Bishop of Bagram
Bagrati Cathedral is named after the first unified Georgian king, Bagrat III, and construction began in the late 10th century. It was completed in the early 11th century and destroyed by the Turks in 1691. However, its ruins are still preserved in the center of Kutaisi. The Gelati Monastery has many large buildings and was built in the 12th and 17th centuries. It is a well-preserved complex with richly adorned frescoes and murals. Bagrati Cathedral and the monastery represent the artistic level and style of Georgia's prosperous medieval period.
Upper Svaneti
Located in the Caucasus, Upper Svaneti is a mountainous area in Georgia with typical medieval-style villages and tower-shaped houses. Thanks to its isolation, it has been well-preserved. The village of Mestia still has over 200 of these rustic and primitive houses, which served as both homes for the villagers and defense outposts and fortresses against foreign invasions.
Mtschta
Mtskheta ancient city has a history of 4000 years. It used to be the capital of the Iberian Kingdom where numerous temples, tombs, ancient buildings, and defensive fortifications from the ancient Greek and Roman periods were discovered. The city still retains a group of ancient buildings and cathedrals from the 11th to 13th centuries, among them the most famous are the Mtskheta Monastery of Jvari and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in Georgia, built between 585-604 AD.
