Must-see church · Gulrypsh, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
Dranda Cathedral
Успенский собор Драндского монастыря
Dranda Cathedral is a church in Gulrypsh, Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.
Dranda Cathedral: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Dranda Cathedral
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Dranda Cathedral — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.87415, 41.16222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Dranda Cathedral
- Келасурская стена · fort · Gulrypsh · ~16 km · Must-see
- Bagrat Fortress · fort · Sukhum · ~21 km · Must-see
- Сухумская гора · viewpoint · Sukhum · ~23 km · Must-see
- Sukhum Lighthouse · beach · Sukhum · ~24 km · Must-see
- St. John Chrysostom · church · Sukhum · ~35 km · Must-see
- Abrskil Cave · cave · Mestia Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Church of St. George of Ilori · church · Ochamchira · ~42 km · Must-see
- Anacopia Fortress · fort · Gudauta · ~47 km · Must-see
- Iverian Mountain · viewpoint · Gudauta · ~47 km · Must-see
- Greater Bebesiri Lake · lake · Zugdidi Municipality · ~50 km · Must-see
- Lashkendar · viewpoint · Tsalenjikha Municipality · ~60 km · Must-see
- Kodori Valley · viewpoint · Mestia Municipality · ~72 km · Must-see
- Pskhu-Gumista Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Karachay-Cherkessia · ~73 km · Must-see
- Teberda National Park · sanctuary · Zelenchuksky · ~74 km · Must-see
- Пляж болото 5 · beach · Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia · ~8 km
- Elijah the Prophet Church · church · Gulrypsh · ~10 km
- Golova Atara Cave · cave · Ochamchira · ~12 km
- Пляж пансионата · beach · Ochamchira · ~16 km
Other churches near Dranda Cathedral
- St. John Chrysostom · church · Sukhum · ~35 km · Must-see
- Church of St. George of Ilori · church · Ochamchira · ~42 km · Must-see
- Храм Амбара · church · Gudauta · ~78 km · Must-see
- Church of the Savior in Zugdidi · church · Zugdidi Municipality · ~90 km · Must-see
- Tsalenjikha Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration of Savio · church · Tsalenjikha Municipality · ~101 km · Must-see
- Abaata Church · church · Gagra · ~114 km · Must-see
- Senty Church · church · Karachayevsky · ~128 km · Must-see
- Shoana Church · church · Karachayevsky · ~149 km · Must-see
- Elijah the Prophet Church · church · Gulrypsh · ~10 km
- Sukhumi Cathedral of the Annunciation · church · Sukhum · ~24 km
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Frequently asked
Is Dranda Cathedral open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Dranda Cathedral yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Dranda Cathedral?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Dranda Cathedral?
Nearby: Келасурская стена (fort, 16 km), Bagrat Fortress (fort, 21 km), Сухумская гора (viewpoint, 23 km), Sukhum Lighthouse (beach, 24 km), St. John Chrysostom (church, 35 km), Abrskil Cave (cave, 40 km).
Is Dranda Cathedral worth visiting?
Dranda Cathedral is listed as a must-see church in Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia on Spotwander.