Shavnabada Monastery

  • Shavnabada Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex located on Shavnabada Mountain, about 30 km from Tbilisi, Georgia.
  • The monastery is named after St. George, who wore a black cloak during a victorious battle, giving the mountain its name "shavi nabadi" meaning black cloak in Georgian.
  • Shavnabada Monastery is known for producing a rare variety of wine called Shavnabada, made by the monks who reside there.

Shavnabada Monastery is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastic complex that is located upon Shavnabada Mountain, approximately 30 km away from Tbilisi, Georgia.

I have noticed this monastery atop of the hill in the past, mostly when driving to the Birtvisi canyon, but this time we were visiting Tbilisi Hills golf club from which the monastery complex was nicely seen, and it was agreed to actually visit it. 

Shavnabada monastery in Georgia

So we did and even had a nice picnic here (atop the roof of a dwelling house)

You can see more about our adventures here and Tbilisi Golf resort in this documentary: Holiday Season

Monastery was named in honor of St. George who, according to a local legend, wore a black cloak (Georgian: shavi nabadi, hence the mountain’s name) while leading the army of the king of Georgia in one of the victorious battles of the time.

The monastery of Shavnabada is known for a rare variety of wine, also called Shavnabada, made by the monks there.

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