Mtskheta & the Military Highway
Ananuri Fortress
A seventeenth-century castle complex with two churches on the shore of a turquoise reservoir.
Regions
Mtskheta & the Military Highway
Just north of Tbilisi, Mtskheta holds some of Georgia's oldest churches. Beyond it, the Georgian Military Highway climbs through castles and reservoirs to the mountain town of Kazbegi.
Landmarks in Mtskheta & the Military Highway
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Mtskheta & the Military Highway
Gergeti Trinity Church (Kazbegi)
A small stone church on a high ridge, framed by the snow-covered cone of Mount Kazbek.
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UNESCO World Heritage Mtskheta & the Military Highway
Jvari Monastery (Mtskheta)
A sixth-century stone church on a hilltop above the meeting of two rivers, an early model for Georgian church building.
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UNESCO World Heritage Mtskheta & the Military Highway
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Mtskheta)
A great eleventh-century cathedral at the heart of Georgia's ancient capital, said to guard the robe of Christ.