15 Loo attractions worth visiting

The best attractions in the Loo area:

Sheikh's Estate

Recreation center a few kilometers from the center of Loo. Here you can have lunch, relax in the guest house, and fish in the local pond. For animal lovers there is a tiny zoo with raccoons, geese, and ducks.

The place is interesting for its design - a mixture of Russian and Caucasian motifs. A cozy country atmosphere is everywhere - a wicker fence with pots, a butter churn, an oven. The owner cooks himself, the food is again a mixture of oriental and Russian cuisine. Kebabs, homemade wine, vegetable salads that are harvested right there in the garden.

Address: Razdanskaya street, Verkhnearmyanskaya Khobza, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Paid entrance

Witches Gorge

Located on the territory of the Sochi National Park. The gorge is located in the middle of a relict forest, where streams run under your feet and a waterfall runs down into a small pool. There are wooden stairs built especially for visitors, high places are fenced with railings, and the clearing is equipped for picnics.

Lovers of untouched nature will love this gorge. The place is not only picturesque, there is a legend associated with it. According to legends, women of local tribes went to the waterfall for youth. It was believed that water washes away not dirt, but years from the body.

Address: Verkhnearmyanskoe Loo, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Entrance: for adults - 200 rubles.

Dzhegosh Gorge

A small valley near the village of Bolshoy Kichmay. The gorge is famous for its cascade of 33 waterfalls. Water flows from different heights - from 5 to 11 meters. Around the waterfalls there are thickets of boxwood and yew. The path along the tract is equipped with walkways, stairs, and railings.

Here you can see 17 of the 33 waterfalls (the rest are too difficult to get to), swim in a small pool, and admire rare plants. They come here by car; public transport is too inconvenient. You can book a tour for more comfort.

Address: Kichmaiskaya street, 8, Golovinka, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Entrance: for adults and children from 10 years old - 200 rubles.

Mamedovo Gorge

Located in the valley of the Kuapse River. The natural attraction consists of rock and limestone formations, a cascading waterfall and water bowls.

The “White Hall”, formed by limestone, deserves attention. Old-timers advise you to take a dip in the “Health and Youth”, “Beauty” and “Love” bowls. The name “Mamed” in the name of the gorge is associated with a legend. An old man from the village, seeing the Turkish bandits, tricked them away from the village. And his name was Mamed, and that’s how the name has been since then.

Address: Mamedovo Gorge, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Entrance: for adults - 200 rubles, children under 10 years old - free

Gorge Miracle Beauty

Located near the village of Thessaloniki. Part of Sochi National Park. “Miracle Beauty” is the name given to the whole complex of a gorge, a waterfall and a river. The trail is equipped with wooden walkways and runs along the river bank. Around it there are dense thickets of relict forest on both sides.

It is worth admiring the “Miracle Beauty”, “Tender” and “Mirage” waterfalls. The pool formed by the waterfalls is always cool, and the water in it is a stunning azure color. There is an outdoor cafe at the beginning of the route.

Address: Thessaloniki village, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Entrance: for adults - 200 rubles, children under 10 years old - free

Tea houses of Uch-Dere

Located in the village of Uch-Dere. The tourist site was created in the 70s of the 20th century. The wooden houses recreate the dwellings of wealthy merchants of Central Russia in the mid-19th century. According to the creators, it was a museum of Russian crafts, which was visited mainly by foreign delegations.

Now this place is interesting for the interiors of the houses and the observation deck of the tea plantations. In the houses you can drink Krasnodar tea and have a snack. There is a small shop where they buy packs of tea for souvenirs.

Address: Zaporozhskaya street, 302, Uch-Dere, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: from May 1 to October 31 from 10:00 to 18:00; Monday is a day off. From November 1 to April 30 from 11:00 to 17:30 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Entrance: for adults - 450 rubles, for children - 220 rubles, children under 3 years old - free

Official website: https://www.dagomystea.ru/

Park "Mountain Eden"

Located in the village of Verkhnearmyanskaya Khobza. A tropical park with vegetation atypical for the Caucasus region. The park is distinguished by thoughtful landscape design and convenient infrastructure.

