Blog

Kutaisi. King Bagrat fortress ruins

Bagrat III, born in the 960s in Iberia, was the son of Gurgen I of Iberia and Gurandukht, daughter of King George II of Abkhazia, making him heir to the...

Kutaisi surroundings. Gaenati monastery

The exact origin and meaning of the name Gelati is unknown. According to the most convincing version, the word derives from the Greek γενέθλια (genethlia — “Birth”), since the cathedral’s...

Rioni river

It is likely that the name "Rioni" is derived from the Svan language (word "rien" means "big river"). With a total length of 327 kilometers, the Rioni is one of...

Kutaisi view

Archaeological evidence shows that Kutaisi was the capital of the Colchian Kingdom as early as the VI-V centuries BC. Ancient authors associated ithis city with the myth of the Argonauts....

Kutaisi. Red bridge

The Red bridge in Kutaisi was built between 1860 and 1862, making it the first metal bridge in the Caucasus and the oldest bridge in the city. The history of...