Fortresses & old towns
Khertvisi Fortress
Khertvisi is one of the oldest and best-preserved fortresses in Georgia, standing on a rocky hill at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Paravani rivers. The existing walls and towers date mainly from the 10th–14th centuries.The fortress lies on the road to Vardzia and for centurie...
Khertvisi is one of the oldest and best-preserved fortresses in Georgia, standing on a rocky hill at the confluence of the Mtkvari and Paravani rivers. The existing walls and towers date mainly from the 10th–14th centuries.
The fortress lies on the road to Vardzia and for centuries served as a strategic defensive point of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
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Key facts
- Regions Samtskhe-Javakheti
- Municipalities Aspindza Municipality
- Cities Aspindza
- Subtype fortress
