petra fortress

Nice place to visit and spend 30-40 minutes climbing ancient walls and finish bathing on a half-wild beach at the bottom of the fortress.The ruins of the ancient historical city-fortress Petra is located in the village of Tsikhisdziri, Kobuleti region. It dates back to VI c.AD. Historically this territory was the settlement place of one of the Kartvelian tribes – Lazes. The Byzantine Emperor Justinian built a city here because of the unique military-strategic and trade-economical location. The city was crossed by the essential road connecting Western Georgia, Byzantine provinces, Iran and Armenia. Navigation was also very well-developed. Petra fortress became so inaccessible by the Middle Ages that it was even called “Kajeti Fortress” (the fortress of the kajis). Petra is impressive and thought-provoking. Our ancestors watch us from these proud walls, the ancestors who constantly fought against the enemies and preserved motherland and dignity to the posterity.

Очень интересное место - хоть и руины, но... Древняя византийская крепость с хорошо сохранившимися стенами, остатками храма, в которых угадывается и масштаб и архитектура, на холме, с которого еще и открывается красивый вид на море и пляжи Кобулети... фактически крепость сейчас используется для выращивания лимонов, и подъем на крепость идет среди живописной зелени... экскурсоводов нет, поэтому стоит заранее найти информацию