ROCK-CUT TOWN
80 Km from Tbilisi
1 st half of 1st mill. BC
Uplistsikhe - meaning "The Fortress of God" is an ancient cave town from the 1st half of the 1st millennium BC. situated on the crossroads of important trade routs. It was the main centre of paganism, and represents a complex of halls, caves, theatres, altars, pagan temples, secret tunnels, prisons, pharmacy, passages-streets all carved out of stone over an area of 4 hectares.
At its peak of prosperity, the city had a population of 20 000. In 9th -10th cc AD a three-nave basilica