The most beautiful views in Georgia. Visit limestone massifs.

Its highest peak is located at an altitude of 2520 meters above sea level. The relative height of the vertically towering slopes of the massif, reaching 1 km., creates an extraordinary landscape.

The Askhi limestone massif is one of the most spacious and highest within the limestone strip of the Caucasus. Its area exceeds 400 km2. The surface of the massif is aligned table-like and is represented by a variety of karst forms. There are more than eighty karst depressions on the territory of the massif, including 42 caves. The total length of the karst depressions is 4 km, and the total area exceeds 24 thousand km2. There are many underground streams, rivers and lakes. Some caves serve as natural freezers, as the ice does not melt here all year round. There are also living organisms, among which the limonia insect (Limonia nubeculozva Meg.) deserves special attention.

Stone Age human sites, various weapons and remains of ancient animals (bison, cave bear, cave lynx) have been found in some caves of Askhi. In the Middle Ages, caves, both natural and carved by people, served as fortresses and shelters.

Khvamli Limestone massif It is located in Western Georgia, in the southern part of the Lechkhum Ridge, on the watershed of the Rioni and Tskheniskali rivers, 25 kilometers fromKutaisi. The area of this massif (83 km2.) is relatively small, but the relative height reaches one kilometer.

Khvamli resembles a pyramid, the southern and western slopes of which are steeper than the northern and eastern ones. The southern slopes, the upper part of which has a 300-meter height, are almost vertical. The caves located here are the most inaccessible place in Georgia. Therefore, starting from the XIII century, the Georgian army used these caves to hide treasuries. According to legend, there was a cave of Jason not far from the Khvamli massifs. The site of the oldest man was discovered here.

Despite the small area, there are many karst formations on the Khvaml massif. Their number reaches 20, and the total length is a kilometer. Among them, it should be noted the Khvaml fortress-hollow, the Bogay cave and the Takenter well. The fortress-pit, covering an area of 60 m2, is located on a cliff and is a historical monument. In the Bogay cave, remarkable in its scale, there are ice stalactites and stalagmites, which the local population uses for medicinal purposes. You can descend into the Takenter well, which is 16 meters deep, through the hollow of a beech tree. It is known that the caves of the Khvalma massif are interconnected by "corridors".

A beautiful panorama opens from the Khvamli massif. From here you can clearly see: the Great Caucasian Ridge, its peaks, the Colchis lowland and the Adjara-Imereti ridge, towns and villages of the intermountain plains.