TURMAN GROUPGeorgia at a glance
Georgia lies in the South Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Greater Caucasus range. Tbilisi is the capital; Batumi is the Black Sea gateway. Each region has its own landscape, food, music and traditions.
WHY GEORGIA
A small country with an immense story
At the meeting point of the Black Sea and the Caucasus, Georgia brings together ancient kingdoms, early Christianity, a unique alphabet, living traditions and radically different landscapes.
Explore toursHistory through the centuries
Antiquity
Colchis and Iberia connected the Black Sea, Caucasus and ancient trade routes.
4th century
Christianity became a defining force in Georgian state and culture.
11th–13th c.
Political unification and the Golden Age under David IV and Queen Tamar.
19th–20th c.
Imperial rule, a brief republic, Soviet period and renewed independence in 1991.
Today
A modern Georgian state with ancient language, living regional traditions and a global diaspora.
Christian heritage
Christianity became central to Georgian state and culture in late antiquity. Sites such as Svetitskhoveli, Jvari and Gelati connect faith, architecture, art and education.
SvetitskhoveliJvariGelatiAlaverdi
Three living scripts
Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli form one continuous living tradition. UNESCO inscribed the living culture of the three writing systems in 2016.
ႠႡႢAsomtavruli
ⴀⴁⴂNuskhuri
აბგMkhedruli
Kings and state builders
01ფარნავაზ მეფე · Pharnavaz
02ვახტანგ გორგასალი · Vakhtang Gorgasali
03დავით აღმაშენებელი · David IV
04თამარ მეფე · Queen Tamar
05ერეკლე II · Erekle II
Defining battles
Didgori · 1121
Basiani · c. 1203
Marabda · 1625
Krtsanisi · 1795
Culture, literature, song and dance
From Shota Rustaveli's medieval epic to Vazha-Pshavela, Ilia Chavchavadze and Galaktion Tabidze, literature shapes national memory. Polyphonic singing, regional dance and the supra remain living social traditions.
RustaveliVazha-PshavelaIlia ChavchavadzeGalaktion TabidzePolyphonyKartuliKhorumi
Wine and the Georgian table
Georgia's winemaking tradition reaches back about 8,000 years. The qvevri method, grape varieties and Kakhetian landscape turn wine into history, craft and hospitality.
QvevriKakhetiSupraKhachapuriKhinkali