- Georgia: where is Sakartvelo located?
- How to get to Georgia?
- Rest in Georgia
- Georgian beaches
- Souvenirs from Georgia
Before looking for information about where Georgia is located, you need to take into account that the summer months are considered the high season here. Spring and autumn are the right time for sightseeing and exploring Georgian temples and fortresses, and November-May is for skiing on the ski slopes.
Georgia: where is Sakartvelo located?
Location of Georgia (capital - Tbilisi) - Middle East and Western Asia (west of Transcaucasia). On the northern and eastern sides with Georgia, the area of which is 69.7 thousand square kilometers, Russia borders, on the southern - Turkey and Armenia, on the southeast - Azerbaijan. Well, from the western side Georgia is washed by the Black Sea (the length of the Black Sea coast is 308 km).
The northern part of Georgia is occupied by the Greater Caucasus Range, the southern slope of which has become a "haven" for the Kharul, Kodori, Gudis, Svaneti, Lamis ranges, and the northern one - for the Kidegan, Pirikit, and Khokh ranges. As for the southern part of Georgia, it is occupied by the Colchis and Iberian lowlands.
The structure of Georgia, the highest point of which is the 5000-meter mountain Shkhara, includes the autonomous republics, Tbilisi and 9 regions (Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo-Kartli, Guria, Samtskhe-Javakheti and others).
How to get to Georgia?
Tourists will fly from Moscow to Tbilisi for more than 2.5 hours (the flight through Prague will last 8.5 hours, via Simferopol - 11.5 hours, through Istanbul - 6.5 hours), to Kutaisi - more than 2 hours (a stop in Minsk will take a trip for 17 hours, and in the northern capital of Russia - for 7 hours), to Batumi - 2.5 hours (passengers staying in Tbilisi will spend 11.5 hours on the road).
Rest in Georgia
Guests of Georgia are interested in Tbilisi (famous for its Narikala fortress, Metekhi Church of the Mother of God, Rustaveli Avenue, Zion Cathedral, Tbilisi Botanical Garden, Vorontsov Palace, Tiflis Passage, Artsruni Caravanserai, Peace Bridge), Bakuriani (skiers will be able to ski down the slopes Kokhta, as well as skating on the skating rink of the Edem hotel), Rustavi (tourists will be offered to climb the 760-meter Rustavi cross, from where they can admire the panorama of the Yagludzhsky ridge; the climb will take about 45 minutes), Borjomi (local mineral water is used to strengthen immunity and metabolism, treatment of the respiratory, digestive, genitourinary systems; guests of Borjomi are offered to inspect the monastery of St. George and 40,000 exhibits of the Borjomi Museum of Local Lore, as well as spend time in the Central Park, which is the location of the cinema, swimming pool and children's attractions), the Kinchkha waterfall (2-stage the waterfall formed by the Okatse river falls down from 20- and 100-meter heights; and those who have retired 150 m from the stream will be able to find the old baths).
Georgian beaches
- Kvariati Beach: Vacationers here spend time on the pebble coast and go for diving (this is facilitated by the deep sea). The equipment of the beach is represented by a rental point (bananas, pedal boats and scooters are rented out), bars, discos, a diving center (located on the southern outskirts of Kvariati Beach).
- Sarpi Beach: The 600-meter pebble beach is popular with those looking to plunge into crystal clear waters.
- Batumi Beach: the beach pleases visitors with changing rooms, water sports stations, sun loungers, umbrellas, catering establishments … Open-air parties are also held here.
Souvenirs from Georgia
One should not leave Georgia without purchasing khmeli-suneli, cilantro and other Georgian spices, adjika and tkemali sauce, honey, churchkhela, suluguni cheese, wine (“Tvishi”, “Tsinandali”, “Khvanchkara”), cloisonné enamel products, silver jewelry, chacha, Georgian tobacco, woolen or silk carpets, Caucasian jikhvi vessel, daggers.
