One-day tour of Tbilisi - Kakheti

one-day tour of Tbilisi - Kakheti

Ujarma Gombori-Alaveri-Telavi-Tsinandali-Grami-Kvareli Pass.

We leave in the morning at 9-10 o'clock to the side of Kakhetija

Ujarma (fortress from the 3rd century)
Alawedi Monastery and Monastir Wine Farm. with wine tasting.
Let’s see the beautiful old town of Telavi. governor
House-Museum of Alexander Chavchavadze with wine tasting.
Quarels. Hareba winery with wine tasting. We will see a large wine cellar tunnel 700 meters

The city-Telavi is located in the Alazan valley, at an altitude of 490 m 70 km from Tbilisi. Telavi is mentioned in historical sources from the first century, was an important trading center on the caravan route from the Middle East to Europe. In XI and from XVII to XVIII century it was the capital of Kakheti kingdom.

then to Gremi Town

The city of Gremi was the capital of the Kakheti kingdom in the XVI-th centuries.

The complex of the Church of Archangels is located on a hill and consists of the Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel, a bell tower, a three-storey palace and a wine cellar (marani). The complex is surrounded by a wall, with towers and embrasures. The remains of a secret underground passage leading to the river remain.

Founded by Levan of Kakhetin, the capital was the royal residence and bustling trading city of the Silk Road, until it was leveled to the ground by the troops of Shah Abbas I in 1615. Since then, the city has never found its former prosperity and in the middle of the XVII century, the kings of Kakheti moved their capital to Telavi.

The Church of the Archangels was built by order of King Levan Kakhetinsky in 1565 and painted in 1577. This is a stone cross-domed temple. Traditional Georgian masonry includes a local interpretation of Iranian architectural tastes. The building has three entrances - the main west and two side - north and south. The dome of the temple lies on the corners of the altar apse and on two support pillars. The dome drum has an arcature belt and eight narrow windows. The facade is divided into three arched sections.

In the bell tower of the church there are several archaeological exhibits and a cannon of the XVI century. The walls are decorated with a series of portraits of the kings of Kakheti by contemporary Georgian artist Levan Chogoshvili (1985)

then to the town of Quareli

Kvareli is a city in eastern Georgia (in Kakheti). The status of the city since 1964, before this village. Center of Kvarel municipality of Kakheti. In the past, the center of the Kvarel district of the Georgian SSR
The city is located in the Alazan Valley 19 kilometers north of the Mukuzani railway station of the Georgian Railway.
The industry in Kvareli is represented by enterprises processing agricultural products of the region: a winery, a cognac alcohol plant, ethereum oil. In addition, there was a brick factory working on local raw materials.
Director Kote Marjanishvili and General Nikolai Chavchavadze were born in Kvareli.
In the city, the museum of the writer Ilya Chavchavadze, the house-museum of Kote Marjanishvili, the folk theater. in varele we will see the very beautiful lake of varreli.

To feel the spirit of the area slowly you can have dinner.

hyorgi

in a hotel-type restaurant house in the courtyard with a beautiful view of the city of Signaghi (the city of love) and the Alazani valley. With homemade food and wine.

One person will cost $20.

And for $ 35, you can order a master class on baking bread, khachapuri, khinkali, churchkhela.

We return to Tbilisi in the evening.