Nekresi

#134 among destinations in Georgia

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Nekresi is a historic and archaeological site in eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, between the town of Qvareli and the village of Shilda, at the foothills of the Greater Caucasus mountains. It is home to the still-functioning Nekresi monastery, founded in the 6th century. ()

Local name: ნეკრესი Coordinates: 42°0'7"N, 45°46'4"E

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KakhetiGeorgia

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Nekresi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nekresi Monastery, Gremi.

2.1 miS
Historical place, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Nekresi Monastery, Kvareli
53 min walk • The Nekresi monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, founded in the 6th century. Perched on one of the easternmost spurs of the Greater Caucasus crest, the monastery is part of the larger historic site of Nekresi, once a flourishing town of the Late Antiquity.
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Gremi
130 min walk • Gremi is a 16th-century architectural monument – the royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels – in Kakheti, Georgia.

Nekresi

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Nekresi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nekresi Monastery, Kvareli

Gremi