Kintsvisi monastery is located in 3 km from the village of Kintsvisi, Kareli region, on one of the highlands of the gorge of river Dzama. The monastery complex consists of churches of St. Nicholas, Virgin Mary, St. George, remnants of a fence and a two-level built-in bell tower. It was founded on the edge of XII-XIII centuries by order of the Royal court. The core building of the complex is the center-dome cathedral of St. Nicholas. Painting of Kintsvisi performed in the beginning of XII century on special order of Mtsignobartukhutsesi Anton Glonistavisdze, is outstanding. Here are murals of donators (on the northern wall – Giorgi III, Tamar and Lasha Giorgi, as well as Zaza Tsitsishvili-Panaskerteli, on the western wall – Anton Glonistavisdze with the model of a church in his hand), and religious scenes (on the western wall St. Nicholas, Ioane Zedazneli and David Garejeli are portrayed).

A seriously damaged hall church of Virgin Mary dating XII-XIII centuries is located on the riverside of river Dzama, on the slope.

A small hall church of St. George which stands by the western wall of St. Nicholas cathedral was built in the late feudal times (XVI-XVIII cc.).

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