Why Georgia
Wedged between Caucasus Mountain and Black Sea, Georgia dey pack old churches, sulphur bath, high peaks and di world oldest wine tradition inside kontri wey smaller pass Ireland. Na dis be di places wey worth your time.
Old Town Tbilisi
Start for di capital im Old Town, na mix of carved balcony, courtyard wey vine don cover and crooked lane under Narikala Fortress. Ride di cable car up from Rike Park make you see sweeping view, den waka down go Abanotubani sulphur baths. Private domed bath room go cost roughly 50-100 GEL per hour.
Narikala Fortress and di cable car
Di 4th-century Narikala Fortress dey crown di ridge above di city. Di cable car go cost about 2.5 GEL each way (pay with Metromoney card) and e go drop you beside di giant Kartlis Deda (Mother of Georgia) statue.
Kazbegi and Gergeti Trinity Church
Drive di Georgian Military Highway go north reach Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), where di lone Gergeti Trinity Church dey sit for 2,170 m under di snow-cap Mount Kazbek. Di hike up go take around two hours, or you fit take 4x4.
Mtskheta, di spiritual heart
Short trip from Tbilisi go carry you go Mtskheta, Georgia im old capital and UNESCO site. Visit di 11th-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and di hilltop Jvari Monastery wey dey overlook where two rivers meet.
Kakheti wine kontri
Georgia dey claim 8,000-year winemaking history. For Kakheti, taste amber wine wey dem ferment for buried clay qvevri vessel for family cellar round Sighnaghi, di walled "city of love" wey get valley view.
Uplistsikhe and Vardzia cave cities
Uplistsikhe na rock-cut town near Gori, while Vardzia na big 12th-century cave monastery wey dem carve inside cliff for south, e used to be home for thousands of monks.
Batumi and di Black Sea
For di coast, Batumi dey mix pebble beachfront, botanical garden and quirky modern building. Na Georgia im summer playground.
Svaneti stone towers
If you wan see di wild north, Mestia and Ushguli for Svaneti full with medieval defensive tower under glacier, among di highest permanently inhabited village for Europe.
Practical tips
- Currency na Georgian lari (GEL); card dey widely accepted for cities.
- Marshrutka minibus na di cheapest way between towns.
- Plenty visitor dey get long visa-free stay, but check your nationality im rules.
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