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get. and that's what take it to the small carcasses country of which has spent years healing its wants to stay with us an art. ancient greeks and romans built that charles here live so it by side with local tribes need in two thousand and five hundred years ago. that the app has principalities tempest in the eighth century later became known as the act has condoned. the modern day republican rep cuz it covers an area of about nine thousand square kilometers a cause is south is situated on the eastern coast of the black sea. the greater coaxes mountain range towers and the republics north. it is a land where some tropics the lakes adjoining places.

come on let's go locals remember all too well the tragic events and causes more than the history. of. eighteen years have passed since then used liberals but i can talk about it without my lips trembling and unforgiving hearts i come talk about that. i'm cuz here is returning to normal and again becoming a tourist cob for the black sea region. if travelling by sea and old lighthouse points the way to kasi is kept old so whom

. i keep the finds it difficult to open the massive dools it is at least one hundred fifty years old. he then climbs the leading to the lamp. and yes three this is part of a long stairwell date in the nineteenth century. it was built together with his lighthouse in eight hundred sixty one feet. it's beautiful to see where they don't make anything like it nowadays you need you. to light house is one hundred feet high it's powerful large can be seen thirty kilometers away.

so who lighthouse has french origins the russian empire is navy placed an order for its construction with a company that was at the same time drawing up a blueprint for the eiffel tower. and then at that time there was an oil lamp here. at the well they were to me it was quite an advanced lighting fixture five the standards of the day. but compared to modern one thousand watt lamps it was three or four times a week or if you just let me hit it. with a permitting turkey's black sea coast can 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 after occupying a clause in eighteen seventy seven it was put out for the second time after the abkhazian georgian war in the early nine hundred ninety s.

. the field that broke out in them cars here in one thousand nine hundred two last if it is abkhazia and the status of an autonomous region at the time and supreme invokes its claims to choose the right to self-determination of the last georgian troops. under the pretext of protecting a railway they were driven out in the course of severe fighting. some parts about because they were liberated in one thousand nine hundred three the georgian troops retained the op like a dory gorge on a strategic regions. following george's attack on south a set here in two thousand and eight the abkhaz military carried out a special operation in the could dorie region with the russian support georgian

forces would driven out of the republics entire territory russia and several other countries have since recognized a cause is independence. the turbulence could dorie river this is the entire length of the goal which 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 i can see rooftops in the valleys this is the abkhazian region of spain and many local people left their homes during the conflict in georgia now they are

coming back. the good dori gold was a favorite tourist attraction before the war but has seen few travelers in the past two decades now visit to school once again of more of the picturesque the landscape commands in lakes waterfalls and the unique flora. but if the couple are not really a tourist who used to come to. when it was still a serviette republic where ellen travellers. they knew every mountain park that anybody. tourists come here now because this is a peaceful place again. the folks would forest is one of the most revered place isn't all about because you know as well as in the could dorie.

the stream running through the narrow which creates a special microplane that. the groves of most covered trees look like they've been sprinkled with emeralds. a villager 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 makes. a traditional abkhazian cheese the secret to this produce is in the fermentation. take the cheese making begins with the fundamental process.

they will use the x. tracks from the stomach of a kong. this is how we do it. the foot quickly brings occurred in the vats to the right temperature once it's thoroughly needed the cheese can be served today look at people like that archie ships 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. that people always need to eat and cheese is always in demand here so that.

there is a three hour drive from the farm to some 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 known history. i can't really see his wife being a merchant ships came here from greece and other places yes but there is evidence suggesting there was a market place here in the first century b.c. and rock to just get on their actions from nearly the entire black sea coast brought their goods here. just a stand up the kin often visit main pier. the paintings are inspired by the city and the sea sits upon.

what is this sea is being inalienable part of this land on the wrong we don't come here just to have a good time and remove where i got the sea and this land as part of all sounds. one of the stand his paintings commemorates her friends from 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 have caused can boast vast reserves of pure water due to its glitz years and rivers so 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 clean water exceeds the cost of a later of oil. he. is a kook luzhin lloyd in that 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 but teleco 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 were surprised to see them bearing fruit kochi to palms bamboo and all of trees only search be found in the botanical garden and most of all the botanists pride themselves on the sago palm. him here in the garden you can find plants which are one hundred to one hundred twenty years old there 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.

