4 historic sites
Castles in Georgia
Perched where Europe meets the Caucasus, Georgia is home to some of the most dramatic medieval fortresses on earth — towering cliff-edge castles, ancient walled monasteries, and hilltop strongholds that guard the legendary Georgian Military Highway through the mountains.
georgia · Tbilisi
Azeula Fortress
A Tbilisi hilltop fortress combined with Georgia's largest cathedral and a towering Soviet-era monument — the Azeula day tour covers the military, spiritual, and monumental layers of Georgian history in a single 6.5-hour excursion from the capital
georgia · Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Ananuri Fortress
A medieval fortress complex reflected in a turquoise reservoir in the shadow of the Great Caucasus
georgia · Tbilisi, Old Town, Sololaki ridge above the Mtkvari River
Narikala Fortress
Tbilisi's 1,600-year-old hilltop citadel — Persia built it, Arab caliphs expanded it, and a Georgian king made it invincible, while a 20-metre aluminium woman stands watch
georgia · Samtskhe-Javakheti, Akhaltsikhe
Rabati Castle
The mosque built to look like Hagia Sophia — using Georgian Orthodox church construction methods — that later became a Russian Orthodox church