Vorontsov caves Photo: the Vorontsov caves

Famous Vorontsov caves stretches for 11 kilometres and Is one of the largest in the Caucasus systems with elevation of 240 meters. It consists of three parts - the Boar, and Vorontsov Labyrinth, connected by narrow passages, which are filled with water. Many of the caves were known to primitive men who founded their Parking lot. Traces of our distant ancestors found in Akhshtyr cave, a place of pilgrimage for lovers of antiquities.

In the caves a lot of water, including mineral springs, there are underground rivers and lakes. Halls "Stalactite", "Pantheon", "Fireplace", "Silence", "Oval", "Bear", "Prometheus" is staggering in its size and natural decoration. In the halls of the "Fireplace" and "Stalactite", length up to 100 meters, has a vertical portion with waterfalls and water holes, intricate piles of boulders, calcareous sinters. In the "Pantheon" domed ceiling decorated with garlands of stalactites. Stalactite "Rocket" in the Labyrinth cave has a length of over 6 meters.

In the lower level is the grotto "Cave bear" – now it is home to bats, and once inhabited by cave bears. Their remains were found by archaeologists. At the Vorontsov caves among the findings were and archaeological sites of the late Paleolithic: stone and bone tools, bone eaten by animals (bison, wild horses, wild boars, deer, bears), the remains of pottery.

Only on the territory of Sochi known for more than 400 horizontal, vertical, cascade, labyrinth of caves. They have great historical and archaeological value and easily accessible to the tourists.

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