The “Kavkaz” hotel was opened in 1858 and was located on Erivan Square (now Liberty Square), next to the headquarters of the Caucasian troops. The hotel was considered one of...
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Tiflis. Kakhetian wines dukhan
Kakheti is the easternmost region of Georgia. The area under vineyards amounts to 77,500 hectares — 54% of the country’s total. According to the Oxford Companion to Wine, the region...
Crushing grapes
There are more thant 500 autochthonous (indigenous) grape varieties in Georgia - this country is considered the birthplace of cultivated viniculture. The oldest evidence of winemaking in the world, dating...
Tiflis. Baths
Hydrogen sulfide springs are inextricably linked to the history of Tbilisi. One local legend says that in the V century, Georgian King Vakhtang Gorgasali (c. 455–502) discovered the hot springs...
Caucasians. Gurian
Guria is a small region in western Georgia on the coast of the Black Sea. Evidence of human habitation in Guria dates back to the Lower Paleolithic period (two and...
Caucasians. Mingrelian lady
In ancient times, the semi-legendary Kingdom of Colchis was located on the territory of Samegrelo, followed by the independent state of Egrisi (IV-VI BCE). Christianity first appeared here in the...