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a few days exploring the surroundings worth it!
JLBG Says: When we left, the sun finally came out and we had a glimpse of what the city wall would have looked like in a sunny weather! It was too late to go back in town, unfortunately as we had to drive back to Tbilisi and given the road conditions, it is better not to drive too much...
Villages in the Alazani valley
JLBG Says: Sighnaghi stands on a shelf and is surrounded by its city wall. Underneath, in the plain of the Alazani river, villages have grown almost uninterruptedly. The valley is very fertile and there is a lot of agriculture. Though, space used to build houses is not used anymore to...
Sighnaghi, celebration of Georgian workers
JLBG Says: Outside the city wall stands a monument that celebrate Georgian workers. It obviously dates back from the Communist period but the style is not unpleasant.There are four stone panels, carved on each side, which altogether makes 8 scenes of workers performing their job.Photos...
Sighnaghi, a tower of the city wall
JLBG Says: photo 1 : part of the city wall and on a tower. They are in very good condition.Photo 2 : close-up on a towerPhoto 3: One of the entrances into the city has been put down to let pass the road. It has replaced by an archway.Photo 4 shows why it is not easy to see the city...
JLBG Says: Irakli II, king Kakheti and Kartli began to build the fortress in 1772. It was designed not only for the inhabitants of Sighnaghi but in case of invasion, which occurred often, to offer shelter to the inhabitants of neighboring villages. Therefore, each village contributed...
JLBG Says: Though Sighnaghi is a “preserved” town, all buildings are not traditional houses.Photo 1 shows a public building in a neo-classical style. I have found later that this was the theater.Photo 2 is a modern clock tower built in bricks and which belongs to a rather modern...
Berdo Says: One of our best finds for freshly cooked ingredients -not just defrosted as is often the case elsewhere, is tucked away in a cul-de-sac parallel to the Pirosmani Museum. It's to the left of the museum as you are walking up from the town centre.Owned by a local young couple...
rjaparidze Says: The service is really awfull.. .But this is the best in terms of price and the view is truly spectacular. Do not order Shashlik - I waited for ab out 45 minutes and there were not really good parts of meat. But at least this restaurant is the only available option as said...
josephescu Says: From Sheki in Azerbaijan, it was time for me to go back to Georgia. So after looking on the map and reading the LP, I jumped in a marshrutka heading to the last Azeri town before the border – Balakan, with no idea what will I do from there. Luckily the driver imagined I...
JLBG Says: I have tried to shoot a few views of the villages that we drove through. Most houses were built on a square pattern, on two levels. Most of them had on one or on two sides a wide covered balcony. Most of them were not very old and were not of the wooden traditional type...
JLBG Says: I have found not far from Sighnaghi this School warning road sign. That will be one more for my collection that has now almost 140 photos. I have not put them on line as a whole yet but should do it soon elsewhere than on Vt as it does not fit with the structure of VT.
JLBG Says: In the villages, horse drawn carts are still widely used. April is not the best time for field works and I did not see any. However, I have noticed that the fields that had been ploughed had no straight lines like when a tractor has been used; I feel that horse drawn plough...
JLBG Says: Along the road from Gremi to Sighnaghi, almost halfway, I noticed this monastery that was undergoing a heavy restoration. It looked like an ancient monastery and worth a mention but I have been unable to identify it though I have extensively searched. Anybody has a clue ?
JLBG Says: In the neighborhood of Telavi, the monasteries of Dzveli Shuamta and Akhali Shuamta are a must see. Shuamta (or Shuamt’a, or Chuamta) means “between mountains”.The monastery of Dzveli Shuamta (old Shuamta) is actually a set of three churches built one after the other between...
JLBG Says: Telavi is especially famous for Irakli II palace, standing in the middle of a strong fortified enclosure, Batonis Tsikhé. The palace was built in 1672 and is in very good condition.More on my Telavi page.
Gremi, a strong fortified complex
JLBG Says: In the 16th century, Gremi was the capital of Kakheti. It was a large city spread in the plain and overhanged by the Archangel's Church complex standing on top off its rock. The armies of Shah Abbas from Persia (Iran) destroyed the city and nothing was left except the church...
Ikalto, famous for its academy.
JLBG Says: The monastery of Ikalto has three churches but is especially famous in Georgia for its academy, which, for five centuries was the intellectual center of the country and the cradle of the intelligentsia of the country.More on my Ikalto page
JLBG Says: Alaverdi cathedral is one of the three great ancient cathedrals of Georgia, the two others are Svetiskhoveli in Mtskheta and Bagrati in Kutaisi, the later in bad condition. More on my Alaverdi page.For those that have no car, marchroutchka leave every half an hour the...
josephescu Says: Charming wooden houses in the historic centre around the main square, narrow streets, small local shops, old trees in shaded squares – ingredients which make Sighnaghi irresistible from the first sight. The peaceful lazy atmosphere during hot summer afternoons is followed by...
josephescu Says: The town is located up the hills south of Alazani Valley, a major wine producing area in western Georgia. The afternoon views over the valley are wonderful.
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The town is located up the hills south of Alazani Valley, a major wine producing area in western Georgia. The afternoon views over the valley are wonderful.
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Sighnaghi, the pearl of Georgia
Sighnaghi, also spelled Signagi or Signachi is the administrative center of the Sighnaghi district, that belongs to the region of Kakheti in the far eastern tip of Georgia, clamped between two stripes...
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One of the earliest settlements in the country, Sighnaghi is considered to be one of the most attractive towns in the Kakheti region in Western Georgia, and for every good reason this is true. With...
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Sighnaghi - major destination in Eastern Georgia
Sighnaghi is a small city in the Eastern Georgia. The government undertook a serious rehabilitation project in this small city and the result is truly amazing. The place is definitely worth going as...
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Sighnaghi has to be one of the most relaxing and beautiful towns Ive ever had the pleasure of visiting. After spending a few weeks in Armenia I headed back to Georgia for four or five days with no...
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Sighnaghi - The Heart of Georgia's Wine Region
High up a mountain and untouched by USSR bombardments, this fortress is quite impressive and well worth the hour and a half trip from Tbilisi to go see. There is a lot to do and see on your way to...
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