6 Amazing and Unique Places to Visit in Georgia

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Published in Georgia - Social interactions and entertainment - 3 - 20 Oct 20 01:13

The best places to visit in GeorgiaÂ
1.Â TbilisiÂ

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TbilisiÂ is the capital city and one of the best cities in Georgia to visit!Â TbilisiÂ lies on the banks of the Mtkvari (also known as the Kura) river and is surrounded by hills and mountains. It has been the capital of Georgia since the 6th century and its diverse architecture reflects its long and complicated history.

2. Mtskheta

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Mtskheta is the religious capital, the spiritual heart and therefore the most important city of Georgia. It used to be the capital city before King Gorgasali changed his base toÂ TbilisiÂ .Itâ€™s also one of the oldest cities in Georgia, where 4000-year-old traces of human settlements were found. Mtskheta is home to three of Georgiaâ€™s most important churches: Svetitskhoveli (try to say this 3x in a rowâ€¦), Jvari and Samtavro Monastery.
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Saint Nino lived in this city. Sheâ€™s known as the Enlightener of Georgia, is one of the most important saints in this country (many girls are named after her). Sheâ€™s the woman who preached Christianity in Georgia and the reason why this religion was adopted as the state religion in the year 330.

3. Vardzia
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Vardzia is a spectacular cave monastery near Aspindza in southern Georgia. It looks like one of the movie sets of Lord of the Rings, although it wasnâ€™t the home of dwarves but of many monks.Â This underground monastery was built in the 12th Century, under the reign of King Tamar, the first woman that was ever crowned as a king (not a queen!) in Georgian history. It used to be completely hidden until a severe earthquake exposed and destroyed the cave monastery.Â

4. Katskhi Pillar
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Georgia doesnâ€™t only have unique places on the ground or in the mountains, but also in the air. Take the Katskhi Pillar, for example, a 40-meter high limestone monolith that is also known as â€œthe Pillar of Lifeâ€.Â Around the 4th century, this rock became a place of seclusion for the â€˜Stylitesâ€™, a religious group who had a â€œslightâ€ obsession with sitting on top of narrow pillars to come closer to God. How they got up on the Katskhi Pillar and were able to build a church on top of there is still a big mystery!
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It was only in 1945 that the first researchers were able to climb it. Oh, and the most extraordinary thing: a monk has been living on top of that remote pillar for 20 years!

5. Batumi
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Batumi is a modern city on the coast of the Black Sea. Itâ€™s the second biggest city in Georgia and honestly, it doesnâ€™t really feel like youâ€™re in Georgia.Â One moment you can hear the church bells ringing, the next you hear the muezzinâ€™s call to prayer coming from the mosques (Batumi is right near the border with Turkey).
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The architecture is a combination of European and Asian styles, often mixed with fairy-tale like towers, statues and buildings created by some hallucinating architects. This is definitely visible at night when the majority of the building is lit up and bathing in the colors of the rainbow.Â Batumi is a â€˜glamorousâ€™ city, designed to attract tourists and gamblers to play in one of its many casinos. You love it or you hate it but we absolutely enjoyed living there for three months when there were barely any tourists around.

6.Ushguli other villages in Svaneti
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Located in northwestern Georgia and locked in the heart of the Caucasus mountains lies the historic province Svaneti. The only way to get there is by driving from Zugdidi to Mestia along steep windy roads looking over beautiful gorges, wild rivers, and majestic mountains.Â
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Svaneti consists of several small villages, built on the slopes of the snow-covered mountains and surrounded by the breathtaking scenery of alpine meadows. Walking around in these picturesque villages that are dominated by tower-houses, gives you the feeling that youâ€™re thrown back into the European Middle Ages.