New Athos is a small settlement located on the territory of Abkhazia. It is famous for its unique cave ensemble and is a place of attraction for Orthodox pilgrims. here is the famous New Athos monastery, the oldest temple of Simenon the Canonite and his cell, located not far from the monastery, on the mountain.
Instructions
Step 1
To get to Novy Afon, you need to cross the Russian-Abkhaz border. You can get to Abkhazia from the nearest airport located in Adler, or from Sochi, from where buses, including transit buses, go to the republic, the final stop of which is Sukhum, the capital of Abkhazia. In New Athos, located 21 km from Sukhum, without reaching it, you can also get by train - "Adler - Sukhum", which runs daily. She departs at 7:30 in the morning, arrives in New Athos at 11:18.
Step 2
From Moscow to Sukhum there is a special train 305C "Moscow-Sukhum", from the capital you can come to Abkhazia on it, but in winter this train departs 1 time in 4 days, and in summer it does not run every day. The fast train 075C "Moscow-Adler" has several trailer cars, in which you can also buy direct tickets to Sukhum. When buying a ticket at any railway ticket office for this train, indicate the final station - Veseloe. It is located on the border with Abkhazia and you do not have to leave on it - you can pay extra for a ticket and go through border control right in the carriage.
Step 3
If you go to Novy Afon in your car, after passing Sochi and Adler, follow to Vesely, where there is a new border checkpoint. The driver and passengers of the car go through customs inspection separately - the driver goes through it together with the car. Passengers need to go out, taking with them only Russian passports and birth certificates of children. The inspection time is usually limited to 10-15 minutes if there is no queue at the border. After passing the control, get into the car and set off along the former federal highway Sochi-Sukhum, it goes along the sea, and you will not get lost, especially since the signs on the highway have already been installed. After 85 km from the border, you can already admire the magnificent view of the gilded domes of the New Athos monastery sparkling in the sun.
