needs this resource nowadays the value of a liter of ecologically plain water exceeds the cost of a later of oil that a gift. only streams flowing is

a cool collision law in the stands in the downtown area it is more than three hundred years old in the early nineteenth century a botanical garden was laid out around it it is one of the most beautiful areas in the city. this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world which it currently features over five thousand plants from every continent. this place is a veritable treasure trove of plants exotic flora such as the japanese banana plants of adapted to conditions in abkhazia these plants grow into the black sea coast at the beginning of the last century scientists was surprised to see them a bearing fruit kochi to palms and all the trees only serve to be found in the botanical garden but most of all the botanists pride themselves on the sago palm.

him here in the garden you can find plants which are one hundred two hundred twenty years old they are thought to be some of the oldest on earth the history goes back to the college that is to say they're related to the tree for. today the park is still being restored to its former glory and soon it will once again open for the public to enjoy. download the official ante up location of your high phone the i pod touch from the i choose ops to. life on the go. video on demand oxys minefield costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the

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novi and foreign ministry is situated on the black sea coast twenty kilometers from sioux whom it was founded eight hundred seventy five by monks who'd arrived in cars here from greece soon after that the cloister became a leading religious center in the caucasus the monastery stands on an elevation on surviving defensive fortifications of the and a cookie a fortress around a nearby hill and a can peer is the name of the capital of the ancient abkhaz kingdom. wars broke out here and various times georgians general ways romans turks and persians invaded

this place but the mountains protected the local people we associate ourselves with the mountain with rather than with people related to the sea. where. the end of compare fulcher stands on a mountain top and a mountain speedy ologists have discovered a vast cabin it attracts numerous tourists a tour of the cave begins with the turrets boarding an electric train locals jokingly refer to it as the abkhaz metro i there is some room that let's get him. to know the african cave is one of the world's largest its volume is about one million cubic metres tourists get to experience the or inspiring beauty of this on the ground can the gods lead them through several grottos and many who enter this cave have another motive other than just

a tour of this mysterious world people suffering from asthma or allergies come here is a breathe in the medicinal effects of it's humid as ever do you doubt an allergy and yes here i'm going to take you on a fascination tour over to ground chambers if navi our phone calls fish. tourists form a line as they go from one holds with another to the sound of trickling the streams small bridges and narrow passages run along stalactites and stalagmites crafted by nature. water dripping from above has taken centuries to form these intricate limestone columns. that ninety feet please it slippery here. in the largest hole of the levee and foam there is enough space for three football

pitches. but one of the most spectacular sights is a wall to form calcite rock. its large drops dripped down from a height of two meters but never reached the caves balsam or. a winding road of relic plants looks between the rocks of the roots and national park the park is under the special protection of a cause it covers a total of forty thousand hectares many of the plants are unique in that they can only be found in this region. h. patch of land and here is unique because it is inhabited by rare plants and animals. the road goes uphill only way to the much celebrated

pride of the republic lake reach it was forms of chewed of nine hundred fifty meters above sea level following a rock slide that is described as a remarkable natural creation and the most attractive site on the black sea shore of the caucuses. was a. lake or it was born as a result of an ancient earthquake. and that's how it was filmed. in stances about one hundred thirteen meters but it's not enough yet that of the lake has been joule the entire caucasus as well as at highs here is quite simple. it's causes nature reserves a constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the dorri olds it will be adjacent to the wreaths and part of the relic plants nature reserves will gradually cover almost one third of the republic's territory.

stallion's country house still stands on one of the scenic banks of the lake greets soviet leaders were fond of vacationing here they often invited leaders of foreign communist parties to visit them to form a state country house stance point tool age old trees today it is a tourist site. a trip is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain in a cause it is situated on the banks of the maci stare river which boasts clean water and a strong current in the old days monks fishtail they lived in a monastery high in the mountains hidden away from will be a fair. legend has it that in the nine hundred thirty s. then soviet leader joseph stalin went fishing in the river. the catch

was so bountiful that he ordered a trout to be built here. today there are some three hundred thousand rainbow trout in the farms palms. all. all of what i catch. so much of this female is five years old. it come up it's a spawn in school of frayne but trout we get baby trials from and. the trout farm is situated on the banks of a unique river. it is filled with water gushing from a giant subterranean spring the it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this current.

the village of drips stretches across the foothills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart because. the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as a look a backyard is one of the keys symbols of the traditional way of life going up cause each backyard is supposed to have a cabin made of rhododendron. it is in fact a kitchen where all family members gather over meals. her idea. of. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin far as kindle on the clay funnel or the cauldron that hangs over it on a chain it is filled with memel ego a name given in some black sea countries to corn flour porridge that was one i

think i might as well put a lead on it for a while but that's not really necessary. here people leave long lives because they all eat natural food cooked all by fire. i know that's moldavian snake monologue to eva i'm puzzling which normally these calls ugly stuff. i also know that italians call it paula and. this is on the mug. because i always try to make sure the fire in their cabins is constantly lit it is both a symbol of affection in the home and the place where food is cooked the . fun just flowed you look around the globe hello hello hello great to see here. the the guests are always welcome in our cars homes at any time of the day the. to

the gentleman let us celebrate may god give us health paced understanding how penis love and joy to all our nations to all of husbands. a standard the kin the abkhaz autist is going to paint a new picture she posts is a building that was shelled during the war members of parliament used to meet in session here whenever asked on the record as the op has georgian conflict she's always reminded of her father. human to wait here in the night and never came back. and there were also people a transient remember eighteen years have passed. and

i don't know how much time will pass before i can talk about it without my lips trembling and throat and heart. i still can't bring myself to do it. the sukhumi lighthouse has witnessed many events during its loan history. its still serves as a beacon for the growing number of foreign ships arriving at a cause his main hall but. they captains know full well that it is been sending signals over the abkhaz waters of the black sea for more than a century each. dish that would wish to return this merchant ships were quick to turn up here. no doubt they had information telling them about

the location of the lighthouse and the harbor here there were days during storms to light horse always filled its vital role with great precision. the lighthouse keeper has yet to repair the pockmarks in the tower left by bullets from the abkhaz georgian conflict. on the same token abkhazia will take some time to rid itself of all traces of war. meanwhile life in the republic is clearly returning to normal.

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