-
Kutaisi, Georgia
Things to eat in Kutaisi:
- Pkhali (Georgia’s famous vegan-friendly appetiser)
- Clay pan mushrooms
- Mchadi (cornbread)
- Imeretian khachapuri (cheese bread)
- Kuchmachi (liver, heart and gizzards cooked with walnuts and pomegranate)
- Chicken in blackberry sauce (tsitsila isrim-maqvalshi)
- Kalia & other Georgian-Jewish dishes
- Green plum tkemali
Wines to taste:
- Sparkling wine made from citrusy tsitska grapes
- Amber whites made from krakhuna grapes
- Names: Khvanchkara (semi-sweet red), Ojaleshi (semi-sweet red)
- Labels: Baia’s Wine, Racha and Samegrelo
Tip: Many restaurants in Kutaisi offer an Imeretian tasting board with a selection of different regional and seasonal dishes to share. The tasting board at Lilestan is my favourite.
-
Gelati Monastery Complex, Georgia
UNESCO Werelderfgoed: https://www.unesco.nl/nl/erfgoed/het-gelati-klooster
-
Sataplia Nature Reserve, Georgia
-
Tskaltubo, Georgia
Georgia’s Semi-Abandoned Soviet Spa Town
https://wander-lush.org/visit-tskaltubo-travel-guide-tips/
-
Mestia Municipality, Georgia
https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/Download/From_Mestia_to_Ushguli.pdf
-
Ushguli, Georgia
Trek info
https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/treks/trek-mestia-to-ushguli#bookahead
-
Raptor bird watchpoint, Georgia
-
Mtirala National Park, Georgia
-
Gomismta, Georgia
-
Bakhmaro, Georgia
-
Khtsisi Joan the baptist, Georgia
-
Gori, Georgia
-
Mtskheta, Georgia
-
Mtskheta, Georgia
-
Tbilisi, Georgia
-
David Gareja Monastery Complex, Georgia
-
Udabno, Georgia
-
Udziro Lake, Georgia
-
Abudelauri White Lake, Georgia
-
Chaukhi Pass, Georgia
Wandelroute
https://www.caucasus-trekking.com/treks/chaukhi
-
Gergeti, Georgia
-
Kazbegi Municipality, Georgia
-
Gori, Georgia
-
Ushguli, Georgia
-
Kutaisi, Georgia
-
Baghdati, Georgia