Georgia

I’ve been to Georgia twice: first solo, then as a couple, because I’d loved it so much.

What struck me most were the people: sincere hospitality and an almost systematic generosity, in the mountain villages as much as in the heart of Tbilisi. It’s easy to meet people there, often over a bottle of wine.

As for food: khinkali, big dumplings you eat with your fingers, khachapuri, a bread filled with cheese and egg, homemade wine everywhere and chacha, the local grape brandy, to be taken with caution.

The landscapes live up to it. In the north, a few hours by marshrutka (shared minibus) from Tbilisi, the Caucasus mountains, with their glaciers and hilltop churches. In Tbilisi, the old town, the brick-domed sulfur baths and houses clinging to the cliff. And on a small budget, the country is still very affordable.

Here you’ll find my guides to Georgia, tested on the ground, with the year of each trip and the prices at the time.