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Vardzia (Georgian: ვარძია) is a cave monastery site in southern Georgia, excavated from the slopes of the Erusheti Mountain on the left bank of the Kura River, thirty kilometres from Aspindza. The main period of construction was the second half of the twelfth century.
Vanis Kvabebi (Georgian: ვანის ქვაბები; English: Vani's Caves) is a cave monastery in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia near Aspindza town and the more famous cave city of Vardzia. The complex dates from 8th century and consists of a defensive wall built in 1204 and a maze of tunnels running on several levels in the ...
Vardzia-Khertvisi: Samtskhe–Javakheti: 2007 ii, iii, iv, v, vi, vii (mixed) This nomination comprises the gorge of the Mtkvari River in the length of 18 kilometres (11 mi) between the Khertvisi Fortress and the rock monastery in Vardzia that was constructed in the 12th and 13th centuries. Human settlements have been adapted to the layout of ...
I went to Tbilisi to get a sense of city life, Mtskheta to see Jvari Monastery, Vardzia for the cave monastery, Svaneti to see the Caucasus Mountains, Kazbegi to see the Gergeti Trinity Church ...
Zeda Vardzia (Georgian: ზედა ვარძია, literally, "upper Vardzia") is an 11th-century Georgian Orthodox church, of the Theotokos, located in the Aspindza Municipality in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti. The church is situated 3 km northwest of Vardzia, the medieval rock-hewn complex. [1]
The major tourist attractions are the cave monasteries of Vardzia (which was founded by Queen Tamar in 1185), Vanis Kvabebi (which dates from the 8th century), Rabati Castle and Khertvisi Fortress. Also, among national visitors is very popular 10th century Sapara Monastery, Tmogvi fortress, and 8th century Zarzma monastery. [16]
Vardzia Cave Monastery (). A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities.The 3rd-century monk St. Anthony the Great, known as the founder of monasticism, lived in a cave.
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