Alaverdi Monastery
A monastery in the Alazani Valley whose Cathedral of St George was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, on the site of an older church. It counts among the four great cathedrals of Georgian Orthodoxy, and the monks still make wine here.
- Where
- Telavi, Kakheti, Georgia
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 42.0333, 45.3667
Get the Alaverdi Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Alaverdi Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kakheti volume with your photos and a note.
Near Alaverdi Monastery
Ikalto Monastery 11 km
A monastery complex near the village of Iqalto, about 10 km west of Telavi in the Kakheti wine country. Beside its churches stand the ruins of the Ikalto Academy, a medieval school of learning.
Gremi 25 km
A 16th century royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels on a hill near Kvareli, about 115 km east of Tbilisi. They are what is left of a once busy town that served as the capital of the kingdom of Kakheti.
Nekresi Monastery 34 km
A monastery founded in the 6th century and still in use, high in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus between Kvareli and Shilda. The site is also an archaeological one, and it looks out over the Alazani Valley.
Tusheti National Park 43 km
A protected area created in 2003 in the high mountains of Tusheti, in eastern Georgia. The region is reached over a single mountain pass road that is open only in the warmer months, which keeps its villages and pastures remote.
Chronicle of Georgia 55 km
Sixteen bronze pillars, 30 to 35 metres tall, at the top of a long stairway on Keeni Hill near the Tbilisi Sea. The sculptor Zurab Tsereteli began it in 1985 and never quite finished: kings, queens and heroes fill the upper halves, the life of Christ the lower.
Ananuri Fortress 57 km
A walled castle with two churches inside, on the Aragvi about 72 km north of Tbilisi along the road to the Caucasus. It stands on the shore of the Zhinvali Reservoir, and its towers and domes are reflected in the blue water below.
Jvari Monastery 57 km
A 6th century church on a hilltop above Mtskheta, looking down on the meeting of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. It has survived almost unchanged and gave its name to a whole type of church found across Georgia and Armenia.
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral 57 km
The great medieval cathedral of Mtskheta, the old capital just north of Tbilisi, and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tradition holds that the robe of Christ is buried beneath it. It is the second largest church in Georgia after the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
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Questions
Where is Alaverdi Monastery?
Alaverdi Monastery is in Telavi, Kakheti, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Ikalto Monastery (11 km), Gremi (25 km), Nekresi Monastery (34 km).
How do I get the Alaverdi Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Alaverdi Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kakheti volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Alaverdi Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kakheti volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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