Tbilisi i południe – Bordżomi i Wardzia

Explore Uplistsikhe, one of the oldest settlements in Georgia, a whole town carved into a riverside cliff. Wander halls, a theatre, wine cellars and pagan altars cut from the rock, spanning three thousand years of history in a single hillside.

Breathe the pine-scented air of Borjomi, Georgia’s famous spa town. Drink the naturally carbonated water straight from the source in the central park, then explore the vast forests of the Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park.

Stand before Vardzia, the astonishing 12th-century cave city of Queen Tamar, carved across thirteen levels into a mountainside. Explore tunnels, chapels and frescoes that once sheltered a whole community on the road through Georgia’s deep south.

Wander the beautifully restored Rabati Castle in Akhaltsikhe, a fortress where Georgian, Ottoman and Persian styles meet in a maze of courtyards, minarets and ramparts overlooking the southern hills.