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Akhaltsikhe to Vardzia

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Recorded distance
62 km
Riding-time estimate
1 h 04
Journey
Recorded itinerary
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Why this ride

A road-accessible heritage corridor linking major cultural landmarks. It links naturally to Vardzia cave city.

Editorial context

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Access context

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Seasonal context

Apr-Nov

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Akhaltsikhe

    Akhaltsikhe means new fortress, and the fortress is the first thing you see: Rabati Castle, a large, restored walled complex on a rise above the Potskhovi river, with a golden-domed mosque, a church and a few towers, floodlit at night. The town of about seventeen thousand people lies in the south of Georgia, in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, where the green valleys of the Kura river meet the dry, high plateaus that run toward Turkey and Armenia. Vale, a smaller town, lies to the south.

    Read the complete Akhaltsikhe write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Akhaltsikhe sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Vardzia.

  2. 2. Vardzia

    Vardzia is a whole town carved into a cliff. High above the Kura River, in the arid, rocky country of southern Georgia near the Turkish border, the face of Erusheti mountain is honeycombed with hundreds of rooms, passages, chapels and cells, the legacy of a monastery complex that was built in the twelfth century under King Giorgi III and his daughter, Queen Tamar. The idea was defence as much as devotion: a hidden refuge in the rock, tucked into the border zone against Mongol and Turkish threats. At its height it is said to have held thousands of rooms spread across many levels.

    Read the complete Vardzia write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

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    Planning note

    Vardzia comes up 62 km in.

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