Route: Uplistsikhe-The Museum of Joseph Stalin
Rate includes: high qualified guide service, transport services during the tour, entrance tickets Uplistsikhe cave, The Museum of Joseph Stalin
Duration: 8-9 hours
Uplistsikhe– literally ‘Fortress of God’, is an ancient rock-hewn town which played a significant role in Georgian history over a period of approximately 3,000 years. Archaeological excavations have revealed extraordinary artifacts dating from the late Bronze Age all the way up to the late Middle Ages.
Accoring to Unesco, Uplistsikhe Cave Town-Fortress is situated on a rocky massif in 15 km eastwards to town Gori on the left bank of the river Mtkvari. The fortress is mentioned in chronicles from earliest times. Its history begins in the I-II millennium B.C. Uplistsikhe was an important religious, political and cultural centre in the Hellenistic and the late Antique periods (IV c. B.C. – IV c. A.D.). The town was in its heyday as far back as the 9th – 11th centuries. In 13th century, it was ravaged by Mongols.
The Museum of Joseph Stalin –is a historical Museum in Georgia dedicated to the life of the most famous native of the city, Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin.the halls display about 60 thousand exhibits that are directly or indirectly related to Stalin: photos, documents, weapons, personal belongings, and so on. The Museum staff is dressed in military uniforms of that era, and red carpets are spread out on the stairs.