Bakuriani Ski Resort - Bakuriani is one of the most picturesque mountain resort areas in Georgia. Situated in the Borjomi Gorge on the northern slopes of the Trialeti Ridge, at an altitude of 1700m it is below Mt. Kokhtagora (2155 m), from which there is a panoramic view of the Greater Ca […]
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 […]
Borjomi Park - Borjomi's Mineral Water Park dates from 1850 and is a lovely place to walk. This was where the original water spring was discovered, and named Yekaterinsky Spring after the governor's daughter, who was cured here. You can taste different waters here free (a babushka will […]
Borjomi - Resort in southwestern Georgia. Borjomi is world famous for its mineral waters and the curative powers of its mineral springs. However, Borjomi was one of the main and famous resorts both during the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, especially after Joseph Stalin visited it s […]
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 […]
Tsunda Temple, is a relatively large, single-nave construction erected on top of the rocky elevation close to the Kura River, in the outskirts of Vardzia. According to Georgian annals, in the first centuries of the New Age Tsunda was the large city, but currently nothing is known about th […]
Vale Virgin Mary Church - А relatively large church of Mother of God stands in the village of Vale located in proximity of the city of Akhaltsikhe. Today this construction is comparatively short three-nave basilica with one pair of columns, but originally it had been a “recorded cross”-ty […]
Zarzma Monastery - Zarzma church of Transfiguration - Zarzma monastery founded in VIII c by Saint Serapion of Zarzma is located in the historical province of Meskheti, in the namesake village, that is in a distance of some 6-7 km from Adigeni, one of the regional centers of southern Georg […]
Sapara Monastery is located in Southern Georgia, in a distance of some 10 -12 km from the town of Akhaltsikhe, deep in the gorge, away from any residential arrears, on the plot hidden by surrounding mountains. The monastery was founded in X century the latest. By XIII c the monastery is t […]
Upper Vardzia - Another spiritual centre currently known as Zeda (Upper) Vardzia that is earlier compared to Vardzia Monastery is located north-westward of the latter, in the middle of a small gorge, upstream the Kura River. Its main construction-Mother of God church has survived till now […]
Likani Church of Holy Virgin - The remains of the Church of Holy Virgin, according to architectural construction, are dated by VII - IX centuries. The church is located in the Likani cemetery. The main part of the chapel was the nave crowned with an apse. Later, in the XVI century, a bell […]
Tmogvi Fortress - Tmogvi was one of the most important fortress cities of Javakheti. The Tmogvi fortress controlled the caravan road leading from Asia Minor to Georgia by valley of the river Mtkvari, closed the bridge connecting both river banks and protected the roads leading to villages […]
Khertvisi Fortress - At 46 km from Akhaltsikhe, situated on a cliff above the confluence of the Javakheta Mtkvari and the Artaani Mtkvari, is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia. The exact date of the foundation is unknown, but the fortress was certainly standing in the tenth century […]
Vardzia - Three kin upstream from Vanis Kvabebi is Vardzia. Lying 3,300 meters (10,200 feet) above sea level, Vardzia is a complex of man-made cave dwellings above the Mtkvari (Kura) River that extends over 500 meters. The caves are carved out of the soft tuff. Out of an original 3,000 ca […]