The Terracotta travel guide

Telavi & Kakheti, slowly

Personal, carefully researched guides to our town and region — written for curious travellers, whether or not you stay with us.

The King Across the Street

Batonis Tsikhe, Erekle II and the century that shaped Telavi

Opposite our door stands the fortress of Kakheti's kings. Who ruled from it, what Erekle II changed — and why a historian in our family has spent years reading his era.

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Three Unforgettable Days in Kakheti

Wine valleys, fortress monasteries and the long light of the Alazani

A realistic three-day loop from Telavi: the royal town itself, the great monasteries and wine estates, and the Alazani Valley beneath the Caucasus.

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Telavi in One Day

A slow walk through the small royal capital of Kakheti

Fortress walls, a 900-year-old plane tree, the bazaar and a glass of amber wine — how to spend one unhurried, memorable day in Telavi.

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