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Mtskheta - Mtskheta (Georgian: მცხეთა, translit.: mtskheta [mtsʰxɛtʰɑ]) is a city in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti province of Georgia. As one of Georgia’s oldest cities and its former capital, it is located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Tbilisi, where the Mtkvari and Aragvi rivers meet. Once a large fortified city and a significant economic and political hub of the Kingdom of Iberia until the 5th century AD, Mtskheta is now a small provincial capital.

Due to its historical importance and numerous cultural monuments, the “Historical Monuments of Mtskheta” were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. Recognized as the birthplace and one of the most vibrant centers of Christianity in Georgia, Mtskheta was declared a “Holy City” by the Georgian Orthodox Church in 2014.

In 2016, UNESCO placed the Historical Monuments of Mtskheta under Enhanced Protection, a mechanism established by the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Gudauri - Gudauri (Georgian: გუდაური) is a ski resort located on the south-facing plateau of The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range in Georgia. Situated in the Stepantsminda District along the Georgian Military Highway near the Jvari Pass, it stands at an elevation of 2,200 meters (7,200 ft.) above sea level, with skiable areas enjoying maximum sun exposure. Gudauri is 120 km (75 mi) north of Tbilisi and a two-hour drive from Tbilisi International Airport, or a short helicopter flight from the capital. The resort offers excellent skiing opportunities. The slopes of Gudauri are entirely above the tree line, ideal for free-riders, and are generally considered avalanche-safe. The ski season runs from December to April, with heliskiing available throughout.

Gudauri - Stephantsminda - Gudauri

Stepantsminda - According to tradition, Stepantsminda, meaning “Saint Stephan,” was named after a Georgian Orthodox monk, Stephan, who established a hermitage here on what later became the Georgian Military Highway. It came under the control of the Chopikashvili clan, local feudal magnates responsible for collecting tolls from travelers in the late 18th century.

Following the Russian Empire’s expansion into the Kingdom of Georgia in the early 19th century, the region’s people revolted against Russian rule. However, the local lord Gabriel Chopikashvili, son of Kazi-Beg, remained loyal to Russia and helped suppress the revolt. In return, he was promoted to officer in the Russian Army, adopting the surname Kazbegi, and the village under his control was often referred to as “Kazbegi.” In 1917-1918, Stepantsminda was occupied by Germany, Turkey, and The Whites, with the latter remaining until 1922. The name was officially changed to Kazbegi under Soviet rule in 1925. Gabriel Chopikashvili-Kazbegi’s grandson, the renowned Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi, was born in this town. In 2006, the town reverted to its original name, Stepantsminda.

Gudauri - Gori - Uplistsikhe - Borjomi - Bakuriani

Stalin Museum - The Joseph Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia, is dedicated to the life of Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Union’s leader, who was born in Gori. The Museum retains its Soviet-era characteristics.

Uplistsiche Cave Town - Uplistsikhe (Georgian: უფლისციხე [upʰlistsʰixɛ]; literally, “the lord’s fortress”) is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, about 10 kilometers east of Gori, Shida Kartli.

Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages. It is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the coexistence of pagan and Christian architecture.

Borjomi - Borjomi (Georgian: ბორჯომი) is a resort town in south-central Georgia with a population of 10,546. It is one of the districts of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, situated in the northwestern part of the region in the picturesque Borjomi Gorge on the eastern edge of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. The town is renowned for its mineral water industry, Georgia’s top export, the Romanov summer palace in Likani, and the World Wide Fund for Nature-site Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park. Borjomi mineral water is particularly well-known in countries that were part of the former Soviet Union; bottling mineral water is a major source of income for the area. Due to the supposed curative powers of the area’s mineral springs, it is a frequent destination for people with health issues. Borjomi also hosts the most extensive ecologically-themed amusement park in the Caucasus.

Bakuriani - The region around Bakuriani is covered by coniferous forests, mainly spruce. The resort is 30 km (19 mi) from Borjomi and is located within the so-called Bakuriani Depression/caldera. The resort is connected to Borjomi by an electrified narrow-gauge railway. The present-day area of the town was built up by lava flows from the nearby Mukhera volcano.

Bakuriani - Varzia - Akhaltsikhe - Bakuriani

Akhaltsikhe - Akhaltsikhe (Georgian: ახალციხე [ɑxɑltsʰixɛ], literally “new castle”; formerly known as Lomsia) is a small city in Georgia’s southwestern region (mkhare) of Samtskhe–Javakheti. It is situated on both banks of the small Potskhovi River, which divides the city into the old city in the north and the new in the south.

In the old part of the city, one can see the great Rabati Castle, built by the Ottomans around a mosque, and St. Marine’s Church. The hills near the city harbor the Sapara Monastery (10th–14th centuries).

