River Gorge Tsiherva
   Photo: River Gorge Tsiherva

In Gagra is a large number of historical monuments which clearly reflect the events of the history of this region, which took place over many centuries. Chief among them are: the fortress Abaata IV- V, or rather its ruins, the temple of Article VI., The ruins of the tower Bestuzhev-Marly 1841 Colonnade Gagra in 1951 and the palace of Prince of Oldenburg. However, among them, also deserves special attention an interesting natural river gorge Tsiherva. "Tsiherva" translated from the Abkhaz language - "Dried fountain". Tsiherva Gorge - a natural border between the Old and New Gagra.

Home gorge is very poor on vegetation and is just a bare cleft in the mountains. At the same time, the attention of tourists can attract the old building of the former secondary school №2, became famous for its graduates - the heroes of the Soviet Union. In this school learned Bastandzhyan M, R. Bartsits, in the ass and A Maltsev. Today, the school is located in the historical museum of military glory, which houses many interesting artifacts that have a direct relationship with the participants of the Second World War, the former a native of Gagra and Gagra district.

In the depths of the gorge is the cave Evpatii Tsiherva (Euphrates), which is a stone "building", consisting of two small rooms. It was named after the monk Euphrates, who lived here at the end of the second half of the nineteenth century. Believers Abkhazians very revered monk. Back in 527, by order of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in August Euphrates spread Christianity in Abkhazia.

Near the cave Evpatii (Euphrates) is a road that leads deep into the gorge Tsiherva to the waterfall, which was hidden stalactite cave. It is here that the poor vegetation changes dramatically in the alpine and subalpine vegetation zones.

Some sections of the river gorge Tsiherva equipped with special viewing platforms, offering an amazing view of the Gagra, Pitsunda, valley and river Bzyb Musser.

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