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This is not a cave, but it is a city hidden in the whole mountain.

This is not a cave, but it is a city hidden in the whole mountain.

A cave town in Georgia that was drilled into the mountains.

To serve as a refuge in the war era here ever.

There are over 6,000 rooms with churches, bedrooms, kitchens.

And space for tens of thousands of people, but finally

The city was also not a secret because of the great earthquake.

Make this hidden city exposed. Who wants

See, this cave town must go to Vardzia Cave Monastery. Look, sir.

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... Read moreถ้าใครชอบสถานที่แนว “มหานครใต้ภูเขา” แบบที่เห็นในหนังแฟนตาซี บอกเลยว่า Vardzia Cave Monastery ที่จอร์เจียให้ฟีลนั้นจริงๆ ค่ะ/ครับ ตอนแรกเราก็นึกว่าเป็นแค่ถ้ำท่องเที่ยวทั่วไป แต่พอไปถึงจะเห็นเลยว่าเขา “เจาะภูเขาทั้งลูก” ให้กลายเป็นเมืองถ้ำเป็นชั้นๆ เหมือนรังผึ้งขนาดยักษ์ มองจากข้างนอกยังตะลึง แล้วพอเดินเข้าไปยิ่งว้าวกว่าเดิม สิ่งที่ทำให้ที่นี่พิเศษคือมันไม่ได้มีแค่โพรงถ้ำ แต่เคยเป็นเมืองที่ใช้หลบภัยในยุคที่จอร์เจียต้องทำสงคราม (เคยใช้ซ่อนตัวจากกองทัพที่แข็งแกร่งมากในยุคนั้น) ภายในมีทั้งโบสถ์ ห้องนอน ห้องครัว ทางเดิน และอุโมงค์ทางเข้าออกลับๆ ว่ากันว่าในอดีตเคยมีห้องมากกว่า 6,000 ห้อง และสามารถรองรับคนได้เป็นหมื่นๆ คนเลยทีเดียว แม้ปัจจุบันจะเหลือให้เห็นแค่ “ส่วนหนึ่ง” เพราะเคยเกิดแผ่นดินไหวครั้งใหญ่จนพังไปหลายจุด แต่ส่วนที่เหลืออยู่ก็ยังอลังการมาก ทริคเล็กๆ สำหรับคนอยากไปตามรอย: แนะนำเผื่อเวลาเดินให้เยอะกว่าที่คิด เพราะเส้นทางเป็นแนวขึ้น-ลงตามหน้าผาและทางเดินในถ้ำ บางช่วงค่อนข้างแคบ ควรใส่รองเท้าที่เกาะพื้นดีๆ และพกน้ำติดมือ โดยเฉพาะวันที่อากาศร้อน เดินแล้วเหนื่อยง่าย อีกอย่างคือถ้าชอบถ่ายรูป ให้ไปช่วงเช้าหรือบ่ายแก่ๆ แสงจะช่วยให้ “ผนังภูเขาที่ถูกเจาะเป็นห้องๆ” ดูมีมิติ สวยมาก อีกจุดที่เราแนะนำคือให้สังเกตรายละเอียดระหว่างทาง เช่น ร่องรอยห้องต่างๆ ที่เหมือนถูกจัดเป็นโซนใช้งานจริง ไม่ได้ทำเพื่อโชว์นักท่องเที่ยวอย่างเดียว และถ้าได้แวะโซนโบสถ์/พื้นที่ศาสนา จะยิ่งรู้สึกถึงความเก่าแก่ระดับศตวรรษที่ 12 แบบจับต้องได้ โดยรวม Vardzia เป็นที่เที่ยวที่ “เล่าเรื่องประวัติศาสตร์” ได้สนุกมาก เหมาะกับคนที่อยากเห็นสถานที่มหัศจรรย์ที่มนุษย์เมื่อเกือบพันปีก่อนสร้างขึ้นจริงๆ ไปแล้วจะเข้าใจเลยว่าทำไมหลายคนถึงเรียกที่นี่ว่าเมืองที่ซ่อนอยู่ในภูเขาทั้งลูก

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