Weekend in Kakheti
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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