The Georgian National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation will reconstruct Slesa Fortress near Atskuri village of the Akhaltsikhe Municipality.

According to the Agency, the rehabilitation project will involve the strengthening, restoration, and conservation of the fortress walls, towers, fences, bastions, and supporting structures. Also, under the supervision of archaeologists, the end of the tunnel on the banks of the Mtkvari River will be cleaned. The access and internal paths to the fortress and the surrounding area will be arranged.

“The reconstruction works will significantly improve the current state of the fortress,” the Agency said.

Slesa is a medieval fortress in Georgia, located in the Akhaltsikhe Municipality in the Samtskhe–Javakheti region. The fortress, now in a ruinous state, and a better preserved tower, strategically perched on two adjoining hills, guarding the southern approaches to the heartland of Georgia through the Borjomi valley. The fortress has been inscribed on the list of the Immovable Cultural Monuments of National Significance since 2006.