点评:The drive to Rabati Fortress was just over an hour and we arrived around 5PM. This attraction was the undoubted star of the day and I could have easily spent half a day there. We had around an hour so I went straight into the inner fortress (20 Gel entry - buy the ticket at the castle entrance, the opposite end to the inner fortress) and wandered round as the light faded.
There were beautiful gardens, a mosque, various pavilions and the ramparts and towers. I didn't get time to visit the citadel or the museum. Inside the outer walls were shops and restaurants as well as the walls themselves and towers. Everything was well preserved/restored and labelled.
The fortress was originally a 9th century creation and actually held against Tamerlane in the 14th century before being handed over to the Turks in 1590 then surrendered by them in 1829 to the Russian Empire, of which Georgia was a protectorate.
The buildings were heavily restored in 2010 to improve tourism and it certainly worked. There were also lots of affectionate dogs in the lower fortress which helped too.
翻译:前往拉巴蒂堡垒的车程一个多小时,我们在下午5点左右抵达。这里无疑是当天最值得一游的景点,我本可以轻松地在那里待上半天。由于时间有限,我们只有一小时左右,于是我立刻进入了堡垒内部(门票20格鲁吉亚拉里——请在城堡入口处购买门票,入口位于通往内堡路径的另一端),在天色渐暗时四处游览了一番。
那里有美丽的花园、一座清真寺、多处亭台楼阁,还有城墙与塔楼。我没来得及参观城堡或博物馆。外城墙内有商店和餐馆,还有城墙本身以及塔楼。所有建筑都保存/修复得很好,并设有说明牌。
这座要塞始建于9世纪,曾在14世纪成功抵御了帖木儿的进攻;1590年归顺土耳其人,后又于1829年由土耳其人交给俄罗斯帝国,当时格鲁吉亚是俄罗斯帝国的保护国。2010年,这些建筑经历了大规模修复以促进旅游业发展,效果确实显著。下层堡垒里还有许多讨人喜欢的狗狗,这也起到了助益。