TRAVEL TOURS in homeland of GOLDEN FLEECE

Once upon a time in the old world near the Black Sea there was the "country of the Golden Fleece"-- the gold-rich kingdom of the Kolkhian King Aieti. On the bank of the of the Fasisi (Rioni) River, in the grove of Aresi, adragon guarded the Golden Fleece which was hung on an oak. Greek and Roman authors wrote frequently about Kolkheti: it is enough to recall "Argonauts" by Apolonius Rodosel and 'Geography'' by Strabon. "Medea" by Euripides made a very intriguing story and brought more popularity to the Aiety Kingdom.

Today in Georgia on the banks of the Fasisi there is no Golden Fleece hanging in the oak grove of Aresi, but the Georgian National Museum offers tourists all the fireworks of a sensational and rich collection of myths.

  • THE TOWN OF THE TELAVI

The town of Telavi is the administrative and cultural centre of the Kakheti region. In earlier times, it was the capital of the Kakhetian kingdom and the 17th century royal castle of Batonistsikhe still dominates the heart of the town today.

  • DAVID GAREJA

David Gareja Cave Monastery was founded in the 6th century by David, one of the 13 Syrian Fathers who preached Christianity to the Georgian people. Its painted caves look out over a starkly beautiful landscape of striated valleys and windswept rideges giving stunning views over to neighbouring Azerbaijan.