Kartli
Places to Visit:
Jvari Monastery, Svetistkhoveli Cathedral, Uplistsikhe Cave Town, Stalin Museum in Gori, Gori Fortress, Dmanisi Archaeological Site, Bolnisi Sioni, Dashbashi Canyon, Ananuri


Jvari Monastery — A small church was first constructed around 545 AD, and the present “Great Church” was built between 590–605 AD by Stepanoz I.
Jvari Monastery

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral — Originally founded in the 4th century, the current cathedral was erected between 1010–1029 AD by architect Arsukidze under Catholicos Melkisedek I
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Uplistsikhe Cave Town — One of Georgia’s oldest urban settlements with earliest traces from the end of the 2nd millennium BC, surviving structures from the 1st millennium AD, a Christian basilica from the 6th century, and continued development into the 8th–10th centuries AD
Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Stalin Museum (Gori) — Opened in 1957, closed briefly in 1989, then reopened in the 1990s
Stalin Museum

Gori Fortress — Fortified usage dates back to the final centuries BCE; first documented in the 13th century. It took its current architectural form under Rostom in the 1630s and Erekle II in 1774
Gori Fortress

Dmanisi Archaeological Site — Hominin remains and tools have been securely dated to 1.85–1.77 million years ago, making it among the earliest well-dated human presence sites in Eurasia
Dmanisi

Bolnisi Sioni Cathedral — Built between 478–493 AD during the reign of King Vakhtang Gorgasali, making it the oldest extant church in Georgia
Bolnisi Sioni

Dashbashi Canyon — A natural monument, no specific founding date—it's a geological/civic site rather than a constructed one
Dashbashi Canyon

Ananuri Fortress — Founded by the Aragvi dynasty in the 13th century; the complex evolved through the 16th–17th centuries, with churches built in the early and late 17th century (e.g., the Church of the Virgin in the first half of the 17th c., and the Church of the Mother of God in 1689)