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	Tamar of Georgia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tamar as depicted on a mural from Vardzia monastery
		Tamar (1160-1213), from the House of Bagrationi, was Queen of the Kingdom of Georgia from 1184 to 1213.
		Tamar’s frescos are preserved in the Monasteries of Gelati, Vardzia, Betania and Kintsvisi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tamar_of_Georgia (1039 words)

	Vardzia
		Vardzia is a cave city in southern Georgia, near the border with Armenia, that was built in the twelfth century by Queen Tamara.
		As we headed for Vardzia it was clear that the whole climate had changed.
		At Vardzia there was a large parking lot and we paid for admission tickets but declined the offer of a guide.
	www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/Embassy/2685/vardzia.html (1183 words)

	Vardzia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cave City of Vardzia (Georgian ვარძია) is a hidden monastery dug into the side of the Erusheli mountain in south Georgia near Aspindza.
		Persians commanded by Shah-Tamaz raided the monastery in 1551, capturing all important icons and effectively ending the life of the monastery.
		In the modern days Vardzia is a major tourist attraction in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vardzia (250 words)

	Aspindza and Akhalkalaki Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The cave complex at Vardzia is perhaps the most spectacular of the these sites containing rich murals that portray the founders of the monastery, Queen Tamar and George III.
		Vardzia is situated 15 kilometers up-stream the Mtkvari river from Aspindza (the centre of the region).
		Vardzia and other monuments of the proposed region are situated not far from the main road which nowadays links Georgia with Turkey.
	www.opentext.org.ge /art/chpf/ASPINDZA.HTM (420 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A rock-cut monastic complex Vardzia is located in South Georgia on the left bank of the Mtkvari-River.
		It was hewn-out in Erusheti Mountain in the XII-XIII centuries (though the earliest group of the caves is ascribed to the X century) and extends half a kilometer into the heart of the mountain.
		It is famous for being one of the most important historical monuments of the X century A.D. It is located 12 km from Akhalkalaki, the regional administrative-town, on the mountain slopes.
	caucasus.avoe.net /2-4.html (1790 words)

	Vardzia: Georgia’s Past Grandeur
		However, as queen, Tamar oversaw Vardzia’s completion, but under her supervision, the caves would serve a different purpose: she intended it not as a military town, as had been originally designed, but as a huge fortified monastery.
		As for the complex of Vardzia, autumn is the best time to visit, as weather can be too hot during summer, while in winter the firms have to refuse tourists the tour due to the poor condition of some sections of the road leading to the complex.
		An earthquake at the end of the 13th Century destroyed the front of the complex, while later in the 14th Century the monastery was brought to ruin by Mongols and was plundered and destroyed by Persians and Turks in the 16th Century.
	impressions-ba.com /features.php?id_feature=10393 (1475 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: The Medieval Cave City of Vardzia, Georgia
		Vardzia, in the south of Georgia close to the Turkish border, is a Medieval cave city, hewn into the side of the rocks of Mt Erusheti above a river.
		Vardzia was built after 10,000 Turkish troops marched into Georgia but were defeated by a bold Georgian army of just 2,000 men.
		The monks and the church do not consider women welcome at Vardzia, which seems strange as it was the first female tsarina, loved by her people, who founded the city and lived there for many years.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/georgia_and_armenia/vardzia_caves.php (509 words)

	Vardzia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vardzia is an ancient cave monastery complex located a little way from Akhaltsikhe and most easily reached by a daily bus from there or by taxi from Khertvisi.
		Vardzia is one of the supreme symbols of Georgian culture, and arguably the most important monument of the Georgian renaissance.
		Vardzia extends for 500 meters along the Mtkvari River in Javakheti, in southwestern Georgia.
	www.tavolovirtuale.tno.it /castellaneta/progetti%20interreg/progetti/balcani%20rupestre/rupestre/GEORGIA/GEORGIA.htm (541 words)

	guidething: Vardzia travel guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vardzia is situated in South-West part of Georgia.
		Vardzia was constructed in the 12-th century, during the reign of two Kings: George III and his daughter King Tamara.
		Today Vardzia is a complex of grand ruins.
	www.guidething.com /europe/georgia/vardzia (326 words)

	Meskheti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The region is dotted with castles and fortresses from different periods - a legacy of frequent invasions thanks to its geographic location - but the jewel in the crown of this fascinating region is surely the cave town of Vardzia.
		Vardzia is a huge cave complex that once consisted of some 3000 caves and could house around 50,000 people.
		Vardzia is a place of wonders - artfully carved caves connected by long tunnels, all hewn by hand over 800 years ago, a natural cold-water spring trickling from the rock-face, beautiful frescoes still as bright as the day they were first painted...
	www.visitgeorgia.ge /English/Information/Meskheti.htm (464 words)

