Location and Character of the Town
Surami is a mountain resort situated 740 meters above sea level on the southern slopes of the Likhi Range. Archaeological evidence indicates that the area around Surami has been inhabited since the Early Bronze Age.
Culture and History
The Surami Fortress complex comprises a defensive wall, a fortress, St. George's Church, and a palace. Surami Fortress stands on a rocky hill on the left bank of the Suramula River in the northern part of the town and is divided into an inner citadel and a lower courtyard. St. George's Church within Surami Fortress was built between the 11th and 12th centuries. In the 1780s and 1790s, Surami Fortress served as an important outpost against raids from Dagestan into Upper Kartli. A sightseeing route through Surami begins at Surami Fortress on the mountain summit and also includes Kviratskhoveli Church, Itria Monastery, St. George's Church in Chumaleti, and the synagogue.
The memorial house museum dedicated to the Ukrainian poet and writer Lesia Ukrainka is housed in a 19th-century building. It displays literary collections, manuscripts, documents, works of art, numismatic material, photographs, and ethnographic items.
The Church of the Dormition in Surami is classified as a monument of the feudal period. The Church of the Deity in Surami is dated to 1831. A trade route ran through Surami from east to west, connecting India with Phasis, present-day Poti.
Cuisine
Locally made pine-cone jam is promoted as a product for purchase in Surami.
Those wishing to book a hotel in Surami can then continue with the selection of towns: Mekheti, Agara, Didi Ateni.
