“Lord, Deliver Us” Rock

overhanging rock outcrop and wayside landmark on a historic stretch of the Georgian Military Highway; name recalls travelers’ pleas for safe passage

Ninotsminda Cathedral

late 6th-century domed church with a tetraconch plan; collapsed in the 1824 earthquake; survives as ruins of the apse and part of the west wall

Chacha

distilled from grape pomace left after winemaking; clear, robust spirit typically 40–60% ABV

Twelve Figures Stone Relief

sunburst palmette with roundels bearing Asomtavruli inscriptions; eastern apse of 11th-century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral

Octopus Cafe

built 1975 mosaic-covered café-sculpture on Batumi Boulevard; by architect Giorgi Chakhava; mosaics by Zurab Kapanadze; reopened 2019

Balcony on Diuma Street

late 19th-century glazed carved wooden balcony

Khvamli Massif

karst plateau with caves and cliffs above the Rioni; long embedded in regional lore and medieval chronicles

Tsalendjikha Cathedral

12th–14th-centuries cross-in-square church; painted in late 14th century by Byzantine master Manuel Eugenikos

Caucasus University Campus

built 1911–1912 as the Armenian Nersisyan Seminary by Nikita Lazarev; closed 1924; now houses Caucasus University

Bank of Georgia Headquarters

built 1975 by Giorgi Chakhava and Zurab Jalaghania for the Ministry of Automobile Roads; Bank of Georgia since 2007

Ateni Sioni Church

7th-century domed tetraconch of the Jvari type; rich stone carving and 11th-century frescoes

Dadiani Palace

19th-century palace complex of the Dadiani princes; eclectic ensemble in a botanical garden

Dinosaur Footprints

trackways of Jurassic dinosaurs preserved in limestone at Sataplia Managed Reserve near Kutaisi

Ushguli

high-altitude settlement in Upper Svaneti with dense ensembles of 9th–13th-century Svan tower houses; UNESCO World Heritage inscribed in 1996

Dukhobor Sod-Roof House

19th–early 20th-century dwelling of Dukhobors, Russian Spiritual Christians resettled in the South Caucasus in the 1840s

Vanis Kvabebi

8th-century rock-cut monastery; largely abandoned after 1551–1576 Persian–Ottoman raids

Gold Lion Figurine

gold lion figurine from the second half of the 3rd millennium BC; discovered in a tomb near Tsnori in the Alazani Valley, southeast Georgia

Gegelidzeebi Mosque Interior

built 1880–1900 mosque interior; qibla wall with mihrab and minbar with intricately carved woodwork

MEAMA Coffee Factory Headquarters

folded-concrete volume with green roof and atriums; completed 2019 by Giorgi Khmaladze

Tsughrughasheni Church

built 1212–1222 domed cross-in-square church; carved facades with asomtavruli inscriptions

Nikortsminda Cathedral

1010–1014 domed church with a six-conch-within-rectangle plan; renowned exterior stone carving and 17th-century frescoes

Georgian Military Highway

19th-century road over Cross Pass 2379 m; links Tbilisi with the Terek valley via Darial Gorge

Panduri

three-string long-neck lute with frets; eastern Georgia

Petra Fortress

6th-century coastal Byzantine outpost

Rustaveli National Theatre

built 1901 for the Artistic Society by Korneliy Tatishchev and Alexander Shimkevich; Baroque Revival facade and eclectic interiors

House from Adjara

relocated from Mirveti, Adjara; timber-frame house with lime-mortared stone infill

Khtsisi Church Stone Relief

carved 1002; two large griffins seize a lion and a small griffin; often read as a royal victory metaphor; set above the central window on the eastern wall

Khinkali

boiled dumplings with pleated knob; meat and broth inside; eaten by hand, sipping the juices first