We have collected all the most interesting things about Georgia
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Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts
The Shavla Amiranashvili Museum not only looks large-scale from the outside, but also inside keeps the richest collections, the total number of exhibits has already exceeded forty thousand! In the golden fund of the museum you can find unique samples: medieval icons, the world's largest collection of cloisonne enamel,…
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Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
The oldest Georgian museum named after Simon Janashia was established in the middle of the nineteenth century. The museum's funds are truly the richest. It houses a variety of archaeological collections, exhibits that are several million years old, elements of industry and agriculture of ancient inhabitants, collectio…
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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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Dzama fortress or Ortubani Fortress
The valley of the Dzama River is famous not only for its picturesque places, but also for the abundance of various historical monuments. Here you will see the architectural complex of Korifa, a convent, towers, ancient monasteries and churches, the medieval fortress of Dzama, which is an important landmark and stands …
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Kintsvisi - Orthodox Georgian monastery
The complex of the Kintsvisi monastery was built at the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The main structure of this complex is the large domed church of St. Nicholas. It is notable for the fact that there are practically no carved ornaments on its building, which were characteristic of temples in Georgia,…
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Gori Fortress. Why is this the most important fortress in Kartli?
If you love history and want to touch it a little, then be sure to visit the Gori fortress, which stands on a small hill. From this hill there is a beautiful view of the city and its surroundings, as well as the picturesque landscapes of Georgia. At one time, the fortress was a very important strategic object, only an…
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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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Abastumani Observatory. Know the passion of Tsarevich Romanov
Tsarevich Georgy Romanov was very keen on astronomy, so on his initiative, a small structure was built near his palace, which became the basis for initial astronomical observations. Already in the first third of the twentieth century, a mountain observatory was built near this structure, which was the first, where in …
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Rabat Fortress in Akhaltsikhe. Explore the multinational center of Georgia
Akhaltsikhe is almost the oldest city in all of Georgia. It is surrounded by a fence, in the center of Akhaltsikhe on the mountain and its slopes there is a Rabati fortress. On the territory of Rabati you can also see a small citadel, a church, various workshops, bath buildings, a cave and much, much more.
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Atskuri. Atskurskaya fortress city along the cliff edge
Atskuri – a fortress city – is located on a steep cliff, along the edges of which runs the fence of the city. The fortress city is divided into five equal parts, each of which has its own meaning. At the end of the eastern part is the largest round tower, which you will see from afar. Interesting fact: the fortress ha…
