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Georgia holidays

September 2023

  • Doğu Express train against sunset sky

    On the midnight express train across Turkey

  • The red-brick domes of sulphur baths and Metekhi church in Tbilisi, Georgia.

    From sulphur baths to Stalin’s home: five great trips in Georgia

November 2022

  • The AltiHut on Mount Kazbek (pictured behind), which straddles the Georgian-Russian border.

    ‘It started with a toilet’: the hikers’ hut cleaning up Georgia’s Mount Kazbek

    The AltiHut began as a way of solving the problems caused by too many human visitors, and evolved into the country’s first mountain hostel

November 2021

  • A rider on a horse, on the road that connects lower and upper Omalo. August 29, 2021. Omalo Tusheti.

    The Guardian picture essay
    Tourism rescues Omalo, Georgia, from oblivion – photo essay

    Adventure tourists have thrown the remotest mountain region of the country an economic lifeline – but at what cost to ancient traditions and customs?

February 2021

  • A table laden with Georgian specialities including khachapuri.

    Warm khachapuri flatbreads take me back to Georgia – here’s the recipe

    A plateful of this delicious cheese-filled bread – and a big glass of Georgian red wine – evoke memories of a joyous meal in the foothills of the Caucasus

January 2019

  • Dancers at Horoom, part of Bassiani in Tbilisi.

    The world's best parties
    Bassiani: the Tbilisi techno mecca shaking off post-Soviet repression

    After a police raid prompted mass protests, the defiantly queer nightclub became an emblem of a new, progressive Georgia. Its founders explain how they’re standing up to conservatism

December 2018

  • learning to make khinkali dumplings at Ketino Sujashvili’s guesthouse

    Georgia on my plate: a culinary journey in the Caucasus

  • The old town of Tbilisi, Georgia, with the clock tower of Rezo Gabriadze puppet theatre.

    ‘Mind-blowingly gorgeous Georgia’

September 2018

  • Gergeti Trinity Church under Mount Kazbegi in Georgia.

    A backpacker’s guide to Georgia: one-month itinerary

    Tbilisi buzzes with creativity while Georgia’s mountains are a hiker’s paradise with trails that see few visitors. Explore it all with our guide on where to go, what to see and where to stay

April 2018

  • DJ at the decks at Khidi, a nightclub in a former industrial space in Tbilisi, Georgia.

    Nightlife reports
    Art, beats and fashion: an inside view of Tbilisi's creative boom

    Fashion, nightlife and the arts are flourishing in Georgia’s capital, with the seeds of creativity sown by a growing number of young artists and collectives eager to shake up the system

February 2018

  • Tusheti horse-riding

    Georgian splendour: trekking in the Caucasus

    Walking and horse riding in the ruggedly beautiful Tusheti region of Georgia reveals rustic lifestyles and vast vistas stretching across the border into Russia

October 2017

  • Georgia by drone

    New East network
    One last time over Georgia - drone photography

    Georgia introduced new rules restricting the use of drones last month but before they came into force, Amos Chapple, one of the early pioneers of drone photography, captured the country’s diverse landscapes from above

August 2017

  • Levison Wood by Simon Buxton for Channel 4 - Crossing the Caucasus<br>FROM RUSSIA TO IRAN: CROSSING THE WILD FRONTIER Ep 1

    Why I love …
    ‘The hospitality drew me back’: the joy of the Caucasus

  • Abano mountain pass … sometimes. Shepherds with their sheep filling the road. The only way in to Omalo, this is one of the world’s most dangerous roads, with steep climbs, tight turns and big drops … You can also get stuck behind shepherds moving their flocks!

    Instagram snapshots
    Cave houses and hiking in Georgia … and a flock road block – in pictures

July 2017

  • Mestia village in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia.<br>F4HP1Y Mestia village in the Svaneti region of northwestern Georgia.

    Gorgeous Georgia: walking in the Svaneti's mountains

    New flights from the UK have opened up the country’s unspoilt north west, an area of mighty peaks, flower meadows and fantastic hiking country

June 2017

  • Taken from above, a wooden serving board featuring a plate of Georgian dumplings, plus seasonal vegetables and a dipping sauce.

    The foodie traveller
    Tbilisi titbits: the Georgian dumpling from the hills

    These parcels of meat or veg are wolfed down as enthusiastically in Tbilisi as in the countryside, and washed down with beer and a shot of vodka

February 2017

  • Svanetian Towers in Ushguli, Upper Svanetia, Georgia<br>Svanetian Towers in Ushguli in autumn. One of the highest inhabited village in Europe. Caucasus, Upper Svaneti, Georgia.. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    A great little place I know
    Climbing in the Caucasus: postcard views from the towers of Ushguli, Georgia

    The people of Ushguli live among some of the highest continuously inhabited villages in Europe and the Unesco-listed Upper Svaneti region’s ancient stone towers only add to the fairytale feel

September 2016

  • Soviet era miners’ cable car or aerial tramway transportation system in Chiatura, Georgia

    A great little place I know
    Chiatura’s Soviet cable car system: rusty red but not quite dead

    The Georgian mining town’s 1950s ‘metal coffins’ may be dilapidated – but they still offer a unique ride and wonderful views

August 2016

  • Trailbuilders camping at Upper Svaneti

    On the radar
    Georgia’s new Caucasus trail will link Black and Caspian seas

    Founders hope project will become one of the world’s great hikes, revealing the fascinating cultures and unexplored natural wonders of the Caucasus

June 2016

  • Tbilisi's Narikala Castle Helen Osbourne

    Insider's guides
    Insider's guide to Tbilisi: protests, free wine and salted fish

    Five-litre bottles of beer, country musicians and questionable modern architecture – scratch the surface of Tbilisi and you’ll discover a Georgian city fiercely proud of its patchwork history, constantly trying to reinvent itself
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