Hertvisi Fortress

The fortress located at the height of the narrow passage where the Paravani (river) enters the Kourou is called Hertvisi. It is the oldest and most active fortress in Georgia. It is located in the south of Georgia in the Meskheti region. It is very old in the time of Alexander the Great fortress was captured and partially destroyed. It was later repaired, but raids on it continued all the time. Later, the Turks captured the fortress and held it for about three hundred years. Later in 1828 the Russian army liberated the fortress.
In 2007, the fortress was included in the list of the most ancient heritage of UNESCO.

You can get there by bus in advance or by car. There is a road to the castle, but you will have to walk about 800 meters to the castle leaving transport at the outskirts.