	LivingWithCaucasiansPictures
		We had been trying to arrange a visit to Vardzia for what seemed like years: deal after deal had fallen through, and, coupled with my professional frustration with the situation here (institutional life here is challenging), I was slowly going mad.
		A greasy breakfast after dodging the flood in the hall and we were away, to Vardzia.
		The main attraction at Vardzia is the church in the center of the complex: it is covered with frescos from the period of King Queen Tamara.
	www2.newpaltz.edu /~meadorc/vardzia.html (919 words)

	Vardzia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The cave city of Vardzia – it is a unique architectural achievement of the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
		It is hewed out in the southern part of Mt. Erusheti on the bank of the Kura and occupies the middle belt of the rocky slope.
		In the centre of the cave complex is the main church with ancient wall frescoes depicting King Georgy III who begun building Vardzia, and his daughter, Queen Tamara in whose reign the construction was completed.
	www.altair.ge /tours/vardzia.htm (189 words)

	1999-1-13-g (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The magnificent and stern Tmogvi Castle built upon a steep rock on the left side of the Mtkvari River, overlooking the beautiful Tsunda Lake invokes this earlier period.
		Vardzia, a thirteen storied cave-town stretches over an area of half a kilometre.
		According to a different legend, Vardzia contained three hundred sixty five carved chambers, the number equals the number of the days in a year.
	www.magtigsm.com /magazine/1999-1/1999-1-13.html (979 words)

	Restoration Centre of Architectural
		Zeda Vardzia Church of the asumption is located to the west of Vardzia, on the leet bank of the river Mtkvari, in the depth of a George.
		Before the restoration the church was in a severely damaged and crashed state, but important detailes preserved in situ made it possible to undertake its restoration using the method of a complete restoration.
		A rock-cut monastic complex Vardzia is located in south Georgia, on the left bank of the river Mtkvari.
	www.itic.org.ge /heritage/heritage.htm (405 words)

	Samples
		The cave town Vardzia is the pearl of the route.
		Before the entrance in the big Kura canyon on the hundred meters high slope of the left bank there are the remains of the Tmogvi fortress.
		I The Vardzia Canyon (from Vardzia to Atskuri): 80km long, 4.3 m/km gradient.
	www.raft.org /booksamples.htm (3915 words)

	www.fullpassport.com - Diary pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Georgians tell us to visit Vardzia, a cave monastery complex, because every country is proud of their cave monasteries.
		Vardzia, a cave city of hundreds of rooms and seven churches, all built into the cliffside.
		A contemporary wrote of her reign, "The peasants were like nobles, the nobles like princes, and the princes like kings." She's remembered as one of Georgia's greatest monarchs.
	www.fullpassport.com /Trip2002/Diary/nov-29.html (160 words)

	Silk Road Tours - Caucasus - Georgia - Vardzia
		Vardzia is site of the most famous cave city in Georgia which because of its connections with Queen Tamar, is a place of almost mystic importance for Georgians.
		Established in the 12th century by King George III as a stronghold against the Turkish Sultanate, his daughter Tamar made the cave-city into a monastery, which became the main seminary of Georgia, housing some2000 monks and centre of Georgian culture.
		Other frescoes in the cathedral mark the high point of the Georgian school.
	www.silkroadandbeyond.co.uk /vardzia.html (177 words)

	Travelers Club- News_en (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vardzia was one of the most vibrant cities in recent years.
		It was an enormous rocky city with three hundred rooms and halls, but innumerable battles and earthquakes left only a part of this huge place.
		When our excursion was over in Vardzia we found a motel and settled there.
	travelersclub.iatp.org.ge /news_en.htm (1687 words)

	VirtualTourist.com - Vardzia Tips - Pictures, Tips and Reviews
		Aside from the Church of the Assumption and the monks' cells, the rest of the Vardzia complex consists of empty rooms.
		Vardzia was founded during the time of Rustaveli, when science, literature and art all flourished.
		In this sense Vardzia reflects the spirit of Rustaveli's poem The Knight in the Tiger's Skin, the firstherald of humanism, a work which permits us to term the Georgian Renaissance a basis for the entire Eastern Renaissance.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Middle_East/Georgia/Aspindzis_Raioni/Vardzia-1720721/Things_To_Do-Vardzia-BR-1.html (722 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It was very difficult to take a casual picture of the children, as anytime I or one of the other Americans walked into the schoolyard, all the children would stop and watch us.
		This is a picture a friend took of me at Vardzia on a Peace Corps excursion during training.
		Vardzia is an amazing cave complex built in the 12th century, originally used as a military complex, but later changed into a monastery and a city of 50,000 people by Queen Tamar.
	www.muskegon.cc.mi.us /~devriesd/carrie/carrieorientation.htm (478 words)

	Vardzia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In this period Georgia was the only Christian country, so having such castle on the Southern border had a political meaning.
		Vardzia was constructing during the reign of two Kings: George III and his daughter King Tamara.
		And just this was that made Mohammedan conquerors interested in Vardzia.
	www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de /~ci4/georgien/ninosseiten/Vardzia.htm (181 words)

