Pitsunda Lighthouse

Pitsunda Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Abkhazia, Georgia. Pitsunda Lighthouse is situated nearby to the village Lidzava.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew.

Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew

Church

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The Cathedral of St. Andrew the Apostle, also known as the Pitsunda Cathedral or Bichvinta Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral located in Pitsunda, in the Gagra District of the de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia, internationally recognised as constituting a part of Georgia. Patriarchal Cathedral St. Andrew is situated 1½ km north of Pitsunda Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pitsunda and Lidzava.

Pitsunda

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Pitsunda or Bichvinta is a resort town in the Gagra District of Abkhazia/Georgia. Founded by Greek colonists in the 5th century BC, Pitsunda became an important political and religious centre of the region in the antiquity and the Middle Ages.