Uplistsikhe
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October 5, 2024
It's a beauty!
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September 14, 2023
I recommend you to visit, there are a lot of cool lizards there)
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February 4, 2022
"Fortress of God" is the literal translation of the name of a unique Georgian landmark, an ancient architectural monument — the cave city of Uplistsikhe. It is located 75 km from Tbilisi and 12 km from Gori.
In ancient times, this rocky city included a whole complex of majestic temples, halls for celebrations and living quarters. All of them communicated with each other by special corridors-tunnels. The city has a multi-level structure, and to this day a lot of religious sites have been preserved here.
Uplistsikhe was built over several millennia. So, in the 1st millennium BC, the rock city served as a cult religious center, and by the 4th century BC it had everything for a full-fledged stay. Despite the fact that there were many residential buildings here, religious buildings still played a major role.
In 337 AD, when Christianity was recognized as the state religion of the country, a battle took place between the Old Believers who inhabited Uplistsikhe and the followers of Christianity. The inhabitants of the cave city were executed, many rooms were destroyed and looted.
The final decline of Uplistsikhe occurred in the 13th-14th centuries, when about 5 thousand inhabitants were killed as a result of the Mongol invasion.
Today, only a small part of the ancient complex is available for inspection, but even here you can see the interesting sights of Uplistsikhe:
the hall of Queen Tamara;
Makvliani Temple, preserved since the Hellenistic era;
a temple with an unusual coffered ceiling, where a beautiful relief is hollowed out in the rock;
The secret tunnel to the Kura;
Uplistsuli Temple;
a pharmacy with stone cells in which medicinal drugs were stored.
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May 15, 2023
Not the most interesting cave city. The view from above is interesting. At least we could have made the tickets cheaper.
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July 10, 2023
It is required to visit. It must be seen. It is very impressive what they could do and how they lived.
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May 15, 2024
An unusual place. There is a sense of history. It's very windy )
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January 7, 2024
The place is interesting, but from January 1st to January 3rd it is a day off...
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March 31, 2024
I highly recommend it to those who are pleased with the beautiful views and antiquities of past eras.
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November 17, 2023
Gorgeous! The spirit of freedom! Beautiful views
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June 8, 2023
The museum aroused mixed feelings. The "dead city", the scorching sun. Only lizards are alive.
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May 30, 2023
Definitely worth a visit. The views are amazing!!!
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May 1, 2023
This is one of the most amazing places in the world, it is a must-visit!!!
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July 8, 2023
It is very beautiful and interesting. Awesome view
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August 5, 2023
A unique place! It's very interesting, but there was a strong wind blowing.
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August 9, 2024
Beauty
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June 12, 2024
A fantastic place.
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August 24, 2023
It's a great place, I recommend you to visit.
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April 24, 2023
It's a very beautiful place. I definitely need to see it.
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October 14, 2023
A small but very beautiful city
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October 30, 2023
Great, large-scale, interesting
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June 19, 2023
There are patterns carved on the ceilings in the caves! A person decorates the place where he lives.
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January 3, 2024
Little Vardzia near Tbilisi
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June 17, 2024
It's better not to drive in the heat
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January 3, 2024
This place must definitely be visited
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May 6, 2023
A very cool and beautiful place! The views are fascinating. Highly recommend!
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May 25, 2024
It's a wonderful place.
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May 29, 2024
Fantastic views
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September 5, 2024
100/100
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June 10, 2024
Very beautiful
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May 26, 2023
A great place
Much has been translated into Russian
Recommend
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July 29, 2023
An impressive
majestic place
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November 1, 2023
It's interesting, but nothing is clear without a guide
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July 21, 2023
A gorgeous place! It was very interesting👍
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August 16, 2023
A very beautiful, interesting place
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March 15, 2023
It's beautiful, we arrived late and passed for free, it's good…
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September 24, 2023
well, what can I say ... we watched it with an audio guide, well, it's normal
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November 8, 2023
A wonderful place, but...
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October 17, 2023
Don't miss this attraction
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April 20, 2023
A cool place, definitely to visit.
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September 7, 2023
It's very windy, dress according to the weather
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April 29, 2024
Trading place
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November 29, 2023
Fascinating place
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July 22, 2024
Copies of the soap
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November 25, 2023
even 15 lari is not worth it
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July 5, 2023
Beautiful, interesting!
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September 2, 2019
An ancient cave city. A must-see attraction. Here you can see not only the city itself, but also a stunning landscape with the Kura River, which encircles the hills and goes into the distance to the mountains.
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August 15, 2023
This is something incredible!
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August 5, 2023
There are a lot of Asian tourists. Go against the flow
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June 4, 2023
An excellent complex.
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January 12, 2019
A large cave city, many rooms. Mostly antiquities and just holes. Shallow, with a maximum of two rooms in depth. Stairs, fireplaces, halls. The temple upstairs is so-so. You can easily climb up the slope to the crest of the mountain. From there, and from the cliff from any place, the view is beautiful. Take headphones for your phone, then you can listen to one audio guide for 10gel together. Plan for 4-5 hours of inspection.
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