2 Hidden Destinations in Asia

Georgia

Destinations

Chiatura

Georgia · Imereti

In this remote Georgian mining town, residents navigate breathtaking vertical drops daily aboard a sprawling, decrepit network of Soviet-era cable cars known locally as 'Stalin's Rope Roads'.

Perched dramatically in a steep river valley, Chiatura is a living monument to industrial history, where the primary mode of public transpor...

Vardzia Cave Monastery

Georgia · Samtskhe-Javakheti

Carved directly into the side of an imposing cliff face, this ancient Georgian city is a sprawling underground labyrinth of monasteries, homes, and churches.

Hidden within the Erusheti Mountain, Vardzia is not just a monastery but an entire medieval cave city dating back to the 12th century. This ...