| ||||
     Tweet  | |
Kutaisi (Georgian: ქუთაისი) is the second most populous city in Georgia after Tbilisi. Located in the western region of Imereti, it covers 70 sq km (27 sq mi) and has a population of 193,000 people (2011 estimate).
Guide to Kutaisi Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Kutaisi that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Kutaisi, Georgia
Author: Vladimer Shioshvili (Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic)
More on Kutaisi
Kutaisi straddles the Rioni River about 221 km to the west of Tbilisi. It experiences a humid subtropical climate. The warmest month here is July, with average high temperature of 23.2°C, while coldest month is January, with average low temperature of 5.3°C. The city gets heavy snow in winter, while rain occurs around the year.Kutaisi was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Colchis, which existed from the 6th to the 1st century BC as the forerunner of the Georgian nation. There is a belief among historians that the Jason and the Argonauts from Greek mythology was journeying towards Kutaisi as their final destination.
Gelati Monastery, Kutaisi
Author: Ievani Pkhakadze (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 1.0 Generic)
Kutaisi became part of the united Kingdom of Georgia from AD 978 to 1122, but when the kingdom was dissolved, became the capital of the Kingdom of Imereti from 1455 until 1810, when the Russo-Turkish war led to its annexation into the Russian Empire.
Today Kutaisi is one of the education and scientific centers of Georgia. It also has numerous well-preserved historic buildings from its long history.
Visiting Kutaisi
You can go to Kutaisi by train from Tbilisi. The journey takes about six hours.Places of Interest in Kutaisi
- Kutaisi Museum of Sport
Museum in Kutaisi celebrating the various sports played in Georgia. - Kutaisi State Historical Museum
Museum with some 16,000 pieces of artifacts spanning various fields from archaeology, numismatics, paleography, ethnography and spiritual heritage. - Museum of Zakaria Paliashvili
Museum celebrating the works of the famous Georgian composer and founder of Georgian classical music.
Return to Discover Georgia
Return to My World Travel Guides
  
   
Point - Click - Discover!Thanks for visiting this webpage. To continue exploring, choose another destination! My World Travel Guides - celebrating a beautiful world beautifully. Earning a living as a Happy Jobless GuyI am a Happy Jobless Guy! I am one of the few people who is fortunate enough to earn an income from my websites that I don't to go out to work. My sites get thousands of visitors every day. It has been a long process, but it is something everybody can achieve, and that means YOU. The following are some articles which you might want to read if you want to do what I do:
 |