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Monasteries & Abbeys in Georgia

Georgia's monasteries include Jvari above Mtskheta, Gelati and Motsameta near Kutaisi, Bodbe near Sighnaghi, Shio-Mgvime, Mtsvane near Borjomi, the cliff monastery of Mghvimevi and Dariali near the Russian border. Day tours from Tbilisi and Kutaisi reach them.

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Jvari Monastery

Mtskheta, Georgia

Jvari Monastery stands on a rocky mountain top above the town of Mtskheta, at the meeting of the Aragvi and Mtkvari…

51 tickets & tours

Bodbe Monastery

Sighnaghi, Georgia

Bodbe sits two kilometres outside the hill town of Sighnaghi in Kakheti, and almost nobody comes to it alone.

5 tickets & tours

Dariali Monastery

Stepantsminda, Georgia

Dariali Monastery stands in the Dariali Gorge, on the Georgian Military Highway, very close to the Russian border,…

2 tickets & tours

Gelati Monastery

Kutaisi, Georgia

Gelati Monastery stands on a wooded hill about eleven kilometres north-east of Kutaisi, in western Georgia, and entry…

2 tickets & tours

Motsameta Monastery

Kutaisi, Georgia

Motsameta Monastery stands on a cliff above a bend of the Tskaltsitela river, about six kilometres east of Kutaisi, in…

2 tickets & tours

Mtsvane Monastery

Borjomi, Georgia

Mtsvane Monastery, also called the Green Monastery or Chitakhevi, stands in a forest near the village of Chitakhevi in…

2 tickets & tours

Mghvimevi Monastery

Chiatura, Georgia

The Mgvimevi Monastery stands in a gorge on the edge of the town of Chiatura, in the Imereti region of western Georgia,…

1 ticket or tour

Shio-Mgvime Monastery

Mtskheta, Georgia

Shio-Mgvime Monastery stands in a narrow limestone gorge in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia, about ten…

1 ticket or tour

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