Places to visit in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
12 places to visit in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Jvari Monastery, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Ananuri Fortress and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Mtskheta-Mtianeti volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 2 Heritage sites · 3 Famous places to visit · 5 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mtskheta-Mtianeti (2)
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Jvari Monastery
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.
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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
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.
Heritage sites in Mtskheta-Mtianeti (2)
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Ananuri Fortress
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.
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Shatili
A highland village on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus, in the old province of Khevsureti. Its medieval stone tower houses are packed so tightly together that they read as one fortress, and only a couple of dozen people still live there.
Famous places to visit in Mtskheta-Mtianeti (3)
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Gergeti Trinity Church
A 14th century stone church alone on a ridge at 2,170 metres, above the village of Stepantsminda and right under Mount Kazbek. The walk or drive up ends with the church set against the snow of the mountain behind it.
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Gudauri
A ski resort on a south facing plateau of the Greater Caucasus, at about 2,200 metres. It sits on the old mountain road north from Tbilisi near the Jvari Pass, with skiing in winter and paragliding over the valleys in summer.
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Mount Kazbek
A dormant volcano and one of the great peaks of the Caucasus, just south of the Russian border, with glaciers running down its flanks. In Georgian legend Prometheus was chained to its rocks, and it towers over Stepantsminda and the Gergeti church.
Hidden gems in Mtskheta-Mtianeti (5)
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Darial Gorge
A gorge about 13 km long cut by the Terek river at the eastern foot of Mount Kazbek. Its granite walls rise as much as 1,800 metres in places, and the old mountain road north squeezes through the bottom beside the river.
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Kazbegi National Park
A protected stretch of high Caucasus country in Kazbegi Municipality, around the slopes below Mount Kazbek. Its alpine meadows, birch woods and valleys are walked from Stepantsminda and the villages along the mountain road.
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Russia-Georgia Friendship Monument
A large round structure of stone and concrete on the mountain road between Gudauri and the Jvari Pass, built in 1983. Inside runs a tiled mural around the whole circle, and the open side looks straight down into the Devil's Valley.
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Samtavro Monastery
A monastery in Mtskheta made up of the Transfiguration church and the nunnery of St Nino. Said to have been founded by King Mirian III in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 11th, it holds his grave and is part of the town's UNESCO World Heritage listing.
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Shio-Mgvime Monastery
A medieval monastery tucked into a narrow limestone canyon on the north bank of the Kura, about 30 km from Tbilisi. It was founded in the 6th century by St Shio, one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, and the cave where he lived as a hermit lies within it.
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What are the best places to visit in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
LOQAH lists 12 places in Mtskheta-Mtianeti. The best known include Jvari Monastery, Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Ananuri Fortress, Shatili and Gergeti Trinity Church. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
12, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Mtskheta-Mtianeti?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Mtskheta-Mtianeti before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Mtskheta-Mtianeti and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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