Tourist Agency "Visit Georgia"

WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT GEORGIA

“I saw marvellous things … my impressions were so new and sharp that all I experienced seems like a dream, and I can’t believe it” - Anton Chekhov on his first visit to Georgia.

Ancient Capital of Georgia – Mtskheta
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral - 11^th century
Jvari Church - 6^th century
The Town of Kutaisi
Gelati Monastery - 12^th century
Bagrati Cathedral - 11^th century
Upper Svaneti  

Uplistsikhe cave town  - 1^st millennium BC
The ancient town of Vani - 7^th century BC
Gonio Fortress - 1^st century AD
St Nino’s monastery in Bodbe - 4^th century
Narikala fortress - 4^th century
Nekresi monastery - 4^th century
Bolnisi church - 5^th century
Jvari church - 6^th century
David Gareja cave monastery - 6^th century
Old Shuamta church - 6^th century
Anchiskhati church - 6^th century
Ateni church - 7^th century

In 2000 we celebrated the 3000^th anniversary of Georgian statehood;
In Georgia, in the village of Dmanisi, the skull of the FIRST inhabitant in
EUROPE was found (1.7 million years old);
Jason and the Argonauts sailed to West Georgia (Colchis) to steal the
Golden Fleece;
The famous Great Silk Road passed through Georgia and parts of it are still
visible today near Uplistsikhe cave town;
Georgia became an Orthodox Christian country in the year 337 AD;
Napoleon’s death mask is on display in the Zugdidi historical museum;
At 2400 metres Ushguli is the highest village in Europe;
Georgian script dates to the 3^rd century BC and is one of only fourteen in
the world;
The earliest Georgian “novel” dates to the 5^th century AD;
Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park is protected  by the WWF;
Georgia is the cradle of viticulture.