Georgia's Castles and Forts
Georgia’s landscape is defined by its defensive architecture, spanning from Roman maritime outposts like Gonio to the high-altitude Khikhani Fortress in Adjara. This collection includes the 9th-century Rabati complex in Akhaltsikhe, the royal ruins of Geguti, and the iconic Narikala Fortress overlooking Tbilisi. These sites showcase diverse influences, including Byzantine, Persian, and Ottoman engineering, reflecting the country's history as a strategic crossroads between Europe and Asia.
A Narikala
Narikala is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Mtkvari River.
B Rabati Fortress
Akhaltsikhe Castle is a medieval fortress built in the 9th century under the name "Lomsia Castle" in the city of Akhaltsikhe in southern…
C Gonio Fortress
Gonio is a Roman fortification in Adjara, Georgia, on the Black Sea, 15 km south of Batumi, at the mouth of the Chorokhi river.
D Zamok princa Oldenburgskogo
Art Nouveau palace built in 1902 for the founder of the Gagra resort, Prince Alexander of Oldenburg.
Gate of the city wall
Part of the 18th-century defensive walls of Sighnaghi, featuring stone masonry and traditional Georgian defensive architecture.
Sopeli kokotauri
Castle
Razvaliny
Castle
Armazi Fortress
13th-century ruins strategically positioned near Mtskheta to guard the approach to the ancient capital.
I Ambara church
The Ambara church is located near village Myussera in the Gudauta District, Abkhazia/Georgia, on the cape of Miusera, close to the mouth…
J Royal Palace of Geguti
The Royal Palace of Geguti was a Georgian royal palace active during the Middle Ages.
K Anacopia Fortress
Anakopia Fortress is an ancient military citadel in New Athos in the disputed Abkhazia, Georgia located some 22 km by road along the coast…
Tmogvi Fortress
Tmogvi or Tmkaberd is a ruined fortress and medieval town in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the left bank of the…
Nokalakevi (Tsikhegoji)
Nokalakevi also known as Archaeopolis and Tsikhegoji and according to some sources "Djikha Kvinji" in Mingrelian, is a village and…
N Machi
9th-century royal residence and fortress ruins located within the Lagodekhi Protected Areas near the Azerbaijan border.
Khikhani Fortress
High-altitude 12th-century fortress in Upper Adjara, situated 2,236 meters above sea level with views of the Tskhalsasari Mountains.
Bakhtrioni
Bakhtrioni is a ruined 17th-century fortress in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, on the left bank of the Alazani river near its…
Q Oqros Tsikhe Fortress
Okros Tsikhe is a medieval fortress in the Adigeni Municipality, in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, north of the village…
Petra Fortress
Petra was a fortified town on the eastern Black Sea coast, in Lazica in what is now western Georgia.
S Bagrat Fortress
Bagrat's Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Sukhumi, Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia, close to the Black Sea coast.
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