Kvetera Fortress - a medieval fortified city in Kakheti

Fortress structure

On the territory of the fortress-city, there is an inner fortress, a lower fortress, a fortress wall, a palace, a hall church, and the main attraction, a domed church, light, graceful and cheerful, as architects and art critics describe it.  

During the developed Middle Ages, Kvetera had a thriving agricultural production. The reservoir supplied the entire territory of the fortress city with water through clay pipes in times of peace and during the enemy invasions.   

The buildings and ruins tell us about the former glory and powerful feudal lords of Kvetera, who did not obey the king. 

The beautiful daughter of Eristavi Kolonkelidze from Kvetera became one of the inspirations for the Georgian classic writer, Konstantin Gamsakhurdia to create the novel "The Hand of the Great Master". The main chapter of "The Destiny of Heroes", a novel by the Georgian author Levan Gotua, is also dedicated to Kvetera.

Want to see the source of inspiration with your own eyes? Easy! It’s an hour and a half by car from Kvetera to Tbilisi via Tianeti.