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The main town of Kakheti, on a hill above the Alazani valley with the Caucasus behind it. A good base for visiting wine cellars, old churches and monasteries, and the last big town before the road to Tusheti.
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The walled palace of the Kakhetian kings in the centre of Telavi, with a museum inside. A few minutes away stands a giant plane tree that is many hundreds of years old.
In the centre of Telavi, on foot.
Churches and history
An 11th-century cathedral standing alone among vineyards, one of the tallest old churches in Georgia. The monks there make wine too.
About 20 minutes by car from Telavi.
Good to know: Churches ask for covered shoulders and knees; women cover their hair. Scarves are usually at the door.
Churches and history
An old monastery in the forest with the ruins of a medieval academy. People say the poet Shota Rustaveli studied here.
About 15 minutes by car from Telavi.
Churches and history
Two monasteries in the forest on the hill above Telavi. Old Shuamta has three small early churches side by side; New Shuamta is a working nunnery.
About 15 minutes by car from Telavi, on the Gombori road.
Food
The town market, full of fruit, cheese, spices, churchkhela and homemade wine. Come in the morning when it is busiest.
In the centre of Telavi.