Georgia | Secrets of the Caucasus and the Ancient Homeland of Wine

Georgia | Secrets of the Caucasus and the Ancient Homeland of Wine

🍷 This mountainous nation, nestled at the junction of Europe and Asia, boasts 8,000 years of winemaking history and the sacred splendor of its snow-capped monasteries. From the Holy Trinity Church atop Mount Kazbek to the domes of the Tbilisi Sulphur Baths, from the richness of earthenware wine to the ethereal melody of church hymns—Georgia, through its long feasts and devout faith, preserves the most captivating mountain and sea legends of Transcaucasia.

✨ Must-Experience List
1️⃣ Pilgrimage to the Holy Mount of Kazbekistan: Hike to the Holy Trinity Church in Gergeti and witness the 14th-century stone church framed by snow-capped mountains and seas of clouds.
2️⃣ Tbilisi Sulphur Baths: Soak in the polychrome-domed baths and experience the healing Persian-style thermal springs.
3️⃣ Qvevri Winemaking: Learn the ancient art of burying wine in clay pots at a winery in Kakheti.
4️⃣ Military Road Safari: Travel along the ancient Russian Trail through the Caucasus Mountains and visit the stunning lakeside scenery of Ananuri Castle.
5️⃣ Soviet Heritage Exploration: Embrace the Iron Curtain era at the underground printing plant and memorial park.

🍇 Taste of Georgia
👉 Khachapuri (boat-shaped flatbread with a creamy cheese and egg filling)
👉 Khenkali (giant soup dumplings, soak up the broth before eating the meat filling)
👉 Church Wine (an amber-colored white wine brewed according to traditional monastery methods)
👉 Eggplant Rolls with Walnut Paste (Badrijani Nigvzit, a classic vegetarian cold cut)
👉 Sukhumi Honey (chestnut honey and forest fruit jam from the Abkhazia region)

📸 Photography Spots

· Metshi Church at Night (panoramic view of Tbilisi's Old Town and the Bridge of Peace illuminated)
· Uplistsik Cave City (BC rock fortress at the confluence of the Kura River)
· Svaneti Towers (a medieval defensive stone tower complex at the foot of snow-capped mountains)
· Sighnaghi, the Love Town (red brick city walls and sunset over the Alazani River Valley)

🎯 In-Depth Guide
⛪ Religious Culture: See Byzantine mosaics and listen to polyphonic chants at Gelati Monastery
🚂 Mountain Railway: Take a Soviet-era mountain railway from Tbilisi to Batumi, crossing the Borjomi Gorge
🎭 Traditional Feast: Join the Supra Long Table and listen to the Tamada toastmaster sing ancient toasts.
📅 Seasonal Offers:

· May: Tbilisi Rose Festival fills the city with fragrance.
· September: Rtveli Grape Harvest Festival and winemaking.
· October: Kakheti Region's crimson foliage blankets the mountains.
· Winter: Gudauli Ski Resort's Eurasian Cross-Slope Skiing.

🌙 Overnight Options
► Tbilisi Old Town B&B (traditional carved wooden balcony overlooking the sulphur baths)
► Kazbek Rooms Hotel (instagram-famous mountain view hotel overlooking the snow-capped church)
► Sighnaghi Winery (a stone wine cellar converted into a farmhouse)

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⛰️ When the candlelight in the monastery illuminates the medieval frescoes, when the wine in the pottery jars sparkles with 8,000-year-old amber, and when the toastmakers' singing mixed with the sound of the snow-capped mountain wind echoes at the banquet table - this is Georgia: an epic of war and peace wrapped with vines, allowing every traveler to taste eternity in the embrace of mountains and sea.