Georgia

by Rosen, Roger; Foxx, Jeffrey Jay; Foxx, Jeffrey Jay

• ISBN13: 9789622175020
• ISBN10: 9622175023
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Odyssey Books & Maps

Summary

Still the only illustrated guide to Georgia as far as we know. Standing at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, this fascinating land is home to one of the most hospitable people in the world whose culture dates back to the Bronze Age. This first-ever guide written in English explores Georgia in depth and a preface by Eduard Shevardnadze welcomes the reader to this recently independent country.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 10
Introduction	p. 11
History	p. 13
Tribes	p. 14
Greece and Rome	p. 16
Christian Georgia	p. 17
Arab Domination	p. 18
The Golden Age	p. 19
Georgia Under the Tsar	p. 22
Georgian Independence	p. 24
Religion	p. 28
People	p. 30
Ethnic Groups	p. 30
The Georgian Character	p. 31
Georgian Centenarians	p. 33
Art and Architecture	p. 33
Literature	p. 37
Painting	p. 39
Sculpture	p. 40
Metalwork	p. 40
Flora	p. 41
Fauna	p. 42
Facts for the Traveler	p. 44
Planning Your Trip	p. 44
What to Bring	p. 49
Getting There	p. 52
By Air	p. 52
By Bus	p. 53
By Rail	p. 54
By Ship	p. 54
By Car	p. 55
Visas	p. 57
Customs	p. 58
Getting Around	p. 58
Intra-City	p. 58
Inter-City	p. 59
Climate	p. 62
Medical Aid and Immunization	p. 63
Money	p. 65
Photography	p. 66
Time Zones	p. 66
Tipping	p. 67
Communications	p. 67
Georgian Activities in the USA	p. 68
Internet Listings	p. 69
Press	p. 70
Shopping	p. 71
Language	p. 73
Useful Georgian Words and Phrases	p. 76
Food and Drink	p. 77
Wine	p. 81
Etiquette	p. 85
Holidays	p. 87
Skiing	p. 90
Tbilisi	p. 91
History	p. 91
The Old Town	p. 95
The Metekhi Church of the Virgin	p. 101
Sachino Palace	p. 102
Gorgasali Square	p. 102
Gorgasali Street	p. 103
The Sulfur Baths	p. 106
Narikala Fortress	p. 108
The Central Botanical Gardens of the Georgian Academy of Sciences	p. 111
Leselidze Street	p. 111
Sioni Cathedral	p. 112
Grishashvili Museum of History and Ethnography	p. 113
Herekle II Square	p. 113
Anchiskhati Basilica and Belltower	p. 113
Baratashvili Street	p. 115
Avlabari	p. 116
The City Center	p. 117
Freedom Square	p. 117
Museum of Georgian Art	p. 120
Rustaveli Avenue	p. 123
S. Janashia Museum of Georgia	p. 124
Rustaveli Avenue continued	p. 127
Republic Square	p. 130
Mount Mtatsminda	p. 132
Vake and Saburtalo	p. 133
Vake	p. 134
Museum of Georgian Folk Architecture and Local Lore	p. 134
Saburtalo	p. 135
The Left Bank	p. 136
Kartli	p. 137
History	p. 137
Kartli Today	p. 138
Gori and Vicinity	p. 139
Uplis-Tsikhe	p. 141
The Church of Ateni Sioni	p. 143
Kintsvisi	p. 147
The Church of St. Nicholas	p. 148
Samtsevrisi	p. 149
Tsromi, Church of the Redeemer	p. 149
Borjomi	p. 150
Samtavisi	p. 152
Bolnisi and Dmanisi	p. 153
To Bolnisi and Dmanisi	p. 153
The Sioni Church at Bolnisi	p. 153
The Church of Tsuhrughasheni	p. 154
Dmanisi	p. 155
Samshvilde	p. 156
Pitareti	p. 156
Trialeti	p. 157
Along the Georgian Military Highway	p. 158
Jvari Monastery	p. 161
Miskheta	p. 164
Sveti-tskhoveli	p. 165
Samtavro Monastery Complex	p. 169
