Betania Monastery 
Betania Monastery (Georgian: ბეთანიის მონასტერი) –The monastery is rightfully called one of the best examples of Georgian temple architecture. The active male monastery, in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God, was founded in the 11th century. Historians and chronicles tell us almost nothing about Bethania, but the ancient frescoes of the temple, stone carvings and inscriptions, strict forms of architecture tell us about its past. The vast territory of the monastery was once surrounded by a massive wall and building boulders can still be found in the forest. According to legend, the holy Queen Tamara (Georgian: მეფე თამარი) often came to Betania in summer, to rest spiritually, to be alone, and to devote oneself entirely to prayer and supplication.
Amazingly, Bethania was a centuries-old ruin forgotten by all until the late 19th century, when an abandoned temple was accidentally discovered during a hunting trip. It was just before this terrible atheistic storm that it began to revive and became a functioning monastery. During Soviet times it was the only monastery where monastic and liturgical life continued, although officially the monks were formalized as museum caretakers. In 1978, Bethania became the first monastery to open during the Soviet era. The stone church built in the shape of a cross attracts not only lovers of ancient architecture, but also connoisseurs of iconography – ancient frescoes depicting the royal Georgian family, icons with scenes from the Bible have been preserved here, the altar of the church is richly decorated with plant ornamentation, among the weaves of which are inscribed short prayers or verses from the Psalm.
Kveseti Village (Georgian: სოფელი კვესეთი), Tbilisi Municipality (Georgian: თბილისი)