Machara: Hotels and Accommodations

Machara is listed among the open settlements discussed in the archaeological record of the Eneolithic period in Abkhazia.

Culture

Radiocarbon dating of wood remains from Layer IV of the Machara settlement yielded 3810±90.

The Machara settlement is described as belonging to the Eneolithic period and the Early Bronze Age.

The archaeological culture associated with the Machara settlement is dated to the fifth millennium BC.

Machara is listed among the terrace settlements where pickaxe-like and hoe-shaped tools were associated with agricultural activity.

In the archaeological settlement group to which Machara belongs, materials made of stone, flint, and ceramics have been documented.

Spiritual Sites

The Elizaveta Center houses the Church of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.

The Elizaveta Tourist and Pilgrimage Center in Machara is located 700 meters from the sea. It lies in the foothills of the Caucasus near Sukhum, in the vicinity of Machara. Its list includes a pilgrimage excursion to Mount Anacopia and the Grotto of Simon the Canaanite.

The elevated center offers views of Mount Anakopia.

Nature

An unpaved road leads from the turnoff near Merheul to the Olginskiye Waterfalls. The route from the turnoff at the traffic police station in Machara is said to take about 30 minutes.

Those wishing to book a hotel in Machara can continue searching for accommodation afterward. More location pages: Miusera, Leselidze, Abgara, Otradnoe, Aatsi, Kheivani, Akhali Atoni, Ochamchira.

To the higher-level travel overview: Abkhazia.