Kakheti. Signaghi, Kvareli, Telavi. Wine, Historical and Cultural Tour

Wine and Historical Tour in Kakheti.

Start at 9:00, from your hotel.

places of visit:

1. Badiauri village. Master class on baking Georgian bread "Shoti". Here you can try Georgian cheese with freshly baked bread.

2. Bodbe Monastery. St. Nina's burial place. St. Nina introduced Christianity in the 4th century, here you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Alazan valley.

3.Signaghi, the city of love, a tour of the city, a visit to the ethnographic museum where exhibits telling about the ancient period of Kakheti are presented, we will see paintings by the famous Georgian artist NikoPirosmani (at the request of guests), a walk on the wall which was built in the 18th century and is under the protection of UNESCO, a visit to the cellar and testing (at the request of guests), a visit to the local bazaar Where you can buy Georgian traditional sweets and condiments.

4. The village of Velistsikhe, the old wine cellar. This is a place where you will get acquainted in detail with all the subtleties of Georgian winemaking, see the wine cellar from past centuries where wine is still made and of course taste it. Also, the cellar is full of old things and, apparently, we can safely say that this is not only a wine cellar, but also a museum. Here you can taste Georgian cuisine with very tasty Georgian dishes, wine and Georgian vodka chacha.

5. The Hareb Wine Factory. Hareb is one of the largest producers of Georgian wines, the wine cellar is located in a tunnel under the Caucasus Mountains near the outskirts of the Alazan Valley, the entire length of the tunnel is about 8 km where about 25 thousand bottles of wine are stored. Here you can taste wines, as well as master classes Churkkhelyi Khachapuri.

6. The monastery of Nekresi, whose history begins from the second century to our era, later one of the Assyrian fathers Abibos Nekreselili and preached Christianity. 13 Assyrian fathers preached Christianity in the 6th century The monastery is located on the top of the mountain from where a unique view of the Alazan valley opens.

7. Gremi Monastery. Gremi Monastery dates from the 2nd century to our era, this place was part of the Silk Road until the 14th century. The monastery belongs to the 16th century, it is a cross building and one of the most beautiful and historical churches.

8. Gemini wine cellar. This is a wine cellar which is located right next to the vineyard about the huge wine cellars where you can visually see the process of all winemaking, with close to see the process of wine fermentation in Kvevri (Kvevri it is a Georgian wine vessel that is stored in the ground, is a cultural heritage on the UNESCO list). You will have a great opportunity to try delicious Georgian dishes, taste wines and do master classes. It’s also a great place for a photo in the vineyard.

9. Telavi, on the way to Telavi, we will pass the famous MiminoJ airport. This is the largest city in the Kakheti region with a population of 20 thousand people, a fortress that was built in the 17-18th century and is one of the attractions of the city, next to the fortress stands Topol, which has more than 800 years. We will also visit the local market.

10. House Museum of Alexander Chavchavadze 1786-1846. Prince, Georgian public figure, Sings romantic, Lieutenant General of the Russian Imperial Army, father-in-law of Alexander Griboyedov. The house is full of interesting stories and antiques, and the wine cellar betrays even more grace. A garden where you can walk and enjoy endlessly.

11. Icalto Academy. It is the Monastery of the Academy which takes its foundation in the 6th century and was founded by one of the Assyrian Fathers Zenos who preached Christianity. In the 9th century, but was destroyed during the attack of the Arabs, later in the 11th-13th century, a complex was built in which the rectors of the academy were Arsen Ikaltoeli, as well as the complex includes, the Academy, the Wine Cellar, the Church of the Light Trinity, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord'Divine'VIII-IX century, and the Church of All Saints.

12. Master Class at Master Kvevri. Kvevri is a Georgian traditional clay vessel for wine, which is listed by UNESCO as a cultural heritage of Georgia. Here you will learn directly from the master all the secrets of qvevra-constructively, (the weight of the process to build qvevri takes about 3 months of work) and taste the wine directly from qvevri.

13. Alaverdi Monastery was found by one of the 13 Assyrian Fathers JosefamAlavedeli who preached Christianity in the 6th century, the current monastery belongs to the 11th century and was built by King Kvirike III, this monastery was the highest monastery (55 meters), today its height exceeds the Church of the Holy Trinity, which is located in Tbilisi.

14. Gombori Pass. On the way back to Tbilisi, we will eat through the Gombori Pass where you can enjoy beautiful nature and charming landscape views of the mountains, the highest point which we will reach is 1600 meters above sea level.

Dear guests, to visit all the places listed by me, one day is not enough, I have listed all the best so that you have a choice that you prefer to visit! Here I offer you a full Tour for the whole day, in general, we will drive about 340 km, frequent stops on the excursion will not give time to be bored, and I myself will make the day unforgettable for you. I will try my best to show you as much as possible. Or you can do a tour for 2 days and visit everything, or shorten the tour and make a wine tour in Signaghi. Let me emphasize my experience and positive. Welcome to Georgia.