Welcome to Georgia, the Peach State! Georgia gets this nicknamefrom one of its most famous crops. From the Blue Ridge Mountainsin the North to the beautiful beaches along the Atlantic Coast;from the thriving, bustling metropolis of Atlanta, to the relaxed,languid atmosphere of Savannah and the smaller cities and towns,this state in the southeastern United States has something tooffer everyone.

Atlanta (metropolitan population approx. 3.5 million), thelargest city in the southeastern United States, has become a worldclass city and was host of the 1996 Summer Olympics. Atlantanshave access to world class entertainment, including the AtlantaSymphony Orchestra (consistently ranked as one of the top Americanorchestras) and the Atlanta Opera, and the city boasts a vibrantnightlife and the busiest international airport in the world.

From the fouding of Georgia as Britain’s thirteenth colonyin 1733, to the tragedy of the American Civil War, to the CivilRights struggle led by one of Atlanta’s most famous sons, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., there is a strong sense of history tobe encountered at every turn in Georgia.

Welcome to Georgia, where there is truly something for everyone!

Sunrise over the old Champney plantation,
Altamaha River, Georgia, USA