Climatic Gudauta seaside resort located on the shores of a small bay Black Sea, 38 km from the capital city of Sukhumi and Abkhazia in 50 kilometres from the town of Gagra.

Name of the town of Gudauta happened here leaking Gudou River. So say scientists, but in people's memory and guides in stories about love story sounds a young singer Ute Gudy to the Princess, whose love ended in tragic loss both on the banks of the river. History Gudauty goes to the Neolithic era: on the western outskirts of the town in the vast Bomborskoy glade was famous Kistrikskoe neolithic settlement. Ancient residents already engaged in farming, salt production, fishing. In the vicinity Gudauty also found examples of brilliant era bronze. In particular, the famous bronze figure "bomborskogo vinopiytsy", which is now stored in the Hermitage, as well as the famous treasure lyhnensky bronze axes - one of the great monuments of early Kolkheti culture Prichernomorskogo Caucasus.

Urban districts have been folded in Gudauta in the late XIX - early XX century, and the status of the city has received in Gudauta in 1926 Gudauta is a district center Gudautskogo area (historically - Bzybskaya Abkhazia), also includes the city of Novy Afon and Ritsinsky National Park.

The city is located on a hill plateau, on the shores of a small bay. Scenic surroundings, comfortable flat with shallow beach pebbles and create a favourable climate here excellent conditions for recreation. The resort is rich in citrus and subtropical fruit garden. On the northern and north-eastern side, a distance of 15 - 20 km to the city adjacent chain of high mountains Caucasus range, which is almost 7 months of the year are covered with snow. In the vicinity of Gudauta, in the village of Primorsky (Arsaul), fetid open mineral springs with the current hydropathic.

Unfortunately, at this time the city has not yet quite improved, and tourist infrastructure is not very developed. In the town tourists take several houses and hostels. On the central street of the city is square with the Gudauta playground and a fountain. Guests will be interesting city and Gudautsky Museum "Abazgiya." It presents archaeological, ethnographic, art exhibits, as well as the halls of the memory of the Patriotic War of 1992-1993 he worked., Photo exhibits.

In 18 - 20 kilometres north-west of Gudauty located picturesque resort places - Gold Bank (Mgudzyrhua) and Myussera (Mysra), in which, in Ambara terrain on the seashore is the temple VIII-I H centuries. Four separate Gudautu kilometre from the village Lyhny, pozdnesrednevekovoy capital of Abkhazia. Asphalted highway ribbon goes to the mountains through the plateau, drowning in dense greenery of orchards, forests and vineyards. Shortly Hills opens with a wonderful view of the green-white chain Bzybskogo ridge tops. Right from the road high operating Lyhnensky X in the Assumption Cathedral. with unique frescoes XIII-IV centuries. Near the cathedral on the edge of a vast medieval ruins are located glade stone palace Abkhaz vladetelnyh princes Chachba (Shervashidze). Also interesting excursion to the origins of the river to the village and Hipsta Othara on trout farm and rocky cave complex.