Historic sites

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Georgia Samtskhe-Javakheti Asp’indzis Munitsip’alit’et’i

Vardzia Cave Monastery
Photo: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A cave city carved into a cliff above the Mtkvari River in the 12th century under Queen Tamar, with hundreds of rooms, a church with frescoes, and tunnels on 13 levels.


It's in south Georgia, about 4 to 5 hours from Tbilisi. Combine it with the Rabati Castle in Akhaltsikhe.

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