Kutaisi: Vacation Apartments and Holiday Homes

Kutaisi is a UNESCO City of Literature. Imereti offers mountain, recreational, cave, wellness, and rafting tourism on the Rioni River. In the municipalities of Imereti, visitors can find handmade products, folk singing, dance, and local cuisine.

Culture

The Gelati Monastery was begun in 1106 near Kutaisi on a wooded hill above the Tskaltsitela River; its main church was completed in 1130. The Bagrati Cathedral was built in the 11th century by King Bagrati III as a symbol of the unification of Georgia. The cathedral stands on Mount Ukimerioni, from which almost all of Kutaisi can be seen. A visit to Bagrati Cathedral offers a view over almost all of Kutaisi.

The Lado Meskhishvili Professional State Drama Theatre received cultural monument status in 2009; the Lado Meskhishvili State Drama Theatre was built in the 1950s. The Kutaisi Historical-Archeological Museum-Reserve has been in operation since 1981 and contains more than 805 significant monuments. The building that houses the Kutaisi Historical Architectural Museum-Reserve is described as a cultural monument and as the Dimitri Nazarishvili Memorial House Museum.

The history of Kutaisi includes a winery on Balahvani Street and a factory on Mikhailov Street that produced liqueurs and table wines.

City

The Kutaisi Botanical Garden contains subtropical trees, bushes, and various types of flowers. A small chapel is located in the hollow of a 400-year-old oak tree. The directions to the Kutaisi Botanical Garden lead from the Chain Bridge across the Rioni River and along Davit and Konstantine Mkheidze Street.

Walking is practical in Kutaisi's older historic central areas, where many of the main sights are located.

Water

Rafting on the Rioni River in Kutaisi is described along a 4 km section that passes beneath the city's famous bridges.

Other destination pages: Chiatura, Chkvishi, Alaverdi, Sairme, Meore Obcha, Tskaltubo, Etseri, Terjola.

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