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Hidden places in Georgia

2 uncrowded places in Georgia, away from Tbilisi: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Khertvisi Fortress, Fortresses in Aspindza Municipality, Georgia
Forgotten ruins Georgia · Samtskhe-Javakheti

Khertvisi Fortress

One of the oldest fortresses in Georgia, a 10th-century keep on a rock at the meeting of two rivers, walked past by everyone on their way to Vardzia and entered by almost no one.

Coordinates
41°28′59″N 43°17′13″E
Crowds
Quiet
Landscape
Gorge & canyon
Best season
Best in Summer