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the novi affan ministry is situated on the black sea coast twenty kilometers from some. it was founded in eight hundred seventy five by monks who'd arrived in a cause here from greece soon after that the cloister became a leading religious center in the caucasus the ministry stands on an elevation surviving defensive fortifications of the and a copy a fortress around a nearby hill and appear as the name of the capital of the ancient abkhaz kingdom. wars broke out here at various times georgians general ways romans turks and persians invaded this place but the mountains protected the local people we associate ourselves with the mountainous rather than with people related to the sea . where. the end of compare fulcher stands on a mountain top beneath the mountain spillages have discovered

a vast cabin it attracts numerous tourists a tour of the cave begins with the turrets boarded an electric train locals jokingly refer to it as the abkhaz metro i there is some room there let's get in. the know the i phone cave is one of the world's largest its volume is about one million cubic metres tourists get to experience or inspiring beauty of this underground kingdom gods lead them through several grottos but many who are into this cave have another motive other than just a tour of this mysterious world people suffering from asthma or allergies come here it's a breathe in the medicinal effects of it's humid as every day you need good afternoon gas here i'm going to take you on a fascinating tour of the underground chambers of the navi of foam came off stage.

tourists form a line as they go from one hole to another to the sound of trickling streams small bridges and narrow passages run along the style like tights been static moats crafted by nature. water dripping from above has taken centuries to form these intricate limestone columns. that mind your feet please it's slippery here. in the largest whole of the lobby and phone there is enough space for three football pitches. and one of the most spectacular sights is a beautiful on the charles so it's rock. it's large drops drip. down from a height of two meters you would never reach the caves bottom of.

a winding road of relic plants looks between the rocks of the reefs a national park a 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. that. age patch of land in a year 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 greets it was forms of the nile stude 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. always a. lake or it was born as a result of an ancient earthquake. and that's how it was filmed. instead has about one hundred thirteen majors but it's just not enough yet that of the lake is the jewel of the entire caucasus as well as at huzzy just woke up by sirocco. and cuz he is nature reserves are constantly expanding another national park is being laid out in the could dorie gorge it will be adjacent to the reeks of park i'm relic of 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 lake. soviet leaders were formed 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 fall is found tucked away in the foothills of a mountain and up because it is situated on the banks of the macis the 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 world v.f.s. legend has it that in the nine hundred thirty s. then soviet leader joseph stalin went fishing in the river. the catch was so beautiful that he ordered a trout to be built here. today there are some three hundred thousand rainbow trout in the farms palms. all.

full of cocoa want to catch it just so much and this female is five years alt. it is the spawn in school of brain trout we get a trout from them the trout is situated on the banks of a unique river. and his food with water gushing from a giant some training in the spring it is thought to be europe's largest spring of this current. the village of duty stretches across the food hills several kilometers from the black sea shore it's called the heart cause yeah the backyard of nearly every house here has a distinctly as look

a backyard is one of the keys symbols of the traditional way of life in abkhazia each backyard is supposed to have a cabin made of rhododendron. it is in fact a kitchen where family members gather over meals i think her idea. for. the fireplace is in the center of the cabin a fire is in lawn the clay full with a cold room that hangs over it on a chain that is filled with memel ego the name given in some black sea countries to corn flour porridge that was well i think i might as well put a lead on it for a while but that's not really necessary. here people live long lives because they all ate natural food cooked over a fire. i knew that's what all deviants make model they go to and i'm puzzling

which normally gets called. i also know that italians call it paula and. this is on the money go. abkhaz 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 with food his coat the. front just you look down here on the hello hello hello hello great to see you're. the the guests are always welcome in our cars homes at any time of the day the. the gentleman let us celebrate this may god give us health peace understanding our pianist love and joy to all our

nations to all hazards. a standard to keep in the air because artist is going to paint a new picture she pulses a building that was shelled during the war and 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. she went to wait here in the night and never came back. and there were also people i treasure and 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 throwing hearts. i still condes bring myself to do it.

the sukhumi lighthouse has witnessed many events during its long history. and still serves as a beacon for the growing number of foreign ships arriving at a qazi is main hall but. they captains know full well that it is been sending signals over the opcodes waters of the black sea for more than a century each. dish i wouldn't wish to turkish merchant ships were quick to turn up here. no doubt they had information telling them about the location of a lighthouse on the harbor here however it is during storms the lighthouse always to 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. for the same token of course you 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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