A masterpiece of Early Christian Orthodox architecture, Jvari Monastery is dated 585-604 cc AD. Located on the hilltop near the town of Mtskheta, it has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994. The name is translated as the Monastery of the Cross. It is one of the best places for catching a […]
This place is picturesque year-round, but it is particularly stunning in the autumn when the red and yellow stones look like they’ve been taken straight from an artist’s palette. The Shio-Mghvime monastery is a medieval monastic complex near the town of Mtskheta. It is located in a narrow limestone canyon on the northern bank of […]
Near Telavi in the village of Shuamta you will see the fragments of Dzveli-Shuamta and Akhali Shuamta monasteries (old Shuamta and new Shauamta). These two monasteries absolutely differ from each other in architecture and were built at different times. Dzveli Shuamta monastery is more ancient. It is a complex of several ancient churches. The small church […]
Ancient academy of Ikalto is famous for the fact that Shota Rustaveli, the outstanding Georgian poet of the 12 th century, used to study there. The academy is a part of St. Xenon monastic complex, located 8 km from Telavi. Besides Ikalto the monastic complex, founded by St.Xenon of Ikalto, includes small churches Sameba (the […]
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 […]
