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Virpazar

Finding Virpazar can be a challenge. One reaches it by turning off the highway, crossing a railway track, and walking over an old stone bridge. It's little more than a bustling, chaotic, charming outdoor market/settlement on the banks of Lake…

Sveti Stefan

Sveti Stefan – once a fortified village- became one of the most exclusive resorts in the Adriatic. Its recorded history begins in the 15th century, when the tiny, circular island was home to the Paštrovići tribe. They fortified the settlement…

Kotor

We were met at the ancient gates of Kotor by a staff member of the Hotel Astoria. Navigating the narrow, cobbled web of lanes for the first time is a challenge with a guide and impossible without one. Keeping up…

Sighnaghi

It's a two- to two–and–a–half–hour drive from Tbilisi to Sighnaghi. We stopped on the way to visit a Monastic complex where St. George's Cathedral commands sweeping views of the Alazani Valley. A smaller church honoring Saint Nino – who is…

Tbilisi – Part Three

A Memorable Morning with a Driver-Guide The Dry Bridge Flea Market As you enter Deda Ena Park from the parking area, you are greeted by the striking Deda Ena statue, which commemorates the historic 1978 protests when thousands of Georgians…

Tbilisi – Part Two

From the riverfront, turn onto Baratashvili Street or leave the Old Town by walking past the whimsical Rezo Gabriadze Clock Tower and continuing straight along Shavteli Street toward the elegant, five-star Hotel Ambassadori, where a row of life-size bronze statues…

Destinations

Virpazar

Sveti Stefan

Kotor

Sighnaghi

Tbilisi – Part Three

Tbilisi – Part Two

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