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If you are planning a trip to Georgia’s famous Kakheti wine region, there is one dramatic silhouette you simply cannot miss. Rising above the green Alazani Valley, perched on a rocky crag, stands Gremi - a striking complex of a royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels. Today, it looks like a peaceful storybook castle, but Gremi holds the memory of a golden age, royal intrigue, and a sudden tragic fall. Long before Telavi took the crown, Gremi was the bustling capital of the Kingdom of...

Two colossal statues — Kartlis Deda in Tbilisi and Mother Armenia in Yerevan — watch over their capitals. The story of the Caucasus' two iron mothers.

Sergei Parajanov turned everything he touched into art. Discover the great director's life and where to find his footprints in Tbilisi and Yerevan.