NOKALAKEVI ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
350 km from Tbilisi
13th c BC
Nokalakevi was a political center of Colchis (Egrisi) in Antique and early Christian times, the capital of the Kingdom of Lazika (IV-VIII cc.). It is located 17 km from the town of Senaki to the North-East. The Greek sources of later times call this township Archeopolis (in Georgian "Nokalakevi" or "Old Town". Both local and imported ceramics, bronze items, necklace, copper and gold coins have been excavated on the territory of the fortress.