On the Way of David Gareji

The tour begins at 10.00, first we will climb the holy mountain in Tbilisi to the pantheon of famous figures of Georgia. It was from this place that David of Gareji began his preaching activity. We will see the cave in which the Monk David lived, try the water from the holy spring, which appeared there after the prayer of St. David, the source of this for 15 centuries. After that, we will go to the semi-desert Gareji Ridge, to the Davido-Hareji Monastery Complex, located on the border of Georgia and Azerbaijan. The complex is carved into the rocks of about 20 monasteries and covers the territory of three districts of Georgia - Gardaban, Sagaredzhi and Signakh. The main monastery is considered the Lavra of St. It is located on the northern slope of the mountain separating Georgia and Azerbaijan. The border runs along the top of the mountain, which Georgian historians call Udabno, after the name of one of the monasteries. This monastery is located on Azerbaijani territory - on the southern slope of the mountain. In addition to them, there are more than 100 caves on the southern slope of the mountain, which were used by monks as cells. Many churches and refectory monasteries have preserved frescoes of the VIII-XIV centuries with portraits of historical persons, including a portrait of Queen Tamara.