Lanchkhuti

Understand

thumb|Lanchkhuti theater Lanchkhuti was a village and gained town charter during Soviet era. Lanchkhuti is famous for Gurian horse riders, who participated in Wild West Shows in USA. Every year on the Orthodox Easter Monday finds in Schuchuti, 5 km east of lanchkhuti, the traditional Rugby Match "Leloburti". The economic development of Lanchkhuti began early 20th century with the connection to the railway line Samtredia-Batumi. Here were - and still are - agricultural products from the area processed.

Get around

thumb|Map of Lanchkhuti Municipality, in Georgian A small town, Lanckhuti is easily covered on foot. The town has no public transport system. Buses and minibuses (marshrutkas) operate only within the surrounding area. Taxis and marschrutkas in the surrounding area can be found on the main square and on arrival of a train at the train station. Cycling can be an option, also, but there are no bike rentals available. Taxis are cheap and cost 3-5 lari within the town.

See

thumb|Lanchkhuti - Monument on main square of a Gurian man, which represents the Gurian uprising from 1905.

In the city center there is the theater and a nice park.

Do

Despite Georgia's failure to score a major success since independence, football (soccer) remains the most popular sport in the country, and Lanchkhuti as well. The town has its , which participated in the Soviet Super League in 1980s and was very popular, so football is the main entertainment for local people. Even public institutions stop working during the match day. Attend traditional Leloburti (very similar to rugby) in Shukhuti on Easter Sunday. Leloburti is played Always on the Orthodox Easter Monday in villages Kvemo Shukhuti and Zemo Shukhuti (upper and lower-Shukhuti), which are about 5 km east of Lanchkhuti. Leloburti is a special rugby match against each other: The ball is made in a special ceremony. The villagers are fighting against each other bitterly After kickoff, and bleeding wounds are not uncommon. After the game, the winning team may drink wine from the ball. For visitors it is interesting to watch, to play along is not advised! Information about past games can be found on internet [http://caucasusreports.blogspot.com/2010/04/showdown-in-shukhuti.html Climb a cave in the village of . Fishing in the small rivers and lakes

Buy

There is Farmers Market (Bazari) and a lot of small stores in the center of the town.

Eat

Eating in Lanchkhuti is very cheap. Prices per person may be vary from US$5-10. Do not buy wine in restaurants as it's better to buy wine in a shop and take it in restaurant. The best choices are Corn bread, cheese, cucumber and tomato salad, eggplant with nuts, barbecue, kebab, Khachapuri, Beef with potatoes (Ojakhuri), fried chicken in garlic (Shkmeruli). Almost all cafes and restaurants can be found in the town center.

Drink

If you get invited to someone's house, your host may also offer you Georgian "chacha," an outrageously potent vodka distilled from grapes that is quite similar to Italian grappa.

Sleep

There is only one hotel in Lanchkhuti in the center of the town, but there is wide range of sleeping options outside the town, in resort Grigoleti.

Connect

There are 3 GSM operators of mobile phone service: Magticom, Geocell and Beeline.

Stay safe

Lanchkhuti is very safe for travelers. The crime rate is among the lowest in Europe. Most of the streets are illuminated at night. Police cars patrol the streets in the town and can help with any problem. Call 112 in any case of emergency (police, ambulance, fire). The Police Office can be found in the center of the town.

As of April 2024, it's been reported that the entire town is covered in garbage and overrun with aggressive street dogs.