Archaeological sights in Vardzia
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Tsunda
Opposite the slave market is the turning to the village of Nakalakevi, whose name means 'a city used to be here'. The city in question was Tsunda, which until the 9th century was the capital of Javakheti. Tsunda's remains are just east of the north end of the next village, Tmogvi, 1km further along the road: it's worth stopping to see Tsunda's beautifully ornamented 12th-century Church of St John the Baptist, with, curiously enough, a medieval stone lavatory next to it.
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