The most interesting thing is to see the giant Opuntia cactus, visit tea plantations and an apiary. Trying local tea with local honey is something that is definitely worth doing. You can admire the mineral water waterfall without any restrictions.

Address: Razdanskaya street, 4, Verkhnearmyanskaya Khobza village, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 to 23:00

Entrance: for adults - 250 rubles.

Purchases

Tourist purchases include two sections: essentials and tourist purchases.

From the first necessity:

Water for hiking and the beach;
Headwear (caps, panamas, pareos and scarves);
Swimwear;
Bags with a special lock or waterproof bags.
Travel shopping:
Souvenirs and small interior items;
Shopping for temporary housing by area.

Tourist purchases at affordable prices can be made in, for example, souvenir shops like: The Looe Gift Shop. You can go to the Loo market or the upper clothing market.

What to visit in Loo for free:

Church of the Apostle Simon the Canaanite

The Byzantine-style building began to be erected in 2009. They built what is called the whole world - with donations from believers. Although the building is not yet finished, the 1st floor (ground floor) is working - services are held, the church shop is trading.

The temple is associated with the legend of the Apostle Simon, who supposedly preached in Abkhazia. Tradition also claims that the apostle was executed in these places. More precisely, on the sea coast in the Caucasus region.

Address: Club Lane, 3, Loo, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily from 9:00 to 17:00

Entrance: for adults - 500 rubles, for children - 250 rubles, children under 3 years old - free

Official website: https://hram-loo.cerkov.ru/

Accommodation options

There are quite a lot of options for accommodating tourists in Loo; you can rent accommodation here at quite affordable prices. The village has hotels, sanatoriums, inns, boarding houses, boathouses (houses located right on the seashore) and the private sector. The cost of living depends on the size of the property, its distance from the sea, the season and what additional services are provided to guests.

In the private sector, you can rent a bed or a room in a guest house. Prices for the first option start from 500 rubles per person per day. A room in a guest house costs on average 1,000 rubles per person per day. A room in a hotel or sanatorium will cost more. The cost starts from 2500 rubles.

If you want the most quiet holiday possible, then it is better to rent housing in one of the residential areas of the village. Those who prefer that all entertainment (restaurants, clubs, markets, cafes, etc.) be within walking distance should choose housing in the center of Loo.

Where to go in Loo and what else to see:

Loo Temple

The building was built in the 10th century by Abkhaz architects. After 300 years, the temple was severely damaged by an earthquake, but a century later it was restored again. Since the 18th century it was rebuilt and began to be used as a fortress. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was practically destroyed by another earthquake. A modern tourist will see only ruins.

The place is interesting, first of all, for its antiquity - the northern wall, which is more than 1000 years old, has been preserved. There is a legend about the burial of one of the apostles, Simon the Zealot, under the ancient temple.

Address: Tallinskaya street, Loo, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily, from 8:00 to 20:00, seven days a week

Entrance: for adults - 100 rubles.

Official website: https://npsochi.ru/mesta/rekreacionnie/vizantiiskiy-khram.html

Water park "AquaLoo"

Huge entertainment complex. It is divided into an open (summer) and closed (winter) part. Includes 20 water slides, 8 swimming pools, attractions, playgrounds, spa. Cafes and bars are available to visitors.

The main attraction of the establishment is the swimming pools and slides. There are thermal pools, with Jacuzzis, and wave pools, with fountains and waterfalls. Nearby there are places to relax on sun loungers. The slides offer descents of varying difficulty, the most extreme being “Black Hole”, “Kamikaze”, “Space slide”.

