Why go
Lomisa Castle crowns a ridge above the Lomisa Pass, where the ancient Georgian Military Road—once the artery of Silk Road caravans and Russian imperial armies—climbs toward the Caucasus. The fortress dates to the medieval period, built to command this strategic chokepoint between the Aragvi and Khevi valleys. Its crumbled stone walls and lonely tower still survey the same winding route that Tamar's armies, Persian traders, and later Soviet convoys followed. The site rewards hikers with silence broken only by wind and the occasional shepherd's bell, plus views that stretch from the snowline of Mount Lomis to the distant peaks of Kazbek. It is history felt in the lungs and underfoot.