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Luckily forChiatura, ithadoneof the
mostpowerfulbenefactors in theworld–
onewhoowed thecityhis life.
JosephStalinwasborn innearbyGori,
but becameawantedmanwhen the
Bolsheviks challengedGeorgia’s ruling
Mensheviks. Theyoung rebelwent into
hiding in thecavesaroundChiaturaand
quicklybecamea local legend, insisting
hebeknownasSergeantMajorKobaand
settingupaprintingpressandprotec-
tion racket.
Years later,whenChiaturaneeded
help, Stalinwas leader andobliged. In
1954, 17 rope roadswent up, connecting
the townwith theminesuphigh.Many
TampaCableCar, Brasov, Romania
Brasov, inRomania’s ruggedTransylvania
region, is known formedieval walls, Gothic
buildings, and the red roofs of its old town.
Toget abird’s-eye view, look no further
than the city’s cable car, which hoists visi-
tors to the topofMount Tampa,
at an altitudeof almost 1km.
DubrovnikCableCar, Dubrovnik, Croatia
So stunning isDubrovnik’s old town that
it’s oneof the settings for popular fantasy
TV series
Gameof Thrones
. Toget the
highest viewof thewalled city, hopon its
cable car, first opened in 1969 and restored
in 2010, onwhich you’ll be lifted to the top
ofMount Srdj.
GETTINGWIRED
Soarwith thebirds through
Chiatura’s valley for an
unparalleled view
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