Tourist brochure helps visitors find Jewish monuments in Georgia

Monuments and museums of Jewish culture across Georgia are now easier to find thanks to a special new travel brochure unveiled in Tbilisi earlier today.

Printed in English and Hebrew, the illustrated book Georgia for the Jewish Travellers includes information on synagogues and Jewish history museums in Georgia, as well as general travel information on visiting the country.

The book was published by the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) and presented at the David Baazov Museum of History of the Jews of Georgia and Georgian-Jewish Relations.

The book includes information on specific sites and locations as well as general travel advice. Photo from press office of the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

It will become available at the museum venue as well as GNTA information centres in the country.

The publication of the new brochure is mainly aimed for Jewish visitors travelling to Georgia.

According to official figures 33,252 visitors entered Georgia from Israel over the first six months of this year, pointing to a 95.4% increase in visits compared to the same period of 2015.

The new brochure was unveiled at the David Baazov Museum of History of the Jews of Georgia and Georgian-Jewish Relations in Tbilisi. Photo from press office of the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

Many of the travellers come to Georgia looking to visit monuments of the Jewish cultural legacy, created and established in the country through centuries-long activities of the local Jewish population.

The new brochure follows the publication of the book Orthodox Pilgrimage to Georgia, unveiled by the GNTA earlier this month.

The 93-page catalogue is published in Georgian, Russian and English languages and features information on Orthodox Christian churches, frescoes and sacred items found across Georgia.