#12 – Kazbegi, GEORGIA
A very photogenic hilltop church in a remote village of northern Georgia
In the far north of Georgia, in the Caucasus Mountains just south of the Chechen Republic, Russia, sits a 14th-century church above the village of Kazbegi (2,200) – also known as Stepantsminda. It has become a symbol of Georgia for its photogenic hilltop setting with the majestic Mount Kazbek rising behind it. A rough and steep circuitous 6 km motor track leads up to the church from the nearby village, however, hike the shortcut for an incredible experience.
