Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, Tusheti is bordered by Chechnya and Dagestan to the north and east and by the Georgian historic provinces Kakheti and Pshav-Khevsureti to the south. Tusheti is one of the most popular summer hiking and horse-riding areas in Georgia and an attention-grabbing destination for photographers, travelers, adventurers and ethnographers. The tourist season begins there […]
10 km from Gori on the bank of the river Kura there stands one of the rarest monuments in the world – the ancient fortified city Uplistsikhe cut inside the volcanic rocks of the Kvernaki ridge. It was first mentioned in the annals of the 1st century BC and prospered in the 9th -10th centuries. […]
Not far from the cave city of Vardzia on the mountain towering over road from Akhalkalaki to Akhaltsikhe there is a fortress Khertvisi (10 th -11 th centuries) which has survived I perfect condition. Khertvisi is one of the most ancient fortresses in Georgia. Even though the date of its construction date is unknown, there […]
Vardzia is 18 km from Akhalkalaki right next to the border with Turkey. The city was erected in the 12 th – 13 th centuries during the rule of George III and his daughter of Tamara for the purpose of the southern boundaries of Georgia protection. Vardzia is not just a set of random rooms […]
Heading out of Rustavi, just 25 km (15 miles) from Gardabani, is David Gareja, a monastery that is one of the most unique and interesting sights of Georgia, on par with the cave cities of Vardzia and Uplistsikhe and the ancient city of Ushguli. The cave complexes that make up David Gareja are famous around […]
