Colchis Reserve
Description:
The Colchis Reserve, founded in the middle of the twentieth century, is located on a swampy plain. Of the entire territory of the reserve, 1/3 consists of a swamp, the rest is covered with rare species of plants and trees, peculiar to this landscape. In addition to reeds and sedge, here you can see laurel cherry, pava, lomonos. Predominant throughout the territory of alder bearded with a height of more than 40 meters and Imeretian oak.
In the reserve there are local inhabitants of roe deer, boar, martens, as well as swamp turtles.
The total area of the reserved place is about 500 hectares. It is worth noting that the Colchis Reserve is located at once near several reservoirs, the Pichori River and Lake Paleostomi, which makes this place even more picturesque.