Weather
Georgia has a varied climate—warm and Mediterranean-like along the Black Sea coast, continental inland, with summer temperatures averaging 25°C to 30°C and winter temperatures ranging from -2°C to 7°C, colder in the mountains.
Currency
The official currency of Georgia is the Lari (GEL).
Time Zone
Georgia operates on Georgia Standard Time (GET), which is GMT+4 year-round.
Things to see & do
Wander the sulphur bathhouses and old town of Tbilisi, explore the clifftop monastery of David Gareja, and discover the medieval stone towers of Svaneti in the high Caucasus.
Cuisine
Sample khachapuri, a boat-shaped bread filled with cheese and topped with butter and egg, try khinkali, hearty soup dumplings twisted at the top, and taste qvevri wine, made using an ancient underground clay-vessel method.