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Castles in Georgia

48 landmarks in the Castle Map atlas — every one mapped with a photo and its story, 38 with sourced founding dates, ranked by Wikipedia coverage and real readership.

The most famous castle in Georgia is Ananuri, ranked #428 of 9,079 in the world — followed by Rabati Castle and Gonio.

The Castle Map atlas charts 5 castles, 16 fortresses, 5 palaces & châteaux and 22 ruins in Georgia. They span more than 36 centuries — from Shaori fortress (founded c. 1750 BC) to Prince of Oldenburg Castle (1902). Every one is plotted with its photo and story on the interactive castle map of Georgia.

How many castles are there in Georgia?

Map of castles in Georgia

On the map they cluster thickest around Tbilisi — 22 within a 100 km day trip, then Batumi (8). The northernmost is Prince of Oldenburg Castle, the southernmost Gagi Fortress — about 442 km apart.

Planning a visit? Day-trip guides: Castles near Tbilisi · Castles near Batumi.

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When they were built

Of the 48 landmarks mapped in Georgia, 38 carry a sourced founding date. Most were founded in the 10th century — 5 of them. 27 predate 1500 and 5 were built after 1700.

All 48 castles in Georgia

Ananuri
Castle · 16th century · #1 in Georgia
Ananuri is a castle complex on the Aragvi River in Dusheti Municipality Georgia, about 45 mi from Tbilisi.
Rabati Castle
Castle · 9th century · #2 in Georgia
Akhaltsikhe Castle (Georgian: ახალციხის ციხე) is a medieval fortress built in the 9th century under the name "Lomsia Castle" in the city of…
Gonio
Fortress · 1st century · #3 in Georgia
Gonio (Georgian: გონიოს ციხე, previously called Apsarus or Apsaros and Apsyrtus or Apsyrtos) is a Roman fortification in Adjara, Georgia, on the…
Narikala
Ruin · 4th century · #4 in Georgia
Narikala is an ancient fortress overlooking Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and the Mtkvari River.
Gremi
Fortress · 15th century · #5 in Georgia
Gremi is a 16th-century architectural monument – the royal citadel and the Church of the Archangels – in Kakheti, Georgia.
Petra (Lazica)
Ruin · #6 in Georgia
Petra was a fortified town on the eastern Black Sea coast, in Lazica in what is now western Georgia.
Khertvisi
Ruin · 10th century · #7 in Georgia
Khertvisi fortress is one of the oldest fortresses in Georgia and was functional throughout the Georgian feudal period.
Anacopia Fortress
Fortress · #8 in Georgia
Anakopia Fortress is an ancient military citadel in New Athos in the disputed Abkhazia, Georgia located some 22 km by road along the coast from…
Gori Fortress
Fortress · 13th century · #9 in Georgia
Gori Fortress is a medieval citadel in Georgia, situated above the city of Gori on a rocky hill.
Tmogvi
Ruin · 9th century · #10 in Georgia
Tmogvi or Tmkaberd is a ruined fortress and medieval town in the southern Georgian region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, on the left bank of the Kura River,…
Samshvilde
Ruin · 3rd century BC · #11 in Georgia
Samshvilde is a ruined fortified city and archaeological site in Georgia, in the country's south, near the homonymous modern-day village in the…
Ujarma Fortress
Fortress · 4th century · #12 in Georgia
Ujarma is a medieval fortress-town at the Outer Kakheti region, in the municipality of Sagarejo Municipality, Georgia.
Geguti
Ruin · 12th century · #13 in Georgia
The Royal Palace of Geguti was a Georgian royal palace active during the Middle Ages.
Shaori fortress
Ruin · 18th century BC · #14 in Georgia
The Shaori fortress is a prehistoric megalithic structure in the Akhalkalaki Municipality of Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia, situated on the rocky…
Birtvisi
Ruin · 10th century · #15 in Georgia
Birtvisi Fortress, commonly known as Birtvisi, is a ruined medieval fortress within the Birtvisi Natural Monument in Tetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo…
Atskuri Fortress
Fortress · 10th century · #16 in Georgia
Atskuri is a Georgian feudal fortress on the right bank of the Mtkvari River, approximately 30 kilometres from Borjomi, in the Samtskhe-Javakheti…
Abuli Fortress
Ruin · #17 in Georgia
The Abuli fortress is a prehistoric megalithic structure in the Akhalkalaki Municipality of Samtskhe–Javakheti, Georgia, located on the southern…
Khornabuji Castle
Ruin · 3rd century BC · #18 in Georgia
Khornabuji Castle, also sometimes known as the Fortress of Tamar, is an ancient castle in the eastern part of Georgia.
Batoni Castle
Palace & château · 17th century · #19 in Georgia
Batoni Castle, is a 17th–18th century architectural monument in Telavi, the principal city of Georgia's eastern region of Kakheti.
Okros Tsikhe (Golden Fortress)
Fortress · 13th century · #20 in Georgia
Okros Tsikhe is a medieval fortress in the Adigeni Municipality, in Georgia's southern region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, north of the village of Shoqa.
Romanov Palace (Likani)
Palace & château · 19th century · #21 in Georgia
Romanov Palace also known as Likani Palace, is a palace located in Likani, Georgia.
Orbeliani Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #22 in Georgia
The Presidential Palace, the Orbeliani Palace or the Atoneli Residence is the official residence of the president of Georgia since November 2018.
Skhvilo Castle
Castle · 14th century · #23 in Georgia
The Skhvilo fortress, also known as Skhvilo castle, is a medieval fortress located in the region of Shida Kartli, in Kaspi District, Georgia.
