Georgia's Historical Treasures
This collection features Georgia's most significant UNESCO World Heritage sites and ancient archaeological remains. It highlights the spiritual heart of the country in Mtskheta with the 6th-century Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Further west, the list explores the medieval Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral in Kutaisi. Beyond religious architecture, it includes the multi-layered archaeological site of Vani and the ruined fortified city of Samshvilde, tracing Georgia's history from the Bronze Age through the Middle Ages.
A Jvari Monastery
The name of this monastery translated as the "Monastery of the Cross".
B Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Orthodox Christian cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, to the northwest of the…
C Bagrati Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Dormition, or the Kutaisi Cathedral, more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral, is an 11th-century cathedral in the…
D Samtawro Church
Samtavro Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox Christian monastery complex that combines Samtavro Transfiguration Church and Nunnery of St.
E Gelati Monastery Complex
Gelati is a medieval monastic complex near Kutaisi in the Imereti region of western Georgia.
F Nekresi
Nekresi is a historic and archaeological site in eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, between the town of Qvareli and the village of Shilda,…
G Samshvilde
Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the country's south, near the homonymous modern-day village in…
H Vani archaeological site
The Vani archaeological site is a multi-layer archaeological site in western Georgia, located on a hill at the town of Vani in the Imereti…
Dolmen
A prehistoric megalithic burial chamber dating back to the Bronze Age. Constructed from massive stone slabs, these structures are part of a larger group of funerary monuments characteristic of the Western Caucasus region.
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