Motena Cave Natural Monument
Motena Cave Natural Monument () is a karst cave located 0.7 km to the south from village (Pirveli Baldi ) in Martvili Municipality in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region of Georgia, 437 meters above sea level. Cave is located on left bank of Abasha river. In Middle Ages Motena cave was integral part of the now lost fortress. Morphology. Motena Cave is a karst cave, formed in Askhi karst massif. The total length of the cave is 75 m. It has two storey with big hall on each connected by a narrow passage. The first hall is 30 m  in length and 24–25 m in height. Cave is naturally decorated with many stalactites, stalagmites, travertine cascades and cave curtains. Part of the cave has collapsed and mortared stone wall is protecting cave interior. Fauna. The inhabitants of the cave are spiders and insects, namely "Trachysphaera, Heteromurus, Lepidocyrtus, Tomocerus, Sphaerozetes, Chamobates, Porobelba, Adaugammarus, Parasitus, Pergamasus, Xiphocaridinella, Troglocaridicola, Scutariella," and "Tectocepheus."