Gelati - Motsameta - Promtheus Cave - Sataflia

Gelati - Motsameta - Promtheus Cave - Sataflia

We offer unique places to visit whit the guide who was born and raised in kutaisi and lnows all this places like his five fingers.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Road to Gelati Monastery, Kutaisi 4600 Georgia

Founded in 1106 in the west of Georgia, the Monastery of Gelati is a masterpiece of the Golden Age of medieval Georgia, a period of political strength and economic growth between the 11th and 13th centuries. It is characterized by the facades of smoothly hewn large blocks, balanced proportions and blind arches for exterior decoration. The Gelati monastery, one of the largest medieval Orthodox monasteries, was also a centre of science and education and the Academy it housed was one of the most important centres of culture in ancient Georgia.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Motsameta Monastery, Tbilisi, Kutaisi 0172 Georgia

It is a small and very beautiful monastery with round turrets crowned with peaked tent-shaped domes. The monastery is standing above the rough Rioni river and is buried in coastal vegetation. According to the legend the monastery was constructed on the place where Muslim aggressors executed David and Konstantin Mkheidze, Georgian princes, who refused to accept Islam.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Prometheus Cave, Kumistavi Georgia

Kumistavi cave, also known as the cave of Prometheus, is located near the Georgian town of Tskhaltubo, 20 km away from Kutaisi in Imereti region in the West of the country. The cave was discovered in 1984 and was almost immediately developed as a show cave.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Sataplia Cave and Nature Reserve, Kutaisi Georgia

Sataplia Strict Nature Reserve is located 10 km from town of Kutaisi in Imereti region of Georgia. Visitors center is located in village lower Alvani, Akhmeta Municipality at the slopes of extinct volcano — Mount Sataplia.

Duration: 2 hours