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| გურია (Guria) | |
| Capital | Osurgeti |
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| Residents | 113.000 (2016) |
| surface | 2,033 km² |
| website | www.guria.gov.ge/ |
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Guria (Georgian გურია, Guria) is a historical region and administrative province (Mchare) in Georgia. The capital is Osurgeti
Regions
Guria is one of the smallest regions in Georgia and is divided into three administrative districts (raione), which are named after the regional capitals:
- Osurgeti - at the same time also the capital of Guria - on the hill country, which is the Lesser Caucasus is upstream, and with some seaside resorts on Black Sea
- District Lanchuti lies largely in the Colchian lowlands south of the Rioni River
- District Chochatauri is located in the east of the region and extends up into the high mountains (Kurort Bachmaro)
places
The three big cities:
- Osurgeti - the capital
- Lanchuti - in the Colchian Plain
- Chochatauri - in the east of the province
Other bigger places:
- Shuchuti - next to Lanchuti - the venue for the annual Leloburti (a rugby match between the neighboring towns of Kvemo and Zemo Schuchuti), always on Orthodox Easter Sunday
- Supsa - oil terminal and end point of the Baku-Supsa pipeline
- Laituri
- Natanebi
- Chidistawi - a village in the Chochatauri district with numerous natural rivers that are suitable for swimming and the birthplace of the Georgian writer Nodar Dumbadze.
- Beach resorts on the Black Sea: Ureki, Grigoleti, Schekhvetili, Maltakwa
Other goals
- Mountain resort Bachmaro
- Nabeghlawi - the source of the mineral water of the same name (greatest rival of the legendary Borjomi)
background
language
getting there
By plane
Nearest airports are in Kutaisi and Batumi, but you have a larger selection of international flights in Tbilisi or Trabzon.
By train
Lanchuti is on the railway line Samtredia-Batumimany, but not all, moves Tbilisi There is a daily night train to Osurgeti from Tbilisi (via Natanebi) and a daily regional train from Batumi (Machindschauri)
By bus
Numerous minibus connections (marshrutka) from all major towns in the surrounding regions. From Tbilisi the buses depart from Didube or the central train station (above).
In the street
The main street ს 12 (Samtredia-Lanchuti-Grigoleti) crosses the north of the region. In Grigoleti this flows into the ს 2 (Sarpi-Batumi-Kobuleti-Potentiometer-Senaki). Regional road შ 2 (Sadschawacho-Chochatauri-Osurgeti-Kobuleti) crosses the region diagonally from the northeast to the southwest.
mobility
- Marshrutkas between the small towns are rare. The best way to get around is in your own car or by hitchhiking.
- The side roads are mostly bad gravel roads, but the secondary roads from Osurgeti to Lantschchuti and the road from Tschochatauri to Bachmaro are now very well developed and as panoramic routes are worth a trip in and of themselves!
Tourist Attractions
Churches and monasteries
- Shemokmedi, at Osurgeti.
- Dschumati monastery complex, at Lanchuti. For the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
- Marienkirche in Lichauri
- Church in Erketi
- Djicheti nunnery
- Rock monastery in Udabno
- St. John's Church in Atschi
More Attractions
- Osurgeti. With the art museum, regional museum and archaeological museum.
- King Eristawi's palace and garden, in Gorabereschouli.
- Soti fortress, at Tschochatauri.
- Bukistsiche Castle Ruins (Tamara Fortress), at Tschochatauri.
- Lichauri castle ruins
- Askana castle ruins
- Bachmaro. With a great mountain panorama.
- Nodar-Dumbadze House Museum, in Chidistawi.
activities
- Hiking and air cures in Bachmaro
- Beach vacation in Ureki and Grigoleti
- In July and August it is also a good idea to use the numerous mountain rivers for a bath. You can go looking for good swimming spots yourself, or you can ask the locals where it is best. Often you can find great natural wellness like massage through waterfalls or excavated pools. Take the town as an example Chidistavi named, where the bathing possibilities are particularly well documented.
kitchen
Restaurants are rare in Gurien, local specialties are:
- tea: Gurien was once an important tea-growing area, but many plantations are now unused and overgrown. Gurian tea is made by the company Gurieli sold in supermarkets across the country.
- Mineral water of the brand Nabeghlavi is in the village of the same name bottled. Nabeghlavi is the world-famous brand's biggest rival in Georgia Borjomi.
- Trout from the mountain rivers. At Kvabgha (Raion Chochatauri) there is a large trout farm.
- Guric Wine, specially made at home, is very cute.
- In much of the region will honey Made, home-made honey is sold in markets and off the main streets.
- Homemade too Honey vodka is considered a Gurian specialty.
- beer: In Osurgeti is where the "OzurgetLudi" brewery founded in 1937 is located.
Night life and festivals
- There are parties and disco in the summer in the beach towns of Ureki and Schekwetili
- A traditional horse race will take place in Bachmaro on August 19th
- Always on Orthodox Easter Monday there is the traditional rugby duel "Leloburti" between Kwemo Schuchuti and Semo Schuchuti in the village of Schuchuti (near Lantschchuti).
security
As in the rest of Central Georgia, there is little crime in Guria
climate
In the flat and hilly country subtropical, with hot summers and mild winters, it often rains. In the high mountains mountain climate.
literature
Web links
http://www.guria.gov.ge/ - Official website of Guria
