Kazreti Trinity (Sameba) is situated in the Kazreti gorge, on the outskirts of the town. Historically, here lay the village of Ispiani, which, together with the Kazreti gorge, belonged to the family of Zurabishvili, a branch of the house of Baratashvili. Sameba was a monastery and its ea […]
Poti Cathedral - The Guria-Samegrelo eparchy church was established in Poti during the 19th century. The military governor of Kutaisi established a committee for the building of a Cathedral on June 17th 1895 with the permission of the Russian Commander. The church was meant to be built […]
Tsaishi Cathedral - is one of the oldest centers of Georgian culture. It is unique and one of the most ancient episcopates in Samegrelo, mentioned as an episcopate as far back as the 6th-7th centuries. Tsaishi Architectural Complex is located 10 km southeast of Zugdidi. While in previous […]
Urbnisi Cathedral and the remains of an ancient city - Urbnisi cathedral stands in the center of a village spread on the high grounds of the Mtkvari (Kura) River bank. In early VI c AD, during the construction of the cathedral a large developed ancient city had existed here, finally devas […]
Timotesubani Monastery - In the village Timotesubani (17km from Borjomi) there is a preserved monument of Georgian architecture, a large monastery complex (XI-XIII centuries), the main building of which is the Assumption Church (XII-XIII centuries), built of pink "Georgian brick". The bui […]
New Shuamta (in georgian Akhali Shuamta) - Three km. before Dzveli Shuamta is New Shuamta (Akhali Shuamta). More than 1000 years separate the two monasteries. Akhali Shuamta possesses a large centralcupola cathedral and belltower, both commissioned by King Levan I (1520-1574) and his w […]
Founded in VI c. AD by the head of the 13 Assyrian Fathers - St. Ioane Zedazneli, (John of Zedazeni), Zedazeni Monastery is located north-east of Mtskheta, on the slope of a hill covered with dense virgin forest. The tradition clames that, St. John deliberately choose this place, where t […]
Kashveti Church is located on the edge of the main street of Tbilisi – Rustaveli Avenue. According to a legend the first church was erected here as early as in VI c. in the times when famous Georgian hermit– St. David Garejeli still was a monk in Tbilisi. It is supposed that the original […]
Zemo Krikhi church of Holy Archangels this small in size but still very important monument is located in the highland village of Zemo (Upper) Krikhi in the historical province of Racha. Dedicated to the Archangels, the church was built in X-th century. The construction with an extended […]
Nekresi Monastery - Beautifully situated within the dense forests of these foothills of the Caucasus, the site of Nekresi has an ancient provenance that even predates its early Christian origins. According to ancient sources, King Parnavaz (112-93 BC) founded the settlement sometime durin […]
David Gareja Complex - David-Gareji desert occupies south-eastern part of East Georgia, with its closest edge in a distance of some 60 km soth-east from Tbilisi. This is a very specific area with multicolor hillocks, dry gorges and gullies, small areas of green land with trees and shrubs. […]
Ruins of Kumurdo cathedral stand on the background of an ill-favored and barren landscape of Javakheti plateau, in a distance of 12 km from Akhalkalaki. The extensive inscription curved on the stone slab that fortunately preserved up to now tells that the threshold of the cathedral was […]
Dzeveli Shuamta (Old Shuamta) - Three churches stand on the grounds of Dzveli Shuamta, situated in a tight group at the northern end of a clearing in the woods, high above the Alazani River valley. Telavi can be seen in the distance. Dzveli Shuamta was a favorite place of pilgrimage throu […]
“North of Ujarma and east of the Iori, stands Bochorma fortress. From Bochorma to Ujarma there is a strong, mountainous, rocky valley, which used to be covered with buildings and churches. And Bochorma was built by the wife of Kartlos, who gave it the name Dedatsikhe (Mother or Main Fortr […]
Uplistsikhe Cave City - The cave city grew over a period of hundreds of years in the first millennium BC. in antiquity the city was one of the most important centers of Kartli, and in the Middle Ages it stood on an important trade route that linked Byzantium with India and China. At the h […]
Katsareti Holly Treinity Church is one of the oldest cathedrals of Georgian Orthodox Church. Bishop of this area is first mentioned as early as in the early years of VI c AD The temple itself is almost contemporaneous to the mentioned period – the turn of V-VI cc. The construction represe […]
Sanagiri (Sanagire) Mother of God Church, currently hidden in thick woods and apparently once being the main temple of the monastery abandoned long time ago is located in a distance of 2-3km from the village of Vazisubani. This construction is a very specific type of basilica – external […]
An ancient monastery located some 7-8 km away from the village of Kalauri (or Vachnadziani) on the woody slopes, should once have been an important centre of spiritual life. This conclusion is supported by a large number of buildings, currently in ruins (a refectory, eastern part of a lar […]
Akura MamadaviTi - “Mamadaviti” church built in the name of Saint David, the founder of Gareji Monastery is located some 1.5 km from the village of Akura. This structure built of brickwork and stonework mixture is highly specific type of basilica. Only one pair of columns is erected the […]
Ikalto Monastery is constructed on the elevation of a small range that divides Turdo river gorge and Alazani Velly. Like Alaverdi and Artozani (Ruispiri) Saint Shio monasteries, its foundation is also linked to the activities of one of the 13 Assyrian Fathers – Saint Zenon; hence the mona […]
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