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Village

Pit’areti

Local name: ფიტარეთის მონასტერი

Located in Kvemo Kartli, Georgia Coordinates: 41°28′46″ N 44°19′11″ E

Map showing the location of Pit’areti Pit’areti
Location in Georgia
Elevation
856 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+04:00
Asia/Tbilisi · UTC+04:00
When to go
JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
TBS Tbilisi International Airport57 km
LWN Shirak International Airport90 km

About Pit’areti

Pit’areti is a village. Location: Kvemo Kartli, Georgia. Elevation: 856 m.

From Wikipedia

Pitareti Monastery (Georgian: ფიტარეთის მონასტერი) is a medieval Orthodox Christian monastery in Georgia, approximately 26 km southwest of the town of Tetritsqaro, Kvemo Kartli, southwest of the nation's capital Tbilisi. The Pitareti monastery consists of the Theotokos church, a belfry, the ruined wall and several smaller accessory buildings. The main church appears to have been built in the reign of George IV early in the 13th century.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
13th century
Heritage designation
Cultural Monuments of National Importance of Georgia

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Pit’areti

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 34 mm

Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (107 mm)
Driest month
December (20 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Pit’areti
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°17°19°24°27°27°23°17°12°8°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°4°9°11°15°15°12°7°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)22324069107101665648503420

Other places to visit in this season: June September

How to get to Pit’areti

The nearest airport is Tbilisi International Airport (TBS), 57 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tbilisi, 49 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Tbilisi International Airport (TBS) Tbilisi 57 kmeast
  • Shirak International Airport (LWN) Gyumri 90 kmsouthwest
  • Kars Airport (KSY) Kars 144 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tbilisi Population: 1M 49 kmnortheast
  • Rustavi Population: 128.2K 56 kmeast
  • Kutaisi Population: 135.2K 161 kmnorthwest
  • Iğdır Population: 101.7K 174 kmsouth
  • Ganja Population: 330.7K 193 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pit’areti

Within 100 km: 25 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Tsughrughasheni Church Attraction 21 kmSE

25–60 km29 places

  • Mta Tavk’vetili Mountain 55 kmNW
  • Didi Liakhvi River 58 kmN
  • Church of Holy Etchmiadzin Attraction 48 kmNE
  • Kvemo Bethlehem Church Attraction 47 kmNE

60–100 km39 places

  • Ufak Adası Island 100 kmW
  • Kaçak Adası Island 99 kmW
  • Büyük Ada Island 97 kmSW
  • Rus Adası Island 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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