Svaneti

To the Svaneti Region

  We left Kutaisi and after a long drive, we entered the Caucasus mountains again in Georgia. This time, we were in the Svaneti region in the north west of the country….

Kutaisi

World Heritage in Kutaisi

We visited two sites of churches in Kutaisi, the third largest city in Georgia. The first was Bagrati Cathedral, which was on the hill. It was one of the three cathedrals…

Kutaisi

Delicious Chicken Tabaka

On the fourth day of our summer holiday in Georgia, we stayed for one night in Kutaisi, the third largest city in this country. From Gori to Kutaisi, it took about…

Gori

Gorgeous Stalin Museum

Gori, the city situated about 80km west of Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia, is famous only because it is the birthplace of Stalin. There is a magnificent Stalin Museum here….

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

The Chic Hotel and the Dinner in Kazbegi

In Kazbegi in the north of Georgia, we stayed in the Rooms Hotel. The village is spread on the gentle slope and this hotel is situated on top of it, so…

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

To Gergeti Trinity Church

The most famous picture of Georgia, the country in Caucasus, is the view of Gergeti Trinity Church, seen from Kazbegi village. We, too, came all the way into the mountains to see…

Stepantsminda (Kazbegi)

Georgia and Russia

We went north on the Military Highway in Georgia towards Kazbegi, whose current official name is Stepantsminda. On the way, we stopped at a supermarket in Gudauri, a ski resort, for…