In western Georgia, just 35 km from the Black Sea coast is located Zugdidi the administrative center of Samegrelo.
The city's name comes from the Colchis word “zugi "which means -" hill "," mountain ", (Zugdidi - big hill). The town was first mentioned in historical sources from the 17th century. He was a major political, cultural and administrative center of Odishi.
Unlike from other cities Zugdidi has no a rich history, but it is an still interesting and attractive city for tourists. In the city is the famous palace of a noble family Dadiani. The palace has retained many important religious sites and museum exhibits, which attract thousands of tourists every year.
The museum was founded by David Dadiani. More than 45000 of the palace museum exhibits are kept in the museum. The most important of these are the garment of the Saint Mary and the mask of Napoleon Bonaparte. Every year in August, the garment of St. Mary take out and a lot number of people visit the palace that day, to pray before the robe of the Virgin. Archbishop brought the garment of St. Mary to Georgia after the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
The very rich library is located in the museum, it holds: unique manuscripts, rare books and even books from the private library of Napoleon. More than 200 weapons are located in the Museum.
Museum complex consists of the main palace, the palace Niko Dadiani, the Cathedral and the Botanical Garden. To build and create a botanical garden, David invited famous gardener.
The infrastructure of the city is developing day by day. The city has many restaurants and cafes, where you can taste very delicious dishes.
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