Things to Do in Artvin: Places and Attractions

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Oltisi Church or Oltu Castle Church is a medieval Georgian church in Oltu Castle in the center of Oltu city in Erzurum province.

Oshki is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery from the second half of the 10th century located in the historic province of Tao, now part of the territory of Turkey. The main church, dedicated to St John the Baptist, was built between 963 and 973. The monastery is located in the village of Çamlıyamaç, in northeastern Erzurum Province, bordering Artvin Province.

Parhali Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery located in Altıparmak village, Yusufeli district, Artvin province, Turkey. The main church and two chapels from the monastery complex, built in the 9th-10th centuries, have survived to the present day.

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Doliskana is a medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery in the Medieval Georgian kingdom of Klarjeti. It was used as a mosque, now abandoned. Its construction was finished in the mid-10th century, during the rule of Sumbat I of Iberia.

Peterek Castle is a historic site located in Çevreli village, Yusufeli district, Artvin. The structure, built on bedrock on a hill overlooking the Çoruh valley, is thought to have been constructed by the Bagratids in the Middle Ages. The castle is close to the road leading to the village center and is easily accessible as there are no protective barriers around it. Its interior has an oval plan measuring approximately 35.00x30.30 meters and includes a cistern built for water storage.

Otkhta is a 10th-century Georgian monastery which was built in 961–965 by Davit Kurapalat and renewed in 978–1001. Georgian monastery and cathedral church located in Dörtkilise, the town of Yusufeli, Artvin Province, Turkey. Otkhta is one of the large cathedrals in Tao-Klarjeti, with Oshki, Ishkhani and khakhuli, and one version that is why it is called Otkhta, which means in English "from fourth".

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Esbeki Castle is a medieval castle located in the village of Tivasori in the historical Tao region. Today it is in Darıca village of Yusufeli district, Artvin province. It is believed that the castle, whose ruins have survived to the present day, was established to protect the Esbeki Monastery right next to it.

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