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Travel to Sukhumi, visa requirements / Get around / Sukhumi attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Sukhumi souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Sukhumi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get outSukhumi (Georgian: სოხუმი, Russian: Сухуми) is the capital and principal city of Abkhazia — a de facto independent region within Georgia, recognized only by Russia.
Travel to Sukhumi - Visa Requirements
All persons visiting Abkhazia must arrive in Sukhomi to receive a visa from the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
Tours and Getting around Sukhumi
Sukhumi tourist attractions and sightseeing
Although most of the major sights of the city were destroyed by the war, Sukhumi's principal attraction remains intact: an almost tropical climate with beaches, mountains, lakes, palm trees, and the like. Also the ruins of the buildings, most famously the old government building, are an attraction of a sort unto themselves.
Sukhumi city tours
Sukhumi souvenirs and shopping
Sukhumi Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Sukhumi also has 4 restaurants, which cater mostly true to Caucasian style dining.
Sukhumi nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Sukhumi cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
Thanks to the civil war and subsequent isolation of Abkhazia, the tourism from other parts of the former Soviet Union that formerly made up a significant part of Sukhumi's economy was largely ruined, but has recovered significantly in recent years. There are two hotels left in Sukhumi that still operate, catering to mostly Russian clientele.
Get out
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