Martvili Monastery
A monastery on the highest hill around the town of Martvili, a spot once valued for its command of the land around. Its domed church looks out over the green Samegrelo countryside.
- Where
- Martvili, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 42.4053, 42.3778
Get the Martvili Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Martvili 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 Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume with your photos and a note.
Near Martvili Monastery
Okatse Canyon 15 km
A deep canyon cut by the Okatse river near the village of Zeda Gordi in Imereti. A walkway is fixed to the side of the cliff, ending in a platform that hangs out over the drop to the water far below.
Nokalakevi 16 km
A village and archaeological site in Senaki municipality, known to the Greeks and Romans as Archaeopolis. The ruins of its walls, gates and churches are the remains of the ancient capital of Lazica.
Kinchkha Waterfall 17 km
A waterfall falling in three steps down the chalk slopes of the Okatse gorge near the village of Kinchkha. The upper drop is 25 metres, the main fall 70 and the lowest 20, and marked trails lead to it and to the nearby Lomina falls.
Prometheus Cave 19 km
A karst cave near the village of Kumistavi, close to Tskaltubo in Imereti. A path leads through a run of halls full of stalactites and stalagmites, and the visit can end with a boat ride along the underground river.
Bagrati Cathedral 30 km
An 11th century cathedral of the Dormition on Ukimerioni hill in Kutaisi, built under King Bagrat III. Badly damaged over the centuries, it was rebuilt step by step from the 1950s onward and once more crowns the city.
Motsameta Monastery 34 km
A monastery on a clifftop promontory in a bend of the Tskaltsitela river, about 6 km northeast of Kutaisi. Its name means place of martyrs, after two brothers who are revered here.
Gelati Monastery 34 km
A monastery and academy founded in 1106 by King David IV, known as the Builder, on a hill near Kutaisi. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the king lies buried at its gate, and the apse of its main church holds a great mosaic of the Virgin.
Dadiani Palace 43 km
The former seat of the Dadiani princes of Samegrelo in Zugdidi, built in the 17th century and remade in Neo Gothic style in the 19th. Now a museum set in a large park, it keeps one of the bronze death masks of Napoleon.
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Questions
Where is Martvili Monastery?
Martvili Monastery is in Martvili, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Okatse Canyon (15 km), Nokalakevi (16 km), Kinchkha Waterfall (17 km).
How do I get the Martvili Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Martvili Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Martvili Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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