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Bolnisi · Elia Mountain · outside town

Go up to Elia Mountain Monastery

A hilltop monastery overlooks Bolnisi and the surrounding villages.

Tsughrughasheni Church on a green hillside near Bolnisi
Place photo: Aleksey Muhranoff · image credits

Why go

The Peter and Paul monastery stands on a rocky height a few kilometres from Bolnisi. Its present church was built over the foundations of an earlier one, and the courtyard opens onto a broad town view.

It remains an active religious community. Use the paved approach, keep the visit quiet and leave the refectory and residential spaces to the monks.

Allow45 min–1.5 hr · at the site; travel is extra
AreaElia Mountain · outside town

Before you go

Check current visiting arrangements, dress respectfully and plan transport up the hill.

Allow extra time

Visit times are estimates for this activity only. Travel, queues and breaks are extra.

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