	Travelers: Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Architectural complex of Vardzia is a unique monument of Georgian culture.
		Historically it was composed from parts: cave-village Ananaur; (X-XI c.) and monastery of Varzia (XII c.) Ananauri's complex is situated in the Western part of Vardzia.
		Cathedral of Vardzia Keeps portraits of Rati from Surami, King George III, Queen Tamar (young Tamar stands near her father with a little model of cathedral in her hands) Vardzia was built during Queen Tamar's kingdom, while the cultural and historical power of Georgia.
	travelers.israel.net /east-europe/georgia.htm (1314 words)

	MIR Corporation, Trans-Caucasus - Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Also included is a driving trip to Vardzia, a 12th century monastery and an impressive cave complex hewn out of stone.
		Then travel along the Georgian Military Highway to the ski town of Gudari for two nights, including a day excursion to the alpine village of Kazbegi, located on the banks of the Tergi River and set in the shadow of the imposing Caucasus Mountains.
		Set off to Bakuriani for a two-night stay, which includes an excursion to the 12th century Vardzia Monastery, before returning to the capital Tbilisi for the final night.
	www.mircorp.com /tcfit1.html (1740 words)

	Tourist Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vardzia is Georgia's most impressive cave town and medieval fortress.
		But the Georgian thirteen-story cave city of Vardzia is really unique as well as the other cities hewed out in rocks, which will interest and rapture you.
		The representative of our company will meet the tourist group at the airport, who will follow the group to the hotel.
	caucasus.avoe.net /3-2.html (5520 words)

	JSC Vardzia:
		JSC Vardzia was established in 1991. It is a private company of which only 2.64% of its shares are owned by the government. JSC Vardzia has a charter capital of USD $4 million.
		The company designs and implements commercial projects. JSC Vardzia maintains an office in downtown Tbilisi with a total area of 1,030 square meters. It also owns 12 ha of industrial property 3 km away from the Tbilisi-Baku-Erevan central highway.
		JSC Vardzia presently has nine investment projects that are approved by companies from the USA, Germany, France, Canada, Turkey, and others. The projects include constructing:
	www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/leads/JSC%20Vardzia.htm (161 words)

	Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park
		The detailed ornaments and decorations, as well as the frescos, make this church a highlight of art.
		In the eastern direction the road winds for 60km to Vardzia, a medieval cave city, where halfway you come across Khertvesi Castle, one of the oldest fortifications in Georgia.
		In these rocks Queen Tamar had a cave system built; in its golden age there used to live over 50,000 people in the cave town of Vardzia.
	www.borjomi-kharagauli-np.ge /index.php?ur=region-vardsia (242 words)

	Tsunda travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see - World66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Just before you reach Vardzia coming from Alkhatsikhe you pass the lake of Tsunda and Tsunde itself.
		It's a very small place with only a few houses, but interesting because it has hot springs and a place to spend the night when it is too cold to camp in Vardzia.
		Ask for the Sauna or Banja and you will be taken to a family house a bit away from the other houses.
	www.europeonvacation.com /europe/georgia/tsunda.html (141 words)

	Fascinating_Georgia
		In the afternoon we drive to Vardzia Cave Town located near the Turkish border and camp there.
		Beautiful chimes of the monastery bells will wake us up in the morning and we visit Vardzia – a magnificent cave town carved out in the Golden Age of Georgia.
		From Vardzia we drive to Vanis Kvabebi Cave Complex.
	www.visitgeorgia.ge /English/Tours/Hiking/Fascinating_Georgia.htm (545 words)

	Pilot Guides.com: Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan: Locations
		A good place to sample the local vodkas and to try something new - pickled flowers - is a café-bar called 3 Alani, just off Gorgasali Square.
		Vardzia in the south of the country, close to the Turkish border, is a Medieval cave city built into the rocks above a river.
		In its heyday it housed 50,000 people, but it was originally built in the 12th century by King Gorgi III as military fortifications.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/middle_east_and_north_africa/georgia_and_armenia/locations.php (1134 words)

	Henri Bergius - The Cave City of Vardzia (in Weblog) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We had amazing time in the medieval Georgian cave cities of Vardzia and Vanis kvabebi last weekend.
		I've already contributed some information on Vardzia to WikiPedia, and plan to write more about both later on.
		The monastery consisted of over six thousand apartments created as protection from Mongols into the hidden thirteen floors high complex.
	bergie.iki.fi /blog/the-cave-city-of-vardzia.html (231 words)

	2001 Letter
		When my parents and brother visited in May, one of the trips we took was out to Vardzia.
		Located in a valley with steep walls, this fortress is located on a spike of rock that rises out of the valley floor.
		Climbing it was challenging for me-- only four of us in the group did so.
	www.qsl.net /kc2ldk/01/2001.html (2972 words)

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