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Kutaisi

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Kutaisi is a city in the Rioni Region of Georgia.

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Kutaisi is the traditional rival of Tbilisi for capital status, and has since the days of the Golden Fleece been considered the capital of Western Georgia (then Ancient Colchis). It remains Georgia's second largest city, but to the irritation of the proud locals, does not come even close to Tbilisi's present day size and wealth. Since the Georgian government decided to move their parliament to Kutaisi, there has been a lot of work on restoring streets, buildings, parks and monuments and the city has become much safer.

But a visit here is nonetheless near mandatory to see the magnificent Bagrati Cathedral, and Gelati Monastery, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites, and have commanding views from the mountain slopes over the city and the Rioni river.

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There is a daily train connection from Tbilisi with Georgian Railways [1], the train departs at 9:05AM and arrives just under six hours later at 2:50PM. A ticket with reserved seat costs 5 GEL.

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Mini-buses (marshrutkas) and full 54-passenger buses depart regularly for Kutaisi from Ortachala Bus Station located at the Didube metro stop in Tbilisi. Marshrutkas typically depart once an hour; large buses every three hours. Typical fare is 10 lari. Travel by marshrutkas takes roughly 3.5 hours; larger buses take slightly longer due to more frequent stops.

Go to the last stop north in the Tbilisi metro, after you exit the market there will be plenty of buses to take you to Kutaisi.

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  • Bagrati Cathedral.  edit
  • Gelati Monastery.  edit
  • Puppet Theater.  edit
  • Motsameta Monestary.  edit
  • Torpedo Kutaisi, Givi Kiladze Stadium. See the local football team in a match at the Givi Kiladze Stadium. Very reasonably priced at 2 GEL.  edit

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Already mentioned, but one simply cannot have too much of Georgian Wine

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Suliko's Homestay They will give you as much JaJa, Georgian Wine and Georgian food as you can handle for between 20 and 30 GEL per night. The food is all hand-made and freshly prepared. It is amazing, the hospitality is unparalleled and only the modesty of the facilities leaves anything to be desired. The beds are clean and the house is good by local standards, and the new bathroom should be completed summer 2011 in this friendly homestay. Free internet is available, and there is a computer available for use. It's easy to get here from any location, and it's just 10-15 minutes walk south of the middle of town. Go to number 100 Tbilisi Street (one of the main streets in town). Then, go up the alley that intersects with Tbilisi Street at that address. It will be the sixth house on the right. Their number is 8 231 4 30 07.

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