Getting to Ananuri	p. 171
Ananuri	p. 171
The Large Cupola Church Ghvtismshobeli	p. 175
The Smaller Church	p. 175
Zemo (Upper) Mleti	p. 175
Gudauri and Jvari Pass	p. 176
Kazbegi and Vicinity	p. 176
Excursions from Kazbegi	p. 182
Juta	p. 182
Svaneti	p. 185
Getting to Mestia	p. 190
Historical and Ethnographic Museum	p. 190
House Museum of Mikheil Khergiani	p. 192
Svanetian Watchtowers	p. 192
Day Trips	p. 193
Ushguli	p. 193
Becho	p. 197
Imereti	p. 199
Kutaisi	p. 199
The Cathedral of King Bagrat	p. 200
The Kutaisi State Museum of History and Ethnography	p. 203
Georgian Art Gallery	p. 203
Tsulukidze Garden	p. 204
Synagogues	p. 204
Mtsvane Kvavila	p. 205
Sataplia Nature Reserve	p. 205
Gelati Monastery	p. 205
The Cathedral of the Virgin	p. 207
The Church of St. George	p. 209
The Church of St. Nicholas	p. 212
The Hall of the Academy	p. 212
King David's Gate	p. 212
Motsameta Monastery	p. 212
Geguti Palace	p. 213
Vani	p. 217
Racha	p. 219
Nikortsminda	p. 219
The Church of St. Nicholas	p. 219
Along the Black Sea Coast	p. 221
Abkhazia (Abkhazeti)	p. 221
Gagra	p. 226
Bichvinta (Pitsunda)	p. 227
The Church of the Mother of God	p. 228
Lake Ritsa	p. 228
Gudauta	p. 230
Akhali Atoni	p. 231
Sokhumi	p. 232
Sights of Sokhumi	p. 235
Mokvi	p. 236
Ochamchire	p. 238
Samegrelo	p. 238
Rukhi	p. 240
Zugdidi	p. 240
Khobi	p. 242
Poti	p. 243
Ajara	p. 245
Batumi	p. 247
Sights of Batumi	p. 249
Coffee	p. 251
Day Trips	p. 252
Meskheti and Javakheti	p. 254
Getting to Vardzia and Sights Along the Way	p. 257
Fortress of Khertvisi	p. 259
Lake Tsunda and Vicinity	p. 260
Vardzia	p. 261
Church of the Assumption	p. 264
Third and Fourth Phases	p. 266
Sapara Monastery	p. 267
Zarzma Monastery	p. 269
Church of The Transfiguration	p. 270
Kumurdo	p. 272
Kumurdo Church	p. 272
Kakheti	p. 274
The People and Their Wine	p. 274
History	p. 276
Touring the Province	p. 279
Ninotsminda--David-Gareja	p. 279
The Cathedral of Ninotsminda	p. 279
The Belltower of Ninotsminda	p. 281
David-Gareja	p. 282
The Monastery of Lavra	p. 286
The Monastery of Udabno	p. 288
The Road to Telavi	p. 289
Dzevli Shuamta	p. 290
The Basilica	p. 290
Akhali Shuamta	p. 292
The Church of the Nativity of Theotokos	p. 292
The Belltower	p. 293
Telavi	p. 293
The Historical and Ethnographic Museum	p. 295
Art Gallery	p. 296
Herekle's Palace	p. 296
Tsinandali	p. 297
House Museum of Alexander Chavchavadze	p. 297
Gurjaani	p. 298
House Museum of Nato Vachnadze	p. 298
Kvelatsminda	p. 298
Other Trips from Telavi	p. 301
Gremi	p. 301
The Church of Mtavarangelozi	p. 301
Nekresi Monastery	p. 302
Ikalto Monastery	p. 305
The Church of the Transfiguration of Christ	p. 306
The Cathedral of Alaverdi	p. 307
The Fortress Walls and Other Buildings	p. 309
The Fortress of Kvetara	p. 309
The Palace Church of Kvetara	p. 311
Practical Information	p. 313
Travel Agencies Specializing in Trips to Georgia	p. 313
Accommodations	p. 315
Embassies of Georgia in other Countries	p. 318
Restaurants	p. 319
Hotel Restaurants	p. 322
Museums	p. 323
Tbilisi Practicalities	p. 325
Selected Further Reading	p. 333
Index	p. 337
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