The Sunny Republic on the Black Sea is famous for its interesting sights, delicious wine, and cheap prices for food and lodging. Travelers come here to go skiing, relax on the beaches, visit ancient temples, monasteries and taste delicious national cuisine.
From late May to October Georgia welcomes beach lovers. Cities and towns on the coast please tourists with well-groomed beaches, warm sea, lush subtropical greenery and an abundance of inexpensive fruits. During the hot months of July and August the thermometer rises to +30 … +35 ° C, and the sea water warms up to +25 ° C. Those who can not stand the summer heat, come to the Black Sea in June and September.
The largest seaside resort in Georgia is Batumi. In recent years, the city has blossomed and turned into an ultra-modern recreation center. Tourists love its well-groomed 10 km long promenade, clean pebble beaches, singing fountains, dolphinarium and unusual monuments.
20 km to the north of Batumi is an old seaside resort of Kobuleti. The city is surrounded by orange orchards and tea plantations. There are many greenery and healing mineral springs.
Even to the north lies the popular resort of Ureki. It is widely known for its dark magnetic sands. The sea in the village is shallow, so vacation in Ureki is popular with parents with children.
Between Kobuleti and Batumi stretches a small resort village Mtsvane Kontskhi. It is famous for a large botanical garden, which grows bananas, palms, cypresses and eucalyptus trees. The sea near Cape Verde is very clear, so divers come here.
About 15 km south of Batumi is the resort of Kvariati. One part of the development is adjacent to the mountains, and the other part stretches along the sea. The coast in Kvariati is famous for its wide beaches and good opportunities for snorkeling.
Georgia’s southernmost resort is the small village of Sarpi, located near the Turkish border. The sea here is very clean and the beach is 0.6 km long.
Many travelers come to Georgia to visit old Christian temples and monasteries. The main temple of the Georgian Orthodox Church – the Cathedral of Tsminda Sameba is located in the heart of Tbilisi. The majestic building can be seen from any part of the city. The cathedral has two underground floors, where church services are also held.
The heart of the Georgian capital is considered to be the most beautiful temple of Metekhi. It is a laconic stone building that seems to rise up out of the rock overhanging the bend of the Kura River.
Once there was a royal palace around the church, but during the Mongol invasion, the nomads destroyed the buildings. Since then, every ruler of the country has tried to maintain the ancient temple. Thanks to special treatment, the church has survived the centuries and has survived almost unchanged to this day.
In summer and winter, tourists climb to the ancient fortress Narikala in Tbilisi. The stone walls and towers are built on a cliff high above the river. The powerful citadel has been partially restored and offers excellent views of the Kura valley, the narrow streets of the Old City and the modern development on the left bank.
When traveling through the country it is interesting to visit the Jvari Monastery, which stands on a mountain near the city of Mtskheta. The main building was erected in the VII century. Its forms are so harmonious that Jvari is considered a symbol of the temple architecture of Georgia. The trip here from Tbilisi does not take much time. To the monastery comes a lot of tourists and pilgrims.
In Mtskheta itself is located Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. It was built in the early XI century and in 1994 was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Members of the Bagrations royal family are buried in the basilica in the form of a cross.
At the foot of Kazbek, at an altitude of over 2,100 meters above sea level is the Trinity Church in Gergeti. The cross-domed church rises above the Terek River and is surrounded by mountains. Tourists are brought to the ancient church to admire the colorful combination of stonework and snow-covered slopes.
Active tourism
Georgia is a mountainous country, and mountain climbing is popular here. Those who like risk and beautiful panoramic views conquer Kazbek, Tetnuld, Laila, Shkhara, North and South Ushba.
Mountain tourists practice routes of different categories of difficulty through the passes of Upper and Lower Svaneti, Tusheti, Pshavi, Lechkhumi and Khevsureti. To see the glaciers, come to Kazbek and Ushba. Popular trekking trails wind past picturesque mountain lakes. The most visited bodies of water are the Kelitsad Lake near the Cross Pass and the Abudelaure Lakes near the Khevsur village of Roshka.