Weekend in Kakheti

Posted February 5, 2009

Day 1: Tbilisi - David Gareja – Telavi
Excursion to David Gareji Monastery: the Monastery is situated in Gareji semi-desert, 75km southeast from Tbilisi.
Visit the two complexes – David’s Lavra – the very first to have been established by holy father – David. The Lavra monastery complex beneath of the sandstone rock is definitely worth a visit, and even more so a hike (two hours) up to the Udabno monastery. There, at the edge of the natural border between Georgia and Azerbaijan, you may marvel at the frescos from 9th up to 14th century that strike the visitor with their well-preserved colors.
Picnic on the hike, in the refectory of the ancient. Drive to Telavi.

Day 2: Telavi – Kakheti region - Tbilisi
In the morning visiting a peasant family, tasting of chacha and home-made wine. Drive to Gremi fortress (16th-17th centuries), the church of Gremi is one of the most magnificent centre-cupola buildings of the later period. (King of Kakheti, Levan, built the complex of the churches of Archangel in the centre of the town 1565).
Visit Tsinandali, the residence of Prince Alexandre Chavchavadze (18t-19th centuries) with the beautiful garden and old wine cellars. Testing old wines in local cellars.

see also Georgia Wine Tours

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