What is "patardzeuli"

Patardzeuli , is a village in Eastern Georgia, in Sagarejo District, of Kakheti Region, located about 50 kilometers from Tbilisi, the capital.

It was known in the past mainly because was the home-town of the Georgian writer Giorgi Leonidze, to whom the public school is still dedicated. Currently, Patardzeuli is known for his beautiful surroundings, especially on the north side, bordering the Mariamjvari Nature Reserve, and because hosts two big schools: the above-mentioned public school, and the "Lyceum" Tsissière-Dirmelachvili (founded in 1996) where the students of the region have the opportunity to be initiated at the European languages (mainly French and English) and culture.

Such schools are frequented every day from hundreds of students, and both have a park, are equipped with basic IT infrastructure, and offer a vegetarian canteen to all students and teachers.