Etseri: Hotels and Accommodations
Etseri is part of Georgian Imereti. Those wishing to book a hotel in Etseri can then continue their accommodation search. The developing tourism sector in Imereti includes mountain, hiking, horseback riding, cave, rafting, eco- and agrotourism; there is also tourism focused on Georgian traditions, wine, and cuisine. There is a passenger shelter at the entrance to Ets’eri.
Culture and History
The Katskhi Pillar is a 40-meter-high rock with the ruins of two small churches on its upper platform. It is currently described as accessible for everyone to climb. A Georgian inscription in Asomtavruli, dating to the 13th century, was found in the ruins of the Katskhi Pillar.
The Katskhi Temple was built in the early 11th century; most of the construction took place between 1010 and 1014. Its temple building and dome feature six apses. The Katskhi settlements in the village of Katskhi, in the municipality of Chiatura, date back to the Stone Age. Archaeologists found around 2,300 household objects, tools, and military weapons there. The archaeological remains around Katskhi, including Sakhoria and Sarbi, cover an area of 4 to 4.5 hectares.
Landscape
The Mghvimevi Monastery stands on a high cliff in the valley of the Kvirila River. A path leads up the cliff to the monastery church, through the monastery courtyard and to the main cave. The cave is 35 meters deep, and its entrance is 20 to 22 meters wide. The Church of Saint Catherine at Mghvimevi Monastery is carved entirely into the cliff.
From Chiatura, Mghvimevi Monastery can be reached via a long staircase and then through an artificial tunnel. It contains a two-nave basilica of the Savior with richly carved facades and a painted wooden iconostasis.
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