Bebristsikhe
Ruin · 4th century BC · #24 in Georgia
Bebris Tsikhe is an early medieval fortress in Georgia in the historical region of Kartli, Mtskheta.
Church of Bzyb
Ruin · 9th century · #25 in Georgia
The Bzyb Church is a ruined medieval Christian church at the village of Bzyb in Gagra District, Abkhazia/Georgia, on the right bank of the Bzyb River.
Fortress of Bagrati
Ruin · 10th century · #26 in Georgia
Bagrat's Castle is a ruined medieval castle near Sokhumi, Georgia’s breakaway republic of Abkhazia, close to the Black Sea coast.
Ksani Fortress
Fortress · 16th century · #27 in Georgia
The Ksani fortress, also known as the Mtkvari fortress, is a fortress in eastern Georgia, strategically perched on a mount overlooking the confluence…
Modinakhe fortress
Ruin · #28 in Georgia
Modinakhe is a Georgian fortress located high on the mountain in the city of Sachkhere in Imereti, Georgia. It is currently in ruins.
Bochorma Fortress
Ruin · 10th century · #29 in Georgia
The Bochorma fortress is a medieval architectural complex in eastern Georgia, located in the Tianeti Municipality in the region of Mtskheta-Mtianeti.
Redoubt Kali
Ruin · 19th century · #30 in Georgia
Redoubt Kali was a Russian fort on the east coast of the Black Sea. It was 10 miles north of Poti.
Avranlo Fortress
Ruin · 2nd century BC · #31 in Georgia
The Avranlo fortress is a megalithic structure in the Tsalka Municipality in Georgia's south-central region of Kvemo Kartli.
Chakvinji Fortress
Fortress · 8th century · #32 in Georgia
The Chakvinji fortress also known as Jikhashkari fortress is located at the municipality of Zugdidi at the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, in the…
Prince of Oldenburg Castle
Palace & château · 20th century · #33 in Georgia
The Prince of Oldenburg Castle was a residential and leisure building erected for Duke Alexander of Oldenburg on the Caucasian coast of the Black…
Cheremi historic site
Ruin · #34 in Georgia
The Cheremi historic site is a historic and archaeological site in eastern Georgia, situated in and around the modern village of Cheremi, Gurjaani…
Sukhumi fortress
Fortress · 2nd century · #35 in Georgia
The Sukhumi fortress, also known in its time as Sebastopolis, was a defensive structure built in the 2nd century AD on the Caucasian coast of the…
Amilakhvari Castle
Castle · 17th century · #36 in Georgia
The Amilakhvari castle is an architectural monument located at the village of Kvemo Chala, in Kaspi, Georgia.
Drisi Javakhaant Castle
Castle · #37 in Georgia
The Drisi Javakhaant castle also known as Javakhaant castle is a fortress located on top of a rock, on the left bank of the river Tedzami, 400 meters…
Queen Darejan's palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #38 in Georgia
The Palace of Queen Darejan, or Sachino, in the old town of the Georgian capital Tbilisi, was built in 1776 for Darejan, wife of King Erekle II, and…
Gagi Fortress
Fortress · 11th century · #39 in Georgia
Gagi Fortress is an 11th-century historic fortress in Marneuli Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia.
Surami Fortress
Fortress · #40 in Georgia
Surami Fortress is a medieval Georgian fortress in the region of Shida Kartli, in the Khashuri Municipality; it dominates the northern part of the…
Shervashidze Palace (Lykhny)
Ruin · 16th century · #41 in Georgia
The Sharvashidze Palace is a ruined structure in the village of Lykhny, Gudauta District in Abkhazia/Georgia.
Kldekari Fortress
Fortress · 9th century · #42 in Georgia
Kldekari Fortress is a historical fortress in Georgia, Trialeti, on a rocky peak of Trialeti Range near spa town Manglisi, Tetritsqaro Municipality.
Fortaleza de Zanavi
Ruin · #43 in Georgia
The Fortaleza de Zanavi is set in the small village of Didi Zanavi in the municipality of Adigeni in the southern part of the region of…
Uqimerioni Fortress
Fortress · 6th century · #44 in Georgia
Uqimerioni Fortress was a historical fortress in western Georgia, an important defensive structure of the Kingdom of Egrisi.
Tsebelda fortress
Ruin · #45 in Georgia
Tsebelda fortress is a Late Antique/Early Medieval fortification near the village of Tsebelda, in the eponymous valley, in Abkhazia, Georgia.
Rustavi Fortress
Ruin · #46 in Georgia
Rustavi Fortress, or Rustavi Castle, is a fortress on the territory of Kakheti; it was one of the castles built around Tbilisi to defend the capital.
Askana Fortress
Fortress · 4th century · #47 in Georgia
Askana Fortress is a medieval fortress in the Georgian region of Guria, in the Ozurgeti Municipality, in the village of Mtispiri.
Likhauri Fortress
Fortress · 12th century · #48 in Georgia
Likhauri Fortress is a medieval fortress in the Georgian region of Guria in the Ozurgeti Municipality between the villages of Likhauri and Chanieti.

Frequently asked questions

How many castles are in Georgia?

The Castle Map atlas maps 48 landmarks (5 castles · 16 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 22 ruins) in Georgia — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.

What is the most famous castle in Georgia?

Ananuri, ranked #428 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 16th century.

What is the oldest castle in Georgia?

The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Georgia is Shaori fortress, founded c. 1750 BC. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.

Where are most of the castles in Georgia?

They cluster thickest around Tbilisi — 22 of the atlas's landmarks within 100 km, then Batumi (8).