9 Reasons You Should Visit Georgia Now!

A country that is blessed with diverse landscapes as well as multicultural people is Georgia. It is surrounded by the Caucasus Mountains to the north, the Black Sea to the west and dry deserts to the south. It is bordered by Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.

Georgia is becoming one of the most loved destinations in Europe.

9 reasons you must visit Georgia.

1. Tbilisi: An eclectic melting pot

Tbilisi is a city that inspires!

Hanging balconies, Persian-style sulfur baths clad in turquoise mosaics, unique art nouveau buildings falling into disrepair sitting side by side with futuristic glass structures will surely take your breath away.

The Georgian capital is a beautiful city surrounded by mountains on all three sides besides the banks of the Mtkvari River.

Fact: Archeologists trace the first settlement in today's Tbilisi to the 4th millennium B.C.

The Old Town reveals old Georgian and Armenian churches, mosques and synagogues and even the ruins of the most northern Zoroastrian fire temple.

2. Ushguli: Europe's highest village

A village all the way up on the Caucasus Mountains around 2,200 meters above sea level is Europe's highest continuously inhabited settlement.

Sitting at the foot of Mount Shkhara, Georgia's highest point, Ushguli is famous for the medieval defensive towers connected to each house.

Fact: Ushguli and the region of Upper Svaneti are classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

3. The birthplace of wine

Georgia is one of the world's oldest wine regions.

Facts: In 2003, archaeologists found evidence that Stone Age people were producing wine here up to 8,000 years ago.

The country's ancient tradition of fermenting grape juice in clay vessels, known as kvevris, has made it onto UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

There are hundreds of indigenous grape varieties, and Georgian wine is slowly gaining recognition globally.

4. Mysterious cave cities

Visit Georgia only to explore the caves. It is home to some of the most unusual cave cities in Europe.

The oldest is Uplitstsikhe, an ancient settlement that resembles a lunar landscape. Others include Davit Gareja, a vast monastic complex carved into the rock of Mount Gareja, andVardzia, a spectacular underground city that once housed 2,000 monks.

5. Supra: A traditional Georgian feast

And if you are a foody then you have to taste it at least once.

Tasting Georgian supra, or feast, is like experiencing Georgia.

Khachapuri - the local cheese bread, the most famous being the Adjaran variety.

It's a baked bread boat filled with gooey, melted, tangy sulguni cheese, a whole egg yolk and some slivers of butter.

Khinkhali dumplings - come with a spiced meat filling that releases its juices when cooked, so you have to suck out the stock before eating.

Then there are delectable walnut dressing salads, bean stews cooked with fragrant cilantro and shashlik, tender marinated meat cooked on a kebab skewer.

6. Remote mountain villages

Khevsureti and Tusheti are mountain villages in the Caucasus Mountains are home to spectacular medieval villages with small communities that still retain their ancient pagan traditions.

You can also find the ruined fortress of Mutso and the settlement of Shatili in Khevsureti.

Tusheti is a cluster of communities, kind of like a Georgian Shangri La, full of old towers, churches, villages and spectacular mountain scenery with wild flowers and trees with leaves that almost look golden.

Fact: The village of Omalo in Tusheti is only accessible via the Abano Pass, at an altitude of 2,850 meters.

7. Europe's most surreal museum

Found of museums? Then visit Stalin's hometown, Gori, and the bizarre Joseph Stalin Museum.

There are also various statues, his death mask, carpets and frescoes featuring the dear leader's face, his personal green railway carriage and -- the star attraction -- his one-bedroom childhood home preserved in perfect condition.

The museum has been criticized for being a "falsification of history" and an example of "Soviet propaganda."