Mtskheta and surroundings with Bacchus
Description:
Mtskheta is a city with 3,000 years of history... the ancient capital of Georgia and a great Orthodox shrine... in addition, a fascinating panorama of the city of Mtskheta opens from Mtskheta, the confluence of the Kura and Aragvi rivers and the Caucasus mountains crowned by Mount Kazbek... this panorama has delighted many famous historical figures, writers, poets...
Excursions will begin at 9-10 hours. First we will climb Mtskheta Jvari. Then we go down to the city of Mtskheta. After exploring the temples of Svetitskhoveli and Samtavro, you can dine in the world-famous Mtskheta Lobiyna. (It is also called hincal or bakery - a folk institution, you will not see the best color)
We will also go to the monastery of Shio-mgvime, lost among the rocks, which is a large Christian shrine (one of the 13 Assyrian elders Shio Mgvimsky lived here), and the surroundings of the monastery impress with its wild landscapes.
As a wine component on this day, several objects are available to choose from:
1. a large winery based on the historical ownership of the royal family of Bagration, producing premium wines with European technologies
2. a medium-sized winery, also on the basis of the historical cellar of Princes Guramishvili. Today they specialize mainly in European technologies.
3. Small family winery with traditional Georgian wine production technologies in Kvevri