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Shuamta Monasteries

Shaumta, Telavi, Georgia
Ranked #1 of 4 attractions in Telavi
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
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Kiev, Ukraine
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012
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There are two Shuamta Monasteries: old and new. Near Old Shuamta we were really attacked by 4!!! people trying to sell us candles. We had to pretend to be only-english-speaking persons to escape :). New Shuamta was closed, but there was a special bell to ring in order to get inside. We rang but nobody opened. So we didn't see... More

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Lodz, Poland
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Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

That is a wonderful place. Little monasteries hidden deep in the mountains, on the top of the hill. It seems to be living it's own life far from real world. It is the best to hire a taxi from Telavi for the whole day and make a driver take you all the great places aroun town. You will reach the... More

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Kyiv
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126 reviews 126 reviews
Reviews in 55 cities Reviews in 55 cities
299 helpful votes 299 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 24, 2012
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You will need a private transfer to get you to Shuamta medieval monasteries, a remarkable early Christian monument of two ensembles of Dzveli (“Old”) and Akhali (“New”) Shuamta in 7km south-west from Telavi and about 154kmn north-east from Tbilisi. The monastery complex of Shuamta (meaning “a place between the mountains”) is hidden in the forest off Tbilisi-Telavi highway. We started... More

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