Travel to Georgia

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Sairme

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Sairme - BadgadicIn the south-western part of the National Park region lies the area of Bagdati, which is famous for its wine. Sairme, some 25km away from the city of Bagdati, is known for its healing springs, which have been used for over a hundred years for kidney and bladder problems. The sanatorium is only opened in summer; the varied surroundings however, are inviting to take a trip to all year round.

Squri

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Lebarde

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Chaqvi

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Kvariati

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Borjomi

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Shovi

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Vani

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Surami

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Folklore

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Icons

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Manuscripts

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Old Georgian manuscripts occupy a special place in the treasury of the Georgian national culture. In ancient Georgia great attention was paid to the decoration of manuscripts of books, beautiful fulfilment of the manuscript itself. The examples of Georgian illustrated books are by no means of the same important as the monuments of architecture, fresco painting, wood carving. In the period from the V to the XVIII centuries the ornamentation of Georgian manuscript books passed through several stages of development and each of them is characterized by fixed artistic and stylistic features.

In the V- VI cent. palimpsests the manuscript pages are left without ornaments, nevertheless, their artistic effect is great. The subtle feeling for beauty characteristic for the creators of Georgian manuscript books becomes apparent already on this early stage of development of Georgian book-making art. Such artistic methods as distribution of the text on the page in two columns, choice of the colour of ink, beautiful letters, showing of separate parts of the text by means of initial letters — enlarged capital letters written beyond the limits of the vertical line of the column of the text on the margins, became later the basis of the art of ornamentation of Georgian manuscript books.

In the IX—X cent. manuscripts were written with a brilliant painting technique. These are the Four Gospels from Adishi, Jruchi, etc. The high artistic qualities give us the right to think of the existence of more earlier Georgian monuments of this kind. In the process of creation of Georgian manuscript books we could point out two trends of artistic development: graphical and painting.

The first one (the songs of Michael Modrekili, Astronomical treatise, lenashi's, Four Gospels) is characterized by tender, soft colours, considering the tinge of the parchment in the whole colouristic gamut. Special attention is paid to the graphical aspect — thin contours without gold and painted in water colours. As to the trend of the second type (Gelati, the Second Jruchi Four Gospels, Synaxarium of Ekvthime Mtatsmideli) the painting methods of many layers (their colour is altered by paints mixed with whiting) are used here; the paints are intensive, opaque. Gold oven the cinnabar foundation outlines each detail. The ornamental picture sometimes reminds of cloisonne enamel. These two directions of artistic development existed simultaneously for many centuries.

Among the illustrated manuscripts of the XI century Ekvthime Mtatsmideli's synaxarium can be noted: The manuscript has preserved only 78 miniatures showing the Saints and the scenes from the life of Christ. The miniatures stand out for their top-quality fulfilment. In the end of Alaverdi Four Gospels the Letter of Christ to Augar is placed. The message is magnificent not only for its perfection of fulfilment, but it is unique from the viewpoint of decoration. The brief text is richly decorated with miniatures and artistic initials. All the main tendencies which were weak in the X century become well established in the XI century. In the XII century all these achievements were repeated, the decoration became richer and more solemn. The XII century is presented by a group of manuscripts which are unique by their artistic properties, incomparable painting methods and colours (Gospels from Gelati, Jruchi, Works of Gregory the Theologian, Astronomical treatise). Many of them were illustrated.

The Gospel from Mokvi illustrates Christ's ancestors' genealogy (from Adam to the Holy Virgin) by 42 miniatures. Gelati's and the Second Jruchi's Gospels show successively the scenes of Christ's life (359 miniatures in the Second Jruchi's Gospel and 244 miniatures in Gelati's Gospel). Several artists took part in painting miniatures in the rich manuscripts and this can be seen both in the manner of writing and in the peculiarities of the colours.

From the XI century decoration of Georgian manuscript Four Gospels acquires full artistic form both in the combination of the ornamentation elements and in their distribution in the text: in the beginning of the manuscript, after Eusebius's letter, canons are given. The evangelists are painted before each Gospel. The first pages of the Gospels have headpieces, each stanza begins with a capital letter. In rich manuscripts the text is also illustrated.

In the XI—XII cent. manuscripts the composition of a decorative page is characterized by a classical clearness. This is caused by the fact that some elements of decorum, canons or headpieces in the general artistic ensemble are separated from each other.

Gold in the combination of colours increases the decorative effect. Painters of this period present space conventionally by means of golden background. Gold in miniatures covers the space round the picture. We know only one case where miniatures were made on gold (the Gospel from Mokvi, 1300); the colouristic aspect is special here; gold is combined with the pearl blue, wine red and green colours). In the manuscripts with more painting golden contour outlines each ornamental detail, gold is used to finish furniture, clothes, sometimes in the case where the form requires lightening, painter covers gold by touches (the Second Jruchi's Gospel) or presents folds of the clothes by means of beamlike lines (Synaxarium of Ekvthime Mtatsmideli). The gold is still gleaming and clear now. In this aspect the miniatures of Gelati's Gospel particularly stand out. Gold is especially clear and contrasting on the background of the Devil's figure which is painted as a light black silhouette in the scene of temptation of Christ.

In the manuscripts of the XIII century we note tendencies not only towards breaking of the decorative frames but towards entering of the ornament into the text. The initial letter is more complex, it becomes longer along the vertical column of the text. Decorative framing of miniatures is often connected with the composition characters or architecture: some details break the frame limits and fill the empty space of the pages. The classical limitation of disposition of figures is changed by their free, dynamical distribution.

