We have collected all the most interesting things about Georgia
Author: Alla Smirnova
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Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani Literary Museum
Sulkhan Saba Orbeliani left behind a rich literary heritage that has left a huge mark on the history of literary development. This heritage is now kept in the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Literary Museum. Here you can learn more about literature and enjoy interesting exhibits.
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Ilya Chavchavadze State Museum in Kvareli
The Ilya Chavchavadze State Museum in Kvareli is a fairly large museum. There is a low tower, the house itself and an exhibition hall named after Ilya Chavchavadze. Here you can see memorabilia of Ilya and his family, handwritten texts of not only Ilya, but also other figures, household items, weapons and much more.
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Vakhtang Chabukiani Memorial House Museum
Vakhtang Chabukiani Memorial House-Museum - an exhibition in the house dedicated to the famous Georgian dancer. The house exhibits the most important collections of photographs reflecting the dancer's childhood and youth. There are many rooms with Vakhtang's belongings. We advise to definitely visit this place.
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Dmitri Shevardnadze National Gallery
The Dmitri Shevardnadze Gallery houses the richest variety of paintings by contemporary Georgian artists. This is one of the few places that has such a collection. Here you can see beautiful paintings, sculptures, copies of arts and crafts and much more.
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Trialeti. The first people in Europe lived here!
A rich heritage has been preserved in the vicinity of Dmanisi, consisting of hundreds of churches, ruins of cities and fortresses, caves, remnants of dwellings and much more. After excavations in the area at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the remains of the first European people were found here. In the Mid…
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The hard-to-reach Georgian fortress was seized
The fortress of Skhvilo, which has an elongated quadrangular shape, was built in the fourteenth century and a significant part of it has been preserved to this day. Shvilo stands on the top of the mountain, which offers a beautiful view of the natural areas of Georgia. The fences, which have survived to our time, reac…
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Stalin's House Museum in Georgia - a landmark of Gori
If you are interested in the life of Stalin, then be sure to visit his museum, which opened during the lifetime of the leader of the USSR. In the house-museum you will find the memorial house itself, the tower exposition, the train car that was in use by the leader. In addition, here you can see Stalin's personal belo…
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Samtavisi Cathedral. Visit the possessions of the princes of Amilakhvari
The domed church of Samtavi was built in the eleventh century and it has been preserved very well to this day. Special attention should be paid to the relief decorative elements on one side of the facade. Fragments of seventeenth-century paintings are still preserved inside the cathedral. In the courtyard of the cathe…
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Fortress Okros-Tsikhe or Golden Fortress. Try to find the golden fortress of Georgia
"Okros Tsikhe" is located on a huge rocky massif and fits so well into the surrounding landscapes that you won't even notice it right away. This fortress was the main fortress structure and has a complex architecture. The height of the walls, which have survived to this day, reaches ten meters. Be sure to visit this f…
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Hertwis fortress. A unique monument of architecture
There are many fortresses in Georgia, each of them has reached us in a different state. The Hertwis fortress has reached us in very good condition. Like many, it is located in a remote place, on a hill. Presumably, it was built in the fourth century BC. Tmogvi Fortress is located on one of the highest volcanic rocks. …
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Abuli. 5000 years of history in one fortress
The village of Abuli is the highest mountain village in those parts, the fortress of Abuli was built about five thousand years ago. The fortress was built without the use of mortar, from large rough stones that were demolished by old glaciers. The Abuli fortress complex consists of a fence, a fortress, and forty low-r…
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Javakheti. Plunge into the volcanic lakes of Georgia!
The landscape of Javakheti is quite unusual, which contributes to the formation of unusual lakes here. The relief of this area is volcanic mountains and hills, in the hollows of which large and small lakes are located. There are about eighty of them here. In these Javakheti lakes there is the largest in the whole of G…
