Signagi City Walls
Signagi City Walls
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- Away With Anna - Travel Blog58 contributionsAmazing!I took a group tour to Signagi and we walked across the Signagi Wall. Absolutely incredible! The history, the views, walking along something so old and important to the town. Also check out the inside of the watch towers! Very cool! Free to access and explore. The stone steps leading up and down the wall are not even. Some are very steep or have collapsed so you need to be wearing good footwear and watch where you are going.Visited November 2023Traveled with friendsWritten January 3, 2024
- Coryy20Port of Spain, Trinidad6,366 contributionsHistory and former security still standing tall in TelaviWalking through Telavi as part of the Kakheti tour, you are sure to get a glimpse of this wall. Had I not just visited Morocco where I saw so much similar structures I would have been more blown away. Nonetheless, the walls are still standing strong and resilient of the Georgian history.Visited November 2023Traveled soloWritten June 21, 2024
- Soudamini MohapatraBengaluru, India1,439 contributionsWonderful historical placeSighnaghi wall was built in the 18th century. It was a 4 km wall, with 28 towers, named according to the village. Only a part of the wall is visible, which is used for tourism. An elevated pathway is built along the wall, where one can walk along the wall. Sighnaghi was a place of refuge for people from conquerors from time to time. The view from the wall is very picturesque. It's the most interesting part of Sighnaghi.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten July 1, 2024
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LuizDutraNeto
Rio de Janeiro, RJ8,570 contributions
Sep 2019
Signagi is small town surrounded by the Caucasus Mountains, the vast Alazani Valley and the famous wineries of the Kakheti Region. It is also known as the "City of Love", as many Georgians choose to celebrate their vows and weddings here. And finally, at only 2 kms from Signagi, one may visit the holy "Bodbe Monastery of St. Nino", where the holy relics and gravesite of the beloved Georgian Saint are enshrined. The famous "Walls of Signagi" were built under the orders of King Erekle II in 1770 and, originally, were nearly 5 kms long. A small section was restored and can be visited by all tourists, offering beautiful views of the valley ahead. Enjoy!
Written May 17, 2020
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Perm, Russia12,737 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
They give only an estimated time of erection - the 12th century, during the reign of Queen Tamara. Four kilometers of wall is not accessible today. Only part of her. But here you can also see the full power of the fortress. Twenty-three towers and an equal number of counterforces are located around the perimeter. Each tower had its own name, depending on which village participated in its construction. Passage through the wall is narrow and in some places difficult.
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Written July 25, 2024
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Soudamini Mohapatra
Bengaluru, India1,439 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Sighnaghi wall was built in the 18th century. It was a 4 km wall, with 28 towers, named according to the village. Only a part of the wall is visible, which is used for tourism. An elevated pathway is built along the wall, where one can walk along the wall. Sighnaghi was a place of refuge for people from conquerors from time to time. The view from the wall is very picturesque. It's the most interesting part of Sighnaghi.
Written July 2, 2024
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Charles_and_Susan
Nottingham, UK7,329 contributions
Sep 2022
Very authentic walls and gateways. We walked from the town out to the walls and then along a stretch of the walls themselves taking in several of the towers. We climbed up one of the towers for the extra view, it wasn't easy as there were only makeshift steps inside between floors - well worth it for the views if you can manage it. Great views over the valley and surrounding countryside.
Written October 2, 2022
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_zmir_T_rkiye3101 Beste Erbak
Izmir, Türkiye13,336 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Magnificent views.XVIII. century Georgian King II. In order to protect the town from external attacks, Erekle built a shelter by surrounding it with a 4-kilometer wall consisting of 23 towers and 6 gates. The shelter has been protected and has undergone considerable restoration, the buildings have been repaired and painted, but the architecture of the past has remained faithful. A must-see town during your Georgia trip.