Among the illustrated secular works the manuscripts of "The Knight in the Tiger's Skin" occupy an important place. In the ornamentations of manuscripts of the XVII century one can notice the influence of Persian miniature paintings which was due to political situation of Georgia experiencing Persian influence in the life of upper classes of society. However, it should be noted that in a number of manuscripts the authors show their own typical manner of writing or presentation of the content of composition. In the manuscript of "The Knight in the Tiger's Skin" belonging to King Giorgi XI, the artistic borders and the text are made on a whole leaf as a contrast to Persian manuscripts, and the golden ornamentations on each page are quite different by their pattern.

Unique manuscripts had been mainly made on very good parchments and had chased frameworks (manuscripts from Lapskaldi, Tbeti, Alaverdi, lenashi, Gelati, Tskarostavi, Bertt). Most oi the framework had been made at the same time as the manuscripts were written. The frameworks of the Four Gospels from Tskarostavi and Berta were made by the well-known masters Beka and Beshken Opizari.

The history of manuscripts is one of the most brilliant pages in the whole history of the Georgian culture.

Source:

http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~ci4/georgien/sprache/manuscripts/georgian_manuscripts.html

Pagan Era

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Orthodox Temples

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Cultural Heritage

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Traditional Festivities

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Contact

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National Celebrations

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January 1 - New Year
January 7 - Orthodox Christmas
March 3 - The Day of A Mother
March 8 - The Day of Women
April 9 - Restoration of National Independence of Georgia in 1991
May 6 - Giorgoba, Memorial Day of St. George
May 26 - National Independence Day of Georgia Obtained in 1918
November 23 - a) Giorgoba, Memorial Day of St. George. b) Celebration of the Revolution of Roses of 2003
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Samegrelo

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Samegrelo (Mingrelia) is an historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. Samegrelo is bordered by the secessionist region of Abkhazia to the north-west, Svaneti to the north, Imereti to the east, Guria to the south and the Black Sea to the west. The Mingrelians are one of the local culture-groups of the ethnically subdivided Georgian people, who speak both Mingrelian and Georgian, but have only a Georgian script.

Mingrelian prince, by G. Gagarin. 1840s.
Administratively, the province of Samegrelo is incorporated with the northern part of the neighboring mountainous province of Svaneti into the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, the capital of which is Samegrelo's main city Zugdidi. In ancient times Samegrelo was a major part of the kingdom of Kolkha (Colchis) (9th-6th centuries BC) and the kingdom of Egrisi (4th century BC-6th century AD). In the 11th-15th centuries Samegrelo was a part of the united Georgian Kingdom. In the 16th century-1857 the independent Principality of Samegrelo was under the rule of a Georgian dynasty Dadiani and the patronage of the Ottoman Empire. In December of 1803 the Principality came under the patronage of the Russian Empire by an agreement between the Tsar and the Megrelian Prince Grigol Dadiani. In 1857 the Principality was abolished officially by the Tsarist Russian Empire. From 1918 to 1921 Samegrelo was part of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG). In 1921 Georgia became part of the Soviet Union, as the Georgian SSR. In April 9, 1991 independence was restored to Georgia, of which Samegrelo is now part.

Bakuriani

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Gudauri

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Tbilisi

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Qobuleti

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Batumi

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Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony of Bathus or Bathys - derived from the Greek phrase "Bathus Limen" or 'Bathys Limin" meaning "Deep Harbour".

The climate in Batumi is subtropical. Palm trees, lemon and orange trees all grow in the city.
The average annual temperature in Batumi is 14 degrees Celsius. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 6 degrees Celsius. July and August are the hottest months with an average temperature of 22 degrees Celsius.

Batumi Sightseeing

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Hotels

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Intourist - no. 11 Ninoshvili Street

Andamati - no. 8 Chachava Street

Tsereteli

Prestige

Alik

David

Mercury

Boni

Metropole

Sputnik

Amirani

Monpelie

Seashores

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Ski Resorts

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About Georgia

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Georgia occupies the central and western parts of the South Caucasus. Its area is 69 700 square meters. In the north Georgia borders with the Russian Federation, in the South with Armenia and Turkey. In the west Georgia is washed by the Black Sea.Nature is generously rich in Georgia. One can hardly find many places in the whole world that may hold such diverse landscapes within such a small area - from humid subtropics to perenial snows and glaciers of high mountains.The territory of Georgia features a highly contrasting topography. The north of the country is occupied by the Greater Caucasus (the highest peak is Mt. Shkhara 5 068 meters), which includes the Great Caucasian (the Main Watershed) and the Gagra, Bzyb, Kodori, Svaneti, Egrisi, Racha, Lomisi, Kartli and other ranges. The intermountane depressions south of the Greater Caucasus hold the Colchis Lowhand, the Inner Kartli, Lower Kartli and Alazani Plains. Still farther to the south rise the Lesser Caucasus ranges of medium height (the Meskheti, Shavsheti, Trilaeti and other ranges), reaching a height of 2 850 m. The southernmost area of the Republic is covered by the volcanic South Georgian Upland (Mt. Didi Abuli, 3 301 meters, its highest peak), dissected by specific canyon-like river gorges.The Greater Caucasus and the South Georgian Upland join with the Likhi Range which, at the same time, devides Georgia into two contrasting climatic zones: Western and Eastern Georgia.The location of Georgia on the border between the moderately humid Mediterranean and the dry continental Aral-Caspian areas is responsible for the climate of the country. A humid subtropical climate dominates in Western Georgia, while in Eastern Georgia it features a transition from subtropical to moderate. The mean January temperature varies from +3 (Colchis) to -2; In August, 23-26 C. In the seaward areas of Western Georgia mean annual precipitations vary from 1 000 to 2 800 mm (in the mountains), in Eastern Georgia it is 300-600 mm.