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Abastumani Observatory Photo by Tbel Abuseridze

A vision of the past: stargazing at Abastumani Observatory in Georgia

Beach resorts not really your thing? How about a trip to an old Czarist era spa and resort town, hidden away from the world in the forests of the Borjomi-Kharaguli National Park in south-east Georgia? For centuries this region has been known amongst locals for its crisp refreshing air, coniferous forests and rejuvenating thermal waters, yet it wasnโ€™t until the 1850โ€™s that it attracted outside...