Orkhevi Monastery

Orkhevi Monastery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Orkhevi Monastery

Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.

Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.

How to reach Orkhevi Monastery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.89456, 43.73995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orkhevi Monastery

• Bateti Lake · lake · Tsalka Municipality · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bateti Lake · lake · Kareli Municipality · ~3 km · Must-see
• Khtsisi Joan the baptist · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~12 km · Must-see
• Church of Tsromi · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~14 km · Must-see
• Samtsevrisi Fortress · fort · Kareli Municipality · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nabakhtevi Virgin Mary Church · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ruisi Cathedral · church · Kareli Municipality · ~30 km · Must-see
• Surami Pass · viewpoint · Kharagauli Municipality · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rikoti Pass · viewpoint · Kharagauli Municipality · ~34 km · Must-see
• Avranlo fortress · fort · Tsalka Municipality · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tabatskuri Lake · lake · Kareli Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ateni Sioni Church · church · Tsalka Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ateni Sioni Church · church · Gori Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ateni Valley · viewpoint · Tsalka Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gori Fine Arts Center · museum · Gori Municipality · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gori Fortress · fort · Gori Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mtsvane Monastery · fort · Kharagauli Municipality · ~46 km · Must-see
• Zemo Nikozi church of the Deity · church · Gori Municipality · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orkhevi Monastery

Other churches near Orkhevi Monastery

• Khtsisi Joan the baptist · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~12 km · Must-see
• Church of Tsromi · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~14 km · Must-see
• Nabakhtevi Virgin Mary Church · church · Khashuri Municipality · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ruisi Cathedral · church · Kareli Municipality · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ateni Sioni Church · church · Tsalka Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ateni Sioni Church · church · Gori Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
• Zemo Nikozi church of the Deity · church · Gori Municipality · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Church · church · Tskhinvali · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ikorta church · church · Tskhinvali · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shoreti Monastery Complex · church · Aspindza Municipality · ~57 km · Must-see

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