Perhaps, the youngest Georgian city, which was formed almost from scratch as a working settlement and received a full-fledged status of the city only in the middle of the last century, when the Soviet government began to conduct forced industrialization in these parts. That is why there are not so many attractions in Rustavi, and, to be quite frank, the city is not too adapted to claim the title of a popular tourist route.
A paragraph of history
During the Soviet era, machine building, heavy industry, metallurgy and other important industrial complexes of strategic importance developed actively on the territory of Rustavi. Accordingly, as in most small cities in the post-Soviet space, a serious crisis occurred in Rustavi after the collapse of the Union. However, everything is gradually returning to its own places and Rustavi is looking forward to the heyday, which, they say, is just around the corner.
How to get
The best way to get to Rustavi is by plane from Moscow to Tbilisi and a small "bus tour" 25 kilometers to Rustavi.
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Climate
The climate in Rustavi is quite moderate, in the coldest months in this city of Georgia the thermometer does not rise above +7 degrees Celsius, and already from the beginning of April the air starts to warm up systematically from +18 to +35 degrees. In the autumn it "colder", to plus fifteen. Thus, the best time to visit Rustavi is spring and early summer, when there is still no strong heat, but triple toe-loop with yourself is not necessary.
How to navigate
By itself, the city of Rustavi is conventionally divided by the river Kura on the right and left bank. Historically, the right bank began to be built up a little earlier and now is a monument to Soviet reality in the open air. The left bank was developed already at a more modern stage, in this part of the new city more or less new buildings predominate, as well as houses more popular in the people as "Khrushchev."
A few guests of Rustavi usually use as a sightseeing tour a visit to the south-eastern part of the city. More precisely, the southeastern suburbs, in which most of the architectural heritage of the early Middle Ages is located.
David Garedji
So, a few tens of kilometers from Rustavi is a fairly extensive complex of monasteries called David Gareji .Total cave monasteries in the rock to date managed to count about two dozen, some of which still continue to operate .The most important of the monastery complex is the most monumental - the monastery of Saint David -.All the cells are carved right in the rocks, and on the walls there are still preserved ancient frescoes with images of holy specimens of royal blood .A prominent place in the list of Georgian saints is the queen Tamara, with the rule of which the population of Georgia still connects the best years of the native state .
Bolniskij zion
The Bolnian Zion is another major object of the architectural heritage of the early Georgian Christianity, the oldest temple on the territory of modern Georgia, built at the end of the fifth century AD, but perfectly preserved to this day. It is this temple that most of the indigenous population of Georgia reveres most and rightfully considers it to be the main object of the ancestors' heritage.
Rustavi cross
The highest point of Rustavi is located at an altitude of 762 meters, which can be accessed by climbing the unique structure of Georgian engineers and architects - the Rustavi cross. The whole lift takes place without any special means and takes in an adult with normal weight and good health for about forty-five minutes. From the height you can see the panorama of the Yagludzhsky ridge, the large plains near the city and the attractive Georgian landscapes.