Seaside Park
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The picturesque seaside park in Gagra - a true symbol of the resort. The park is located on the coast between the gorges and Gagrypsh Zhoekvara and stretches along the coast for 6 km, the total area of ​​the park is 14 hectares.

Seaside Park was founded in 1902. It involved the creation of architect Shervinsky senior and master of landscape park construction - the agronomist-decorator K. Brenner. The park was created as a unique arboretum, this plant here were taken from different corners of the earth.

Visiting Seaside Park, you can plunge into the wonderful world of magic of tropical nature, where the salty smell of the sea interrupts gentle and light scent of exotic flowers. Around the tracks, broken all over the park, growing a variety of unusual plants. In total there are more than 400 species of different plants, most of which - evergreen. Of the multitude of local and imported here from other countries decorative plants deserve special attention: the date palm, common in the Canary Islands, US magnolia mallow from Syria, coconut trees, imported from South America, and others. Seaside Park you can meet such rare varieties Plants like hamerops, candy tree, deodar, agaves and oleanders.

All the splendor of the Seaside Park complements the original system of park ponds. Large ponds harmoniously alternate with small ponds and interconnected by small streams. As they stroll the banks significant peacocks roam the water surface and graceful swans.

Another attraction Seaside Park is a unique architectural monument - a temple built in the VI Art. Currently, the temple houses a museum of ancient weapons Abkhazia.

Over the past two decades, Seaside Park was in a derelict state, but here today is actively working on its improvement.

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