1.    Cradle of Wine

There’s likely no place on Earth where wine is so interwoven into a culture as it is in Georgia. In the countryside, where most people still grow their own grapes and make their own wine, homes typically have dedicated wine cellars (Marani). Even in Georgian cities, urbanites who balance progress with tradition nurture their own vines.
Before Eastern Orthodox Christianity emerged as Georgia’s predominant religion in the fourth century, Georgians were pagan, and the influence of Dionysus—the god of wine and ecstasy—remains rooted in Georgian culture. In fact to many, the mantra “life without feasting is meaningless,”—is one they prove at every opportunity.
The opening of a qvevri—a buried clay pot in which most Georgian households make their wine—is a celebrated event, a reason for feasting in and of itself. At the heart of communal life’s many milestones—happy and sad—is the supra, a feast with a succession of toasts. Often compared to an “academy of learning,” these ritual feasts draw from monastic tradition—in which an abbot would introduce topics for discussion in the form of a toast. To this day, drinking wine during a meal is a vehicle for examining life’s deep questions and answers. Feasting in Georgia is an unforgettable experience in which wine, the “Nectar of the Sun,” plays the central role; and the supra serves up a welcome table.
“Give me a vine and you can make me live on the sands,” goes an old Georgian saying. Georgians, however, have much more than sands; they have some of the oldest and most distinct grape-growing territories on the planet - where they have cultivated not just vines, but a world-class wine culture.

2.    Homeland of fists European

Dmanisi -  the place where The excavation of the hominid skulls completely changed the previously accepted ideas about the migration of hominids from Africa. The latest discovery – the 1.8-million-year-old teenager – has been reconstructed by French sculptor Elisabeth Daynes on the basis of its bones, found at Dmanisi in 2001. The girl is considered to be the "daughter" of the famous Mzia and Zezva (known as “the First Europeans”).
Read more at:   https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2010/07/dmanisi-home-of-first-europeans.html#zaFv7mouUsUAbKwT.97



3.    Bochorna  - the highest settled place in Europe

Bochorna   -  A Georgian village with one resident has been dubbed the highest settlement in Europe.  Until now the Georgian village of Ushguli was regarded as the highest inhabited village in Europe. However, this all has changed after the recent Census in Georgia. The 2014 General Census revealed Bochorna village, in Georgia’s northeast region Tusheti region, was the highest inhabited settlement at an altitude of 2,345 meters above sea level.
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4.    Land of Golden Fleece

You probably know the story about the Argonauts - how Jason and his crew of Argonauts, who set out on a quest for the fleece by the order of King Pelias, in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus in Thessaly. With the help of Medea, daughter of Georgian king Aeëtes, they acquired the Golden Fleece. The story is really ancient and as the myth suggests, the Argonauts sailed off to Colchis around 1300 B.C. Through centuries the myth had been interpreted in various forms and currently some crucial details vary according to its source.  Did  you know that this also took place in Georgia? Yes, that’s true. The second largest city of  Georgia, Kutaisi, located in the western part of the country, is the place where this drama has happened


5.    Border between Europe and Asia

Did you see the location of the county on a Map?  If no, look at it. Because of its location, Such empires as the Mongolian, Persian, Roman have conquered our country several times, destroyed the Christian churches and made Georgian civilians to flee for their lives, but Georgia survived all these and today, thanks to its unique history, ancient monuments, beautiful nature and  many other wonders attract more and more tourists from around the globe




6.    Oldest Cristian country

Georgia is one of the Eldest Cristian country in the world. Georgia adopted Christianity in the 4th century, thanks to Saint Nino. While visiting the country you can see ancient churches built 17 centuries ago.   The shrine itself is buried in the Bodbe monastery in Kakheti, in eastern Georgia

7.    Four  from 10 highest mountains of Europe are in Georgia

Georgia is mostly situated in the Southern Caucasus, while parts of the country are also located in the Northern Part. The Greater Caucasus Mountain Range forms the northern border of Georgia, where 4 out of the 10 highest mountains of Europe are located.  Three  of them, particularly, Shkahara (5201 m), Tetnuldi (4853 m)  and Ushba (4690)  are located in the region of Svaneti and  the 4th mountain Kazbegi  (5047 m) is in Darial cave, 150  km north  from Tbilisi. For more info visit: www.pandotrip.com

8.    Alphabet

Georgia has its own Alphabet, which is among the 12 existed and one of the oldest alphabets   in the world. It consist of 33 letters and does not change between high and low cases.