Kvareli

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Kvareli ყვარელი
Town
UTC+4 (Georgian Time)
Area code	4800
Distance from Tbilisi	161 km

Kvareli (Georgian: ყვარელი, pronounced [qʼʷaɾeli]) is a town in northeastern in Kakheti Province, Georgia. Located in the Alazani Valley, near the foothills of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it was the birthplace of Georgian author Ilia Chavchavadze, whose one-storied house is preserved as a local museum.

The area is in the center of the Kakheti

wine, a semisweet red variety.

Notable people

Notable people who are from or have resided in Kvareli:

• Ilia Chavchavadze, writer, poet.
• Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian theater director
• Ilia Beroshvili, I.Chavchavadze Museum Director

See also

• Kakheti
• Gremi
• Tsinandali

References