Places to visit in Imereti, Georgia
7 places to visit in Imereti, Georgia, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Gelati Monastery, Bagrati Cathedral, Katskhi Pillar and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Imereti volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 6 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Imereti (1)
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Gelati Monastery
A monastery and academy founded in 1106 by King David IV, known as the Builder, on a hill near Kutaisi. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the king lies buried at its gate, and the apse of its main church holds a great mosaic of the Virgin.
Hidden gems in Imereti (6)
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Bagrati Cathedral
An 11th century cathedral of the Dormition on Ukimerioni hill in Kutaisi, built under King Bagrat III. Badly damaged over the centuries, it was rebuilt step by step from the 1950s onward and once more crowns the city.
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Katskhi Pillar
A limestone column about 40 metres high standing alone above the small valley of the Katskhura, near Chiatura. A tiny church sits on its flat summit, reached only by a steep iron ladder.
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Kinchkha Waterfall
A waterfall falling in three steps down the chalk slopes of the Okatse gorge near the village of Kinchkha. The upper drop is 25 metres, the main fall 70 and the lowest 20, and marked trails lead to it and to the nearby Lomina falls.
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Motsameta Monastery
A monastery on a clifftop promontory in a bend of the Tskaltsitela river, about 6 km northeast of Kutaisi. Its name means place of martyrs, after two brothers who are revered here.
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Okatse Canyon
A deep canyon cut by the Okatse river near the village of Zeda Gordi in Imereti. A walkway is fixed to the side of the cliff, ending in a platform that hangs out over the drop to the water far below.
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Prometheus Cave
A karst cave near the village of Kumistavi, close to Tskaltubo in Imereti. A path leads through a run of halls full of stalactites and stalagmites, and the visit can end with a boat ride along the underground river.
Collecting in Imereti
What are the best places to visit in Imereti?
LOQAH lists 7 places in Imereti. The best known include Gelati Monastery, Bagrati Cathedral, Katskhi Pillar, Kinchkha Waterfall and Motsameta Monastery. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Imereti?
7, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Imereti?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Imereti before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Imereti and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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