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  The unique climate of Gagra, the protection from winds create excellent conditions for recreation. Also, tourism here is very diverse. Gagra is considered the driest and warmest place in Russia. Temperatures average 15 degrees. The season opens usually in May, and ends in October, when the air temperature reaches 28 degrees.
  Now in Gagra there are twenty sanatoriums, boarding houses and rest houses, which work for the benefit of the tourist all year round. In the 60s, springs with thermal water were discovered in Gagra. Based on the source built hydropathic. And in the 70's they built another one for fifty baths. And construction continues to this day.
  Gagra's beautiful subtropical park stretched for three kilometers. It was laid in the very beginning of the 20th century. And now it amazes tourists with an abundance of diverse vegetation, imported from different parts of the world. Here you can see date palms from the Canary Islands, coconuts — from South America, there are even trees from China. America gave the park also wonderful magnolias. Those who go here on a trip, amaze the travelers with a candy tree and boxwood. Among the trees shine ponds with black swans, peacocks are walking beside them. In the park you can play tennis, watch performances of famous artists in the summer theater. Once upon a time even Mayakovsky spoke here.