GURIA

Bakhmaro resort – is a village in the Chokhatauri district of Guria in western Georgia. It lies on the Bakhvistsqali river.

Black Sea Arena is an indoor arena located on the coast of the Black Sea in Shekvetili, Guria, Georgia. It is the largest open concert hall in the Caucasus. The auditorium has a capacity of 10,000 seats in circular grandstands.

Lake Paliastomi is a small lake near the city of Poti, Georgia, connected to the Black Sea by a narrow channel. Its surface area is 17.3 km² and the mean depth is 2.6 m. Some ancient pieces of Colchis have been found near and in the lake by archaeologists. It is also an important fishery site.

The lake is included within the boundaries of the Kolkheti National Park.

The Shemokmedi monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery located at the village of Shemokmedi in Georgia’s southwestern region of Guria. Founded in the 15th century, the Shemokmedi monastery functioned as a seat of a bishopric and burial ground of the Gurieli princely dynasty. It was a safe-house of church treasures and, over the centuries, had accumulated an extensive collection of various objects from other Georgian monasteries.