Telavi: Hotels and accommodations

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Wine and cuisine

Telavi is one of the most important stops on the Georgian Wine Route; the city and surrounding villages are home to family-run wineries and larger producers.

The wine tastings listed in Telavi can introduce visitors to qvevri fermentation. This is a method that has been used for more than 8,000 years and is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity. Visitors can also take part in a Georgian cooking master class.

Culture and history

The Batoni Museum includes a hall for temporary exhibitions and a gallery for Ketevan Iashvili’s painting collection. It displays archaeological and ethnographic objects, warriors’ armor, manuscripts, and rare editions. The museum also includes an indoor food court and another outdoors, as well as an amphitheater.

The Telavi Historical Museum offers themed excursions, creative workshops, and historical lectures. It provides guided tours in Georgian and foreign languages and organizes exhibitions, festivals, book presentations, conferences, and other public events.

Cityscape

Cholokashvili Street is known for its 19th- and early 20th-century houses with wooden balconies. Telavi’s historic center includes preserved red-brick buildings dating from the 19th century.

A plane tree estimated to be 900 years old stands in the city center. In January 2024, Telavi’s giant plane tree officially received protected-tree status of local significance.

Other destinations: Lagodechi, Tsinandali, Kvemo Alvani, Omalo, Dedoplis Tskaro, Tkhilistskaro, Napareuli, Akhalsopeli.

To the higher-level travel overview: Kakheti.