 Natakhtari Brewery | ||
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| Natachtari, ნატახტარი, Natakhtari | ||
| Region (Mchare) | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | |
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| Residents | approx. 1,000 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 1234  | ||
| height | 510 m | |
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Natachtari is a village in the region Mtskheta-Mtianeti at the Georgian Military Road and will be in the raion Mtskheta managed. The village is known for a brewery, a chocolate factory and numerous excursion restaurants popular with the capital city. The fortified church of Zilkani is located about 5 km west of the village.
background
Natachtari is a village near the capital Tbilisi and today not only an industrial location (Natakhtari brewery, Barambo chocolate factory), but also a popular settlement for suburbanites of the middle and upper classes from Tbilisi.
getting there
By plane
(Natakhtari Airfield)) is located about 1 km west of the village on the regional road შ -151, from where you can take charter flights with small planes (Cessna, An-2) and helicopters to the mountain regions.From July 18, 2014 scheduled flights will be found again Mestia instead of. The Georgian airline flies three times a week Service Air between Mestia and the Natachtari airfield, the aircraft is a Let 410 UVP. Departures Mon, Wed and Fri from Natachtari 9:00 am, departures Mon, Wed and Fri 11:00 am from Mestia. Airfare 65 GEL per direction. Tickets can be purchased at Mestia and Natachtari airports as well as in Tbilisi can be purchased at Rkinis Rigi 11. It is not possible to book online.
The Natachtari airfield is also repeatedly used for open-air concerts and filming. For example, the official music video of the Georgian ESC contribution was recorded there in 2014.
By train
The next train station with passenger service is in Mtskheta.
By bus
Minibuses that drive north along the Georgian military road drive right through the town. So you can get to or from the bus Tbilisi Just ask (Didube) in Natachtari to be allowed to get off. Or you can try to stop a bus going in the desired direction on the side of the road.
In the street
Natachtari is on the Trunk road ს 3 
(Georgian Military Road) Mtskheta-Vladikavkaz. About 3 km south of the village this branches off from the Trunk road ს 1 
(Tbilisi-Gori) from. The regional road leads from Natachtari შ -151 to the west (signposted: Tsilkani) via Zilkani and Dsalissi Muchrani, where you take the ს 1 and the regional road to Akhalgori reached.
mobility
You can walk in the village. Hitchhiking is a good idea in the area. Taxis are hard to come by.
There is one at the southern end of the village Gas station the chain Gulf, at the north end a petrol station of the chain Lukoil. Both are open 24/7.
Tourist Attractions
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- At the southern entrance to the town there is a splendid one Bus stop with tiled mosaics and regional motifs.
- This is located one kilometer south of the village Excursion restaurant "Paulaner Tower", which of course comes up with a kitschy decorative tower.
- Apron of the Natachtari airfield: Numerous old Soviet small planes and helicopters.
In the neighborhood:
- Zilkani fortified church. (წილკანი, Tsilkani) from the 9th century.
- Archaeological excavations of Dzalissi. (ძალისი, Dzalisi): Remnants of four settlements from the 1st-2nd centuries. Century AD with bath houses, acropolis, water pipe system and burial ground can be visited about 7 km west of Natachtari.
- Refugee settlements von Zerowani (წეროვანი, Tserovani) and Achalubani (ახალუბანი, Akhalubani): After the August war 2008, thousands of Georgians had to leave South Ossetia flee. Among other things, houses and agricultural land were made available to them near the villages of Zerowani and Achalubani. The prefabricated houses were built ready for occupancy in just a few weeks. Although not particularly architecturally interesting, it is still an impressive sight due to the sheer size of the facilities. Also important to get an idea of the extent of the refugee movements.
activities
- Eating and drinking in the excursion restaurants, with good to bad live music on weekends.
shop
- There is a well-stocked supermarket at the intersection of ს 3 and შ 151.
- The brewery and the chocolate factory offer none Factory outlet at.
kitchen
There are numerous bakeries in town that sell freshly made Tonis Puri. Furthermore, depending on the season, fresh fruit and vegetables as well as meat and cheese are offered along the street.
Restaurants
There are a large number of excursion restaurants with outdoor dining areas that are very popular with capital city residents and transit travelers:
- Paulaner Tower
- Natachtris Weli
Food processing industry
The nationally known factories of the are located in Natachtari Natakhtari Brewery (Beer of the brands Natakhtari, Velkopopovicky Kozel, Efes and lemonades) and the Barambo Chocolate Factory (Chocolate, bonboning, ice cream)
nightlife
In most of the restaurants listed above, live music (Georgian and Russian hits and Georgian folk songs) is performed in the evenings, especially on weekends. Sometimes the groups are good, sometimes not so good. However, it is always very loud.
accommodation
There are some accommodations and hotels in Natachtari that are primarily aimed at transit travelers:
Furthermore are Mtskheta and also Tbilisi close enough to find an overnight stay there in every imaginable price range.
security
- Natachtari himself is very safe. In the above-mentioned refugee settlements, too, there is little or nothing to fear in terms of crime.
health
- The traffic on the trunk road is heavy, it is sometimes driven recklessly (significantly faster than the 60 km / h allowed in the local area) and also overtaken. This poses a danger to pedestrians, both when crossing and when walking along the street. There are no sidewalks.
- There are pharmacies in Mtskheta.
trips
Big cities:
In the vicinity:
- Zilkani
- Dzalissi
- Muchrani
- Saguramo and Sedaseni
- Samtawissi
Along the Georgian military road, e.g.
Or further after Pshawi and Chewsureti.
