Georgia Travel Guide — Visas, Climate & Attractions

Georgia Travel GuideWhere Europe meets Asia at the crossroads of the Caucasus — a land of 8,000-year-old wine traditions, cave monasteries carved into cliffsides, snow-capped peaks towering above medieval watchtowers, Tbilisi's sulphur baths steaming in a cobblestoned old town, legendary feasts overflowing with khachapuri and chacha, and hospitality so deep that guests are considered gifts from God.Key Facts

Capital: Tbilisi

Currency: GEL (Lari)

Language: Georgian

Time Zone: UTC+4

Top Places to Visit

Tbilisi — Ancient old town with carved wooden balconies, sulphur baths, Narikala Fortress, and a booming food and nightlife scene.

Gergeti Trinity Church — 14th-century mountain church beneath the snow-capped peak of Mount Kazbegi at 5,047m.

Vardzia — Breathtaking 13th-century cave monastery carved into a sheer cliff face in southern Georgia.

Svaneti — UNESCO-listed medieval tower villages of Mestia and Ushguli in the Greater Caucasus mountains.

Kakheti — The cradle of winemaking with 8,000 years of continuous tradition using qvevri clay vessels.

Local Food

Khachapuri — Boat-shaped bread filled with molten cheese, a raw egg, and butter — Georgia's most iconic dish.

Khinkali — Twisted-top dumplings filled with spiced meat and hot broth, eaten by hand.

Pkhali — Vibrant walnut and vegetable spreads topped with pomegranate seeds.

Qvevri Wine — Amber wine fermented in buried clay vessels using the world's oldest winemaking method.

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