Dort Kilise Attractions

In Dört Kilise, a village overlooking the Çoruh about 5km/3mi south of Yusefeli (the district town), are a ruined fortress and chapel. About 8km/5mi further on, in a side valley, stands the Ohta Eklesia, a three-aisle Georgian basilica, rectangular in plan, dating from the 10th century The ornate exterior and part of the stone-tiled roof have survived. Fragments of paintings can be seen inside the choir and a medallion portrait of the church's patron adorns the vaulting of the east window. The ruin north of the basilica was a chapel. These two are all that remain of the four churches which once stood here (Dört Kilise meaning "four churches").