Written December 7, 2023
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Coryy20
Port of Spain, Trinidad6,366 contributions
Nov 2023 • Solo
Walking through Telavi as part of the Kakheti tour, you are sure to get a glimpse of this wall. Had I not just visited Morocco where I saw so much similar structures I would have been more blown away. Nonetheless, the walls are still standing strong and resilient of the Georgian history.
Written June 21, 2024
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Away With Anna - Travel Blog
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Nov 2023 • Friends
I took a group tour to Signagi and we walked across the Signagi Wall. Absolutely incredible! The history, the views, walking along something so old and important to the town. Also check out the inside of the watch towers! Very cool!
Free to access and explore.
The stone steps leading up and down the wall are not even. Some are very steep or have collapsed so you need to be wearing good footwear and watch where you are going.
Free to access and explore.
The stone steps leading up and down the wall are not even. Some are very steep or have collapsed so you need to be wearing good footwear and watch where you are going.
Written January 3, 2024
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ErkiBear
London, UK383 contributions
Sep 2023 • Friends
Stopped in Signagi on our way from Tbilisi to Telavi and had a walk along the walls. They look just like a mini Great Wall of China! The walkway looks rickety and dangerous but if you are careful of your footing it is OK. Signagi itself is quite cute with plenty of shopping opportunities and coffee places.
Written October 13, 2023
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The World is My Oyster
Orlando, FL21,671 contributions
Jul 2021 • Couples
We truly enjoyed walking in, around, and along the wall. It really felt like a very miniature version of the Great Wall, but obviously not on the same scale. The views of the Valley below were majestic!
Written July 27, 2021
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Cora_v
Kyiv26,146 contributions
Jan 2012 • Friends
Impressive fortress in Signaghi is among the most famous in Georgia, and its defensive city walls make for nearly the largest of the remaining (or restored) Georgian fortified towns.
The fortress was built around 1770 at the times of Kartli-Kakheti King Erekle (Heraclius) II to protect Signaghi – the then centre of Kizikhi area. The thoroughly fortified town was surrounded by the defensive walls 4.5-5km long with 28 (according to other sources – 23) watch towers and 8 gates. Each tower of the fortress was named after the nearest village, so that the residents of this village knew where to hide in case of danger and which tower they were to defend.
Today, the city walls run through the Old Town of Signaghi, circle it, and then extend further beyond the city line, descending and climbing the slopes of the nearby hills. It’s not possible to walk along the entire perimeter of the walls, but quite a substantial part of them had been restored and is opened to visitors. At where we have climbed, the entrance was free, and I believe this is the case elsewhere around the town.
Most gates and many towers are in surprisingly good condition. Few fortress towers are scattered around the Old town; wandering about it, we would bump into a tower here and there – in a private garden, or by a restaurant, or at the corner of a street…
Even if you are not at all keen in fortification, the city walls in Signaghi should no way be missed: they offer incredible panoramic views over the Alazani Valley with the Caucasus Ridge reigning behind it.
The fortress was built around 1770 at the times of Kartli-Kakheti King Erekle (Heraclius) II to protect Signaghi – the then centre of Kizikhi area. The thoroughly fortified town was surrounded by the defensive walls 4.5-5km long with 28 (according to other sources – 23) watch towers and 8 gates. Each tower of the fortress was named after the nearest village, so that the residents of this village knew where to hide in case of danger and which tower they were to defend.
Today, the city walls run through the Old Town of Signaghi, circle it, and then extend further beyond the city line, descending and climbing the slopes of the nearby hills. It’s not possible to walk along the entire perimeter of the walls, but quite a substantial part of them had been restored and is opened to visitors. At where we have climbed, the entrance was free, and I believe this is the case elsewhere around the town.
Most gates and many towers are in surprisingly good condition. Few fortress towers are scattered around the Old town; wandering about it, we would bump into a tower here and there – in a private garden, or by a restaurant, or at the corner of a street…
Even if you are not at all keen in fortification, the city walls in Signaghi should no way be missed: they offer incredible panoramic views over the Alazani Valley with the Caucasus Ridge reigning behind it.
Written January 24, 2012
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