Georgia is situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, of the West and East, of the old world and the new. History's oldest vineyards are found here; Georgia was one of the first countries to embrace Christianity, preceded only by Armenia, in the fourth century; the Silk Route linking China with Italy passed though these mountains. Linguistically, Georgians do not speak Russian and do not use the Cyrillic alphabet: Georgian is an ancient and distinctive language, part of neither the Indo-European group nor the Turkic, and its written alphabet is one of only 14 in the world. Given all this, it's no wonder there's a rich and deep culture between the borders of this country, reflected in every aspect of life. Take a few minutes to investigate the cultural riches of Georgia in your search for the soul of the Caucasus.