Welcome to Georgia

Dear Friends,
Let us invite you to Georgia, an amazing cluster of cultures, religions, fascinating landscapes and ancient history. The country where everyone can find something to his liking – from snowy peaks to subtropical shores, from deserts to lush forests, from cities to enchanting villages.
Discover, learn and explore local cuisine and the variety of wines, cultural heritage and mystical legends, the beauty of nature and warmth of hospitality, mixture of Oriental and European cultures, crossroad of ancient trade routes, the legendary Silk-Road, the harmony of polyphonic songs and elegant dances. You will come across an ancient and still flourishing culture, its churches and temples, museums and exhibitions, bakeries, sulfur baths and local bazaars.



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Dmanisi

THE FIRST EUROPEANS

Finding of the first European in Dmanisi gives evidence that Georgia was located on a crossroads of migration routes and a man from Africa got to Europe exactly via Georgia. After this discovery it is without any doubt that Georgia is a motherland of the first European.

Short discription of Dmanisi District:Location - 100 kilometers from the city in the south-west part. Area - 1190 km2. Population  - 29868. Religion - Orthodox 36,7%, Muslim - 62,7%, other - 0. 6%. Time zone: GMT 3.00h. Tel code - 8 260, electrical force - 220 volts. Bordering country and districts: Armenia, Tetritskaro District, Tsalka District and Ninotsmonda District. Climate - temperate. The highest mountain - Trealeti. Number of villages - 57, rivers - Khrami, Mashavera, Pinezauri, lakes - Pantiani, Iakulbo and Gomareti five lakes. reservoirs. Minerals - basalt, granite, tuff, lime stone, clay, peat, gold, silver and etc.

Motherland of the first Europeans

Nowadays Dmanisi attracts attention from the whole world. A great number of diplomats, scientists, students, tourists  from different countries come here to see it.   Why is it so interesting? Dmanisi as well whole Kvemo Kartli region is rich with its history.   Many archeological and architectural monuments, dated back to Bronze Era, Antique Era and Middle Ages,  are discovered in this district. The most important is Dmananisi Ancient Settlement, where after archeological investigation the whole history of our country and all periods of pre-history were discovered. The layers of Late-Bronze, Early-Iron, Antique eras and Middle centuries were determined and a lot of archeological materials were found.  On the promontory formed by the confluence of the Mashavera and Phinezauri Rivers  was situated one of the most powerful town. It was crossed by the main trade roads from  East, Asia and West Europe.

Dmanisi Ancient Settlement  is very unique. In the center of the settlement deep in the layers under the buildings dated back to centuries  a great number of (presently extinguished) animals (rhinoceros, elephant, giraffe, gigantic ostrich, tiger and etc.) and Human bones (5 craniums, 4 mandibles and about 60 other parts) were discovered. According to the sciences’ definition Dmanisi Homo Erectus belong to  Homo Erasers and are 1,7-1,8 year-old. The first homos outside Africa was discovered in Dmanisi. And it is already formulated the idea that Damnisi is the motherland of the first Europeans.

The maze of Birtvisi Canyon is located about 60 km, South-West of Tbilisi, on the left bank of the river Algeti. An amazing natural shelter was discovered by local Lord back in 8th or 9th century, where he ordered to build an isolated hidden city which later became one of the most protected fortress-cities in Eastern Georgian Kingdom. But in 1403, on his eights attempt, it was conquered by Tamerlane.

On this enjoyable trek, you will feel the incredibility of nature, where in the labyrinth of the canyons and miraculous forest lay the great secrets of an ancient civilization.