Sighnaghi is a town in Georgia's easternmost region of Kakheti. Sighnaghi has recently undergone a fundamental reconstruction program and has become an important centre of Georgia's tourist industry.
At the elevation of about 790 m above seal level, the town overlooks the Alazani Valley and faces the Greater Caucasus Mountains. On the day when visited the place it was nice and very clear weather with fantastic views of the white mountain peaks of Caucasus.
The town has a well preserved defensive wall around a big area. The wall was build of the settlements in the valley, so people could seek shelter when invaders came.
The picture of the communist monument at the entrance to the town shows the focus of Georgian culture: Wein vieb und gesang (Wine, Women and Song - op. 333 is a waltz by Johann Strauss II).
And cabbage seems to be an important part of the local diet.
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