Bakuriani - Kutaisi - Gelati - Tskaltubo - Batumi

Kutaisi - Kutaisi (/kuːˈtaɪsiː/,[2] Georgian: ქუთაისი [kʰutʰɑisi]) is the third-most populous city in Georgia, traditionally second in importance after the capital city of Tbilisi. Located 221 kilometers (137 miles) west of Tbilisi on the Rioni River, it is the capital of the western region of Imereti. Historically, one of Georgia’s major cities, it served as the capital of the Kingdom of Georgia in the Middle Ages and later as the capital of the Kingdom of Imereti. From October 2012 to December 2018, Kutaisi briefly served as the seat of the Parliament of Georgia as part of an effort to decentralize the Georgian government.

Gelati Monastery - Gelati (Georgian: გელათის მონასტერი) is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia. A masterpiece of the Georgian Golden Age, Gelati was founded in 1106 by King David IV of Georgia and is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The Gelati Monastery is in Kutaisi, Imereti Province, Georgia. It signifies the value of the Georgian Christian Orthodox religion. Inside the monastery is full of murals and an abundance of imagery surrounding the interior of the church. It was one of the first monasteries in Georgia and adds great value to Georgian culture and beauty.

The nickname of The Gelati Monastery is the “Golden Age of Georgia.” The monastery was built during the Byzantine Empire, known for the use of gold aesthetics in their paintings and buildings. It was built to show how Christianity encompassed all of this land and that Georgia was filled with Christian gospel all around, even high up in the mountains. As the monastery is covered in arches that stretch over mountains, it shows how encompassing the monastery is over the mountains and hills.

Motsameta Monastery - Its name, meaning “Place of the Martyrs,” is related to the brothers of a noble family of Argveti, David and Constantine, who organized a rebellion against the occupying Arabs in the 8th century.

When the rebellion failed, they were captured and promised forgiveness in exchange for converting to Islam. None accepted the offer, and they were later tortured and killed, with their bodies thrown into the river. The water turned red, and in memory of this event, the river was called Ckalcitela, meaning red water. According to the story, the brothers’ remains were captured by lions and taken to the hill where the Gelati monastery is located. Later, the Orthodox Church of Georgia recognized them as Saints, and in the 11th century, King Bagrat IV of Georgia founded a temple there. In 1923, officials from the Bolshevik secret police took the remains of David and Constantine from the Gelati monastery to the museum in Kutaisi, but this caused such a scandal that the relics were quickly returned and are still in the monasteries today. According to legend, there is a secret passage between the Motsameta and Gelati monasteries, used during the wars.

Tskaltubo - Tskaltubo (Georgian: წყალტუბო) is a spa resort in west-central Georgia. It is located at around 42°20′23″N 42°35′57″E. It is the main town of the Tsqaltubo Municipality of the Imereti province. It is famous for its radon-carbonate mineral springs, whose natural temperature of 33–35 °C (91–95 °F) allows the water to be used without preliminary heating.

The resort focuses on balneotherapy for circulatory, nervous, musculo-skeletal, gynecological, and skin diseases, but since the 1970s, its repertoire has included “speleotherapy,” in which the cool, dust-free environment of local caves is said to benefit pulmonary diseases.

Tskaltubo was especially popular in the Soviet era, attracting around 125,000 visitors a year. Bathhouse 9 features a frieze of Stalin, and visitors can see the private pool where he bathed on his visits.

Currently, the spa receives only about 700 visitors a year, and since 1993, many of the sanatorium complexes have been devoted to housing some 9,000 refugees, primarily women and children, displaced from their homes by ethnic conflict in Abkhazia.

Batumi - Batumi (/bɑːˈtuːmi/; Georgian: ბათუმი [bɑtʰumi]) is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and the third-largest city of Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country’s southwest. It is situated in a Subtropical Zone at the foot of the Caucasus. Much of Batumi’s economy revolves around tourism and gambling (It is nicknamed “The Las Vegas of the Black Sea”), but the city is also an important seaport and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing, and light manufacturing. Since 2010, Batumi has been transformed by the construction of modern high-rise buildings, as well as the restoration of classical 19th-century edifices lining its historic Old Town.

Batumi - Gonio

Gonio - According to archaeological data, the oldest settlement in Gonio dates back to the 8th-7th centuries BC. In the first century AD, the fortress Apsarunti was built in Gonio. After the 12th century, it was called Gonio Fortress. From 1547 to 1878, Gonio was occupied by the Ottomans. After the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, Gonio became Georgian again. According to the Treaty of San Stefano, Gonio, as well as the whole of Adjara, was given to the Russian Empire. Gonio, as a village, became part of the Batumi district. At the same time, it was the center of Gonio police. From 1930, Gonio was part of the Khelvachauri region. In 2011, after Batumi expanded its borders, it became part of the city’s administrative boundaries.

Batumi - Batumi (/bɑːˈtuːmi/; Georgian: ბათუმი [bɑtʰumi]) is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and the third-largest city of Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country’s southwest. It is situated in a Subtropical Zone at the foot of the Caucasus. Much of Batumi’s economy revolves around tourism and gambling (It is nicknamed “The Las Vegas of the Black Sea”), but the city is also an important seaport and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing, and light manufacturing. Since 2010, Batumi has been transformed by the construction of modern high-rise buildings, as well as the restoration of classical 19th-century edifices lining its historic Old Town.

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