Sanatorium Gruziya, Abkhazia - October 2018

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Gagra is a seaside resort in Abkhazia, a de facto republic in northwestern Georgia. It used to be a popular holiday destination until the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict broke out in 1992. Like much of Abkhazia, it has since become a shadow of its former self. The beaches are quiet and hundreds of its buildings lie abandoned, including this former sanatorium turned hotel, which we spotted looking overgrown on google maps. On our approach we saw what looked like a grand palace and thought we must have the wrong building, but sure enough it was the right one and turned out to be a bit of a stunner. Having looked online since we are by no means the first to visit here, and it even has a few reviews on trip advisor! Visited with elliot5200.

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I may have got a bit carried away with photos of this entrance hall​

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The floor above​

Not a bad view from the balcony​

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The back of the building was in worse condition​

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I could have spent longer in here but we had other stuff to see. Much of the town is abandoned, and indeed much of Abkhazia.​

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Thanks for looking.​

 

[Lenston]

Stunning building mate, quality pictures  

 

[AndyK!]

Smashed it!

 

[Andy]

That's simply awesome, I love it!

 

[Urbexbandoned]

Thats not bad considering you came across it on google! Quite like that entrance hall, decay is lovely. Who's have thought that shade of blue would look so good decayed haha! 

Nice damo