Dante Gorge - this is an unusual natural monument, located on the southern outskirts of the city of Hot Key, in the healing park at the foot of the mountain Abadzekh. This is one of the most beautiful and most visited places of the resort.

Dante's gorge was created by people and nature. Gorge in 1875-1878 was hacked Cossacks ventilation swampy grounds of the resort hot key. But then the man started business continued nature. Rain and snow gorge broadened and deepened, and today it has a length of about 100 m and a height of cliffs up to 10-15 m.

This narrow rock gap divided nature of the mountain slopes. In the 70-ies. XIX century. people cut down on the bottom of the gorge stone staircase consisting of 49 stages, after which the entrance ennobled clearing. The special flavor of Dante stairs give mossy sandstone cliffs. Near the stairs takes key stream. According to popular legend in the creek every morning bathes wonderful hostess gorge.

The name of Dante's gorge received through the poem "The Divine Comedy" by the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Oddly enough, the entrance to the dark, cool and damp valley Dante is very much like in the poem described the entrance to the underworld. This name was given to officers of the gorge, is being treated in these parts, and later it became official.

Many people believe that the rise of the local mountain Abadzekh somewhat similar to purgatory. Therefore, visiting the gorge, they visit the mountain at the foot of the Iberian Chapel.