Address: Dekabristov street, 78B, Lazarevskoye, Loo, Sochi, Russia

hours : daily, from 10:00 to 22:00

Entrance: for adults 1500 rub. at the “Morning Basic” tariff, 1000 rubles. at the “Daily Basic” tariff, 700 rubles. — “Evening”, children under 3 years old — free

Official website: https://akvaloo.ru

Museum of Life of Hamshen Armenians

It is located near the village of Verkhnearmyanskoe Loo. This is a reconstruction of the life of local Ashmen at the end of the 19th century. Consists of several residential and outbuildings. History and ethnography lovers will be interested in the preserved household utensils and the mill in working condition.

A tour of the museum can be combined with a visit to the Paradise Delight waterfall - it’s practically nearby.

Address: Dachny lane, Verkhnearmyanskoye Loo village, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

Club "Tornado"

Night club and disco right on the beach. More precisely on the 2nd floor of the pier. In addition to music, people enjoy various competitions, shows, including fireworks and performances. The bar has an excellent selection of signature drinks, a rich wine list and European cuisine.

The beauty of the club is the proximity of the sea - when you get tired of dancing, you can go wander along the shore. And after swimming in the sea once, go listen to music again. There is no need to be afraid of the crowd. Yes, Tornado used to be the only night spot in the city and it was crowded. But now there are other discos.

Address: Azovskaya street, 8, Loo, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

History of the village

Today the village of Loo is growing with numerous sanatoriums, boarding houses, hotels and the private guest sector

different levels of comfort, and the history of its existence began in the distant
13-14 centuries
. It was then that this paradise of the earth was chosen by a representative of the famous feudal Caucasian dynasty Low, who built his country mansion here.

This amazingly picturesque region was turned into a village in the 13th and 14th centuries

Naturally, around the master’s mansion there were housing for service personnel, utility buildings, and so on. a settlement gradually formed

, named after its first owner and founder.

However, even before Low, life flourished in these places, as archaeological excavations clearly demonstrate. In any case, the discovered temple (or rather its wall) dates back approximately to the 9-10th century

.
And historical research speaks of the existence of this place since the 1st millennium BC. Zikh
settlement .
Moreover, it is interesting that the Greeks called this nation “Zikhs”, and the Turkish-Tatar peoples called them “Cherkasy”
.
These people called themselves “Adygs”
. Those. It was the Zikhs who gave rise to the peoples of the Circassians and Abkhazians, among whom the Low dynasty was subsequently formed.

Representatives of the Circassians in national clothes. 17th century

The Zikh tribes gradually cultivated the land and were engaged in cattle breeding, and built light kamar boats. But the main source of income for a long time was human trafficking

captured during robbery and maritime piracy. The Zikhs supplied the main goods to the slave markets of Crimea - to Panticapaeum (Kerch), Feodosia, Phanagoria, etc.

Human trafficking in the early Middle Ages was a very profitable business

The Zikhs were famous for their cruelty, which was known back in the 2nd-1st centuries BC. Even the great Bosporan king Mithridates the Sixth

, expelled from Pontus to the Bosporus and forced to walk part of the way through the land of the Zikhs, tried to bypass them by sea.
It is a known fact that the Zikhs wanted to kill the missionary Andrei, who walked around local villages in the 5th century, preaching Christianity, but his terrible poverty saved him - they simply pitied him. But the Apostle Simon the Canaanite
was killed by the Zikhs.

It is interesting that the Sugd tribe, belonging to the Zikhs, under the onslaught of the Khazars in the 8th century moved to the Crimean peninsula, where they founded the city of Sugdeya

, present-day Sudak.

In the 10th-12th centuries Loo was probably a border part of the Byzantine Empire

, because at that time a powerful Christian temple was erected here, which was rebuilt into a fortress in the 15-16th centuries.

From the 9th-10th centuries, the ruins of a Byzantine temple have been preserved on the territory of Loo.

Much later, in the place of present Loo there was a Ubykh aul

, which recently belonged to
Ismail Dzepsh
, one of the active participants in the Caucasian war with Russia.

