Sochi Arboretum
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A subtropical garden established in 1889, housing about 1,800 plant species from around the world, alongside an Italian-style villa, fountains and a scenic cable car.
The arboretum grew out of Nadezhda (“Hope”), the private estate of playwright Khudyakov. It covers about 46 hectares across an upper and a lower park, with palm groves, a bamboo grove, a Japanese garden, a cedar grove and Swan Lake, and Italian-style villas and sculptures dot the grounds. An on-site cable car carries visitors up to the hilltop for views over the Black Sea. Admission is about 500 rubles (the cable car costs extra). It is open roughly 8:00–20:00, with shorter hours in winter. The arboretum is on Kurortny Avenue in the city center and is easy to reach by bus.
Opening hours
About 8:00–20:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Sochi Seafront & Sea Terminal
- Riviera Park
- Cathedral of Archangel Michael
- Sochi Art Museum
- Winter Theatre
- Stalin's Dacha (Zelenaya Roshcha)
- Agura Waterfalls
- Mount Akhun Observation Tower