Regions of Georgia
Georgia is divided into nine regions, two autonomous republics and the capital, Tbilisi, which belongs to no region. Here are the nine regions and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, each with the destinations we visit there. Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region are occupied by Russia.
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
13 destinations
At the heart of Georgia: Mtskheta's UNESCO-listed churches, Ananuri Fortress, Gudauri ski resort and Kazbegi beneath Mt Kazbek (5,054 m).
Kakheti
16 destinations
Georgia's main wine region: Sighnaghi and Telavi, qvevri wine cellars, Alaverdi and David Gareja monasteries, and mountain Tusheti.
Kvemo Kartli
5 destinations
Just south of Tbilisi: Dmanisi, where 1.8-million-year-old hominid remains were found, Bolnisi Sioni, Birtvisi Fortress and Dashbashi Canyon.
Shida Kartli
3 destinations
West of Tbilisi: Gori with its fortress and Stalin Museum, the rock-cut town of Uplistsikhe and Grakliani Hill, settled since the Paleolithic.
Samtskhe-Javakheti
5 destinations
Southern Georgia's region of Borjomi mineral water, Bakuriani ski slopes, the Vardzia cave city and Rabati fortress in Akhaltsikhe.
Imereti
6 destinations
Imereti is the region around Kutaisi in western Georgia. Visitors come for Gelati Monastery, Prometheus Cave, Okatse Canyon and Kinchkha Waterfall.
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
5 destinations
A mountain region of north-western Georgia, known for Khvanchkara wine, Nikortsminda Church, Shaori Lake and the mineral springs of Shovi.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
9 destinations
North-western Georgia, from Zugdidi and Martvili Canyon up to Mestia and Ushguli: Svan towers, glaciers and mountain lakes.
Guria
0 destinations
On the Black Sea in western Georgia: Ureki's magnetic sand, the mountain resorts of Bakhmaro and Gomismta, Shemokmedi Monastery and krimanchuli singing.
Adjara
7 destinations
Georgia's Black Sea region around Batumi: beaches, the Batumi Botanical Garden, Gonio Fortress, Mtirala's Colchic forest and mountain villages inland.