This is what the Ubykh village looked like in the first half of the 19th century

Residents of this aul village until 1864

developed agriculture and livestock farming, and after the end of the Caucasian War and the annexation of the mountainous regions of the North Caucasus to Russia, all Ubykhs who did not want to obey the Russian Tsar were evicted to the Ottoman Empire.
Ten years later, new settlers began to develop the empty lands in the bed of the Loo River - Russians
, Armenians, Greeks. And the entire territory of the former village became part of the grand ducal estate “Vardane”.

After the end of the Caucasian War in 1864, the Ubykhs left their lands

Since 1961

the village of Loo became a microdistrict of the resort city of Sochi, whose main source of income today is
tourism
.

The best beaches in Loo

Central beach Loo

Occupies the central part of the coast of the Loo microdistrict. Covered with small pebbles and sand. The entrance to the sea is gentle, suitable for little ones. The coastal strip is wide - up to 40 m. The beach is crowded, divided into two parts by a wooden pier.

Connoisseurs of maximum comfort love to relax here. The beach has excellent infrastructure. Wooden decks lead into the water. There are cabins, showers, and you can rent umbrellas and sun loungers. There are many cafes, restaurants, discos and attractions near the pier and along the embankment.

Address: Luchezarnaya street, 14, Loo, Sochi, Russia

Opening hours: daily

The entrance is free

Nudist beach

Located in the area of the Sputnik health complex. Covered with large pebbles. The sea is clean, but the coastal strip is narrow. It has virtually no infrastructure - toilets, locker rooms, shops, cafes. The only trace of civilization is the sun loungers.

But this zone has a serious advantage - it is not visible from either the highway or the railway. Those who want to calmly swim topless in the clear sea will always find a free place here.

Address: Loo, Sochi, Russia; GPS: 43.65702, 39.63269

Opening hours : daily, 24 hours a day

The entrance is free

general information

Loo is a resort microdistrict in Sochi, popular with both local residents and travelers from afar. While staying here, I noticed that the local streets are not as noisy as in the center, and the beaches are amazingly clean. In the vicinity of Loo there are many interesting places that I recommend for visiting: medieval ruins of a temple, waterfalls overgrown with legends, gorges and dolmens. Within the area there is a sanatorium with thermal pools, a water park and other entertainment.

View of the Loo microdistrict in Sochi.

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Water park "AquaLoo"

As reviews from family parents say, this is one of the best places in Loo where you can go with your child. “AquaLoo” is an entire resort center, which includes a sanatorium and several leisure facilities. It has excellent infrastructure, where there is not only a water park, but also:

cinema;
crocodile farm;
bowling.

The water entertainment center consists of two parts - winter and summer, where there are 11 slides, 20 descents, 12 waterfalls, 4 saunas and a jacuzzi. Here you can play water polo, take part in team sports, do water aerobics and learn fiery dances.

For kids, there are daily mini-discos, animation programs, and special shallow pools with sea water, where the little ones ride on slides in the shape of a penguin, octopus, elephant, clown, dolphin, snake and mushroom.

In the crocodilarium, your children will see, feed and pet various reptiles, birds, monkeys - there are more than a hundred animals. The cinema, equipped with the latest technology, broadcasts domestic and foreign releases. According to reviews, in “AquaLoo” you can have great fun, relax and keep children of all ages occupied.

Transport accessibility

The microdistrict is pierced by the Dzhubga-Adler federal highway; on the coast there is a pier for small ships and water taxis. In addition, the SKZD railway line passes through the village, and passenger trains traveling to Adler stop at Loo station.

Getting to Loo by air is also not difficult: take tickets to Sochi (Adler) airport, and from there by train you will reach Loo in an hour and a half. You can get to Sochi from Loo by commuter bus, which runs from the Excursion Pavilion stop. Travel time depending on the flight is from 40 minutes to an hour.

It takes 25-35 minutes to travel from one resort to another by train and the same amount by car (excluding traffic jams).
You can get from Loo to Sochi even faster (in 20 minutes) by the Lastochka high-speed electric train. It may be interesting: Choosing a resort is a separate pleasure: we slowly decide which is better - Lazarevskoye or Loo.

Loo station. Photo from Wikipedia.