Discover the historical treasures of Georgia as you explore the Stalin Museum and two UNESCO heritage sites: the Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral.
Tour Highlights:
Our tour starts at 10:00 in the morning.
guide will meet you at the hotel lobby and drive out of the city.
First stop is at Jvari Monastery located on top of a mountain. Here, we have introductory story of the area and wonderful panorama over the Armazi Mountains and the town of Mtskheta, confluence of two rivers Aragvi and Mtkvari. This 6th c early Christian masterpiece represents the best sample how harmoniously architecture and landscape could interrelate.
Drive towards Gori - the town that lies at the center of Kartli region. Gori was an important military stronghold in the Middle Ages. At the foot of a sand-stone hill stands the medieval Fortress Tskhra-kara “the Nine-gated”. We do a short walk around and continue to the museum of J. Stalin.
Excursion in the museum of the Soviet era will take about 30 minutes. The museum consists of 3 sites: main building contains items related to his life, the house where he was born, and his personal railway carriage.
Evening arrival to the hotel.
4.4
It is a great place to shop not too far from New York. We took the bus from Port Authority and traveled through the countryside to get there.
4.2
This is the best tour on the east coast! It was amazing how many places we visited and what great memories we made!
4
We always stay at here when in town. The location is great, staff is wonderful and we love the overall feel. Beautiful view from the here.