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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Georgia

45 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Georgia

Updated August 20, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Georgia

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Georgia

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Underground monastery and fortress.

Georgia

Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Leaning Tower of Tbilisi

The charmingly disheveled clock tower of Tbilisi's puppet theater.
Katskhi Pillar

Katskhi, Georgia

Katskhi Pillar

Small church on top of a huge rock column.
Gergeti Trinity Church against the Caucasus backdrop

Georgia

Gergeti Trinity Church

Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.

Udabno, Georgia

Davit Gareja Cave Monastery

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.
Batumi McDonald’s.

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald's

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
Dry Bridge Market.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Dry Bridge Market

You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
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Cool Places to Eat & Drink in Georgia

Batumi McDonald’s.

Batumi, Georgia

Batumi McDonald's

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.
Sabir’s Chaikhana.

Tbilisi, Georgia

Sabir’s Chaikhana

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Akhmeta, Georgia

Alaverdi Monastery Cellar

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.
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Stories About Georgia

The strip of road is dotted with bakers’ stalls.

The Rare, Sweet Bread That Brings Road-Trippers to a Small Georgian Village

Nazuki, a traditional Easter bread, has become a year-round specialty in Surami.
by Rowan Twine
April 11, 2024

Podcast: Dmanisi

An archaeological site in Georgia challenges what we think we know about the deep human past.
by The Podcast Team
August 2, 2023
Some families even set up a full spread on a picnic table.

Why Georgians Dine in Cemeteries for Orthodox Easter

Honoring the dead sometimes means breaking bread with them.
by Helena Bedwell
April 13, 2023
Every year in the remote reaches of northeastern Georgia, shepherds drive hundreds of sheep along a dangerous mountain trail to seasonal pastures. In May and June, shepherds make the trek up to pristine summer pastures high in the Caucasus Mountains. Then, in September and October, they drive the sheep back down to the valleys below.

The Stark Beauty of Tushetian Shepherds’ Journey Across Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains

These stunning photographs reveal the determination and resilience of a centuries-old way of life.
by Sarah Durn
March 2, 2023
Queen Njinga Mbandi rides into battle against the Portuguese, as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO’s series on women in African history.

Meet Caterina Sforza and Other Warrior Queens History Forgot

From Italy’s fortress-seizing countess to Angola’s battle-hardened Queen Njinga, these women didn’t back down from a fight.
by Sarah Durn
January 26, 2023
Viewed from overhead, the promontory of Dmanisi includes medieval and Bronze Age ruins, a working monastery, and a small but rich fossil site.

The Carnivore Paradise That Keeps Changing the Story of Human Evolution

New research at Dmanisi continues to challenge what we think we know about our deep past.
by Gemma Tarlach
April 9, 2021
In a handful of villages in eastern Georgia, the ancient spring festival of Berikaoba kicks off with a procession of fearsome, masked berikas.

In Ancient Georgia, Spring Arrived With Wine, Whips, and Mud

The pre-Christian festival of Berikaoba nearly vanished before one woman made it her mission to revive it.
by Melanie Hamilton
April 8, 2021
Behind the Iron Curtain, shelves were empty but champagne was affordable.

How Stalin and the Soviet Union Created a Champagne for the Working Class

In 1936, the Party suddenly switched from denouncing bubbly to mass producing it.
by Jessica Gingrich
November 5, 2019

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