Akhun Tower

Krasnodar Krai · Russia

Akhun Tower, Russia
Photo: Alexander V. Solomin, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May–October
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
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Perched atop Mount Akhun above Sochi, this stone observation tower offers one of the finest panoramas over the Black Sea coast and the Caucasus foothills. Built in the 1930s in a romantic medieval-revival style, its crenellated form rises about thirty metres, with a spiral stair leading to viewing galleries. From the summit, sweeping views take in the resort city, the sea and, on clear days, snow-capped peaks inland. Surrounded by forest and reached by a winding mountain road, it is a classic excursion.

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