I have explored ancient Georgia properly from east to west to north, including beautiful Cauasian Mountains, lively Tbilisi, breathtaking caves and lovely villages.

My journeys through western Georgia include Batumi, a coastal resort on Black Sea and region of Upper Svaneti set high inside Caucassian Mountains, known for nature, history and unique architecture of the Svans. Around city of Kutaisi I explore famous historical cathedrals and monasteries and astonishing cave of Promenteus with surrounding area.

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In eastern Georgia I stay in the country's capital - historical Tbilisi, and set off to explore region of Kakheti, with number of more monasteries, historical villages and mountain towns.

Tbilisi.

Overview of the old city of Tbilisi, with the ruins of the castle and chairlift.

Tbilisi.

A sermon inside of many georgian churches in Tbilisi.

Tbilisi.

Overview of the city from the castle. On the left is Mother Georgia and TV tower.

Tbilisi.

Mother Georgia statue.

Tsinandali Palace.

An estate that once belonged to the 19th-century aristocratic poet Alexander Chavchavadze.

Kakheti.

Passing georgian roads on Mashrutka.

Alaverdi Monastery.

Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery from 6-11th century.

Alaverdi Monastery.

Georgian orhodox monk exiting the monastery.

Kvareli.

Footbal field inside of an medieval fortress.

Signaghi.

Setting of a traditional georgian restaurant.

Signaghi.

Little medieval town on a hill in the Telavi region. Northern Caucassus Range in the background.

Abanotubani.

The bathouse district of Tbilisi. Once house to many, now houses last few of the traditional georgian bathhouses (banya).

Gori.

An otherwise non-remarkable city that is birthplace of Stalin is showing this fact everywhere. For example on a supermarket.

Gori.

Museum of Stalin including its birth-house is the biggest and most important structure in Gori.

Gori.

As seen in the Stalin Museum. Poster says Motherland Calls!.

Gori.

The death mask of Stalin.

Gori.

As seen in the Stalin Museum.

Gori.

Security office in the Stalin museum.

Svaneti.

From mashrutka, on my way through Svaneti, a moutanious region of Georgia in the Upper Caucasus mountains.

Svaneti.

Mount Ushba, one of the most prominent peaks of the Upper Caucassus range, and the hardest one to climb due to extremely steep approach and unstable weather.