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February 9, 2012, 9:24 amTBILISI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2011
Tbilisi Photo Festival 2011
EUROPEAN WEEK IN GEORGIA
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The 2012 travel calendar
Winter sports fans and city breakers looking for somewhere new should try Georgia. The country is attracting a growing number of independent travellers who are exploring mountains dotted with historic castles and churches, beautiful towns such as Svaneti and Kazbegi, and the Europe-meets-Asia capital Tbilisi. It won’t be warm in January but skiers won’t mind: the country’s main resort, Gudaur, is a good bet for reliable snow and can be reached by road from the capital in two to three hours.
Read moreConstantine Sidamon-Eristoff, Environmental Advocate, Dies at 81
A prince whose family nobility dates to the 15th century in the Eurasian kingdom of Georgia, Mr. Sidamon-Eristoff was a kind of supercitizen conservationist, performing innumerable decision-making roles in jobs dealing with the environment in and around New York City.
“He was one of those effective leaders who was also lovable,” Mr. Reilly, the former E.P.A. chief, said, adding: “He was a heavyweight. He had integrity, and he had excellent judgment.”
Researcher in France, Minister in Georgia
THORNIKE GORDADZÉ. This sociologist, 35 years old and a graduate of Sciences-Po, became minister in Georgia, where he endeavours to anchor his home country to Europe.
Read moreGeorgia’s Borjomi Water Starts Talks on Resuming Russian Exports
The maker of Georgian mineral water Borjomi, which has been banned from Russia since 2006, plans to resume sales in the country next year, IDS Borjomi International said today.
Read moreGeorgians rediscover Christmas tree traditions
Since breaking away from the former Soviet Union 20 years ago, Georgia’s ancient traditions have become more popular than ever – including a more environmentally friendly version of the Christmas tree, reports the BBC’s Damien McGuinness in Tbilisi.
Read moreEuropean court accepts Georgia vs Russia case
The European Court of Human Rights on Monday declared admissible Georgia’s complaint against Russia over their brief armed conflict in 2008.
Georgia had denounced the “indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks” against civilians by Russian troops and separatist forces in the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgia's tourist number grows 40 percent in 2011
Georgia has hosted up to 2.8 million tourists in 2011, 40 percent more than last year, the national tourism agency said Tuesday. The tourism chief said the country will focus on employment in the tourism sector in 2012 as well as improving the quality of tourism-related education.
Read moreFitch ups Georgia to 'BB-'; outlook stable
Georgia has reduced its budget deficit to an estimated 3.7% of GDP in 2011, from 6.6% of GDP in 2010. The recently-passed 2012 budget targets a deficit of 3.6% of GDP and the high share of capital spending and the government’s current surplus gives it further flexibility if needed.
Read moreDrinking Georgian Wine in a Soviet Bomb Shelter
Traditional Georgian wines — including the one we didn’t like — do not use “modern” winemaking techniques (think stainless steel tanks and rows of oak barrels). Instead, after grapes are picked and crushed, everything (seeds and skins included) are placed in clay pots that are buried underground with only a small opening sticking out. The wine ferments in the open. Once fermentation stops, the clay pot is plugged and covered with dirt. It stays there, skins and all (even for white wines), until the winemaker deems it ready to bottle.
Read moreGeorgia—The Ultimate European Back Door
A while back, my husband asked me if I wanted to go with him to Tbilisi, Georgia, to buy wine for his company, People’s Wine Market. Despite not knowing a thing about the country, I said, “Why not?” Knowing what I do now, my only regret is that I didn’t visit Georgia sooner.
Read moreGeorgia to Build City of Half a Million People on Black Sea
Georgia plans to build a city of half a million people on its Black Sea coast to promote business in the region and attract foreign investment.
Construction of the city, to be called Lazica, will start in 2012 and may take 10 years. The first buildings may appear as early as 2013.
About Portrait of Georgia
According to a Georgian legend, on the day God was allocating parts of the world to the people of the Earth, the Georgians were feasting. As a result, they arrived late and were told by God that all of the land had already been distributed. When the Georgians replied that they were late only because they had been lifting their glasses in praise of Him, God was pleased. In return, He gave the Georgians that part of Earth that He had been reserving for Himself.
There is a phenomenon called the Georgian syndrome. It is said that when one immerses himself in this small country on the coast of the Black Sea and surrounded by Caucasian mountains, one falls in love with it, and can never let Georgia out of his mind. In the small streets of Tbilisi, on the squares of Batumi or under the balconies of ancient townhouses, a visitor will discover how Georgia has already been a part of your life – even if you didn’t know it.
Did you know that Jason went on his quest for the golden fleece in Georgia? Or that Georgia is the oldest wine producing country in the world? Did you know that Georgia is a country where you can surf and ski the same day for nine months of the year? Unfortunately, Georgia is probably better known for its recent history of invasions and occupation. As beautiful as Georgia is, it has always been a victim of geography. But the Georgian people have never stopped pursuing their own, independent future, their yearning for a normal life. And, mostly, Georgians have never stopped living, and living in the “Georgian way of life”. Georgia cannot be discovered through words and paper.
It needs to be felt. One needs to drink its wine and toast to its past and future. Until you can come to Georgia, you will, through this website, be introduced to Georgia with some quick historical, economical and political facts, but mostly with some videos, photographs and events that can prepare your trip and keep you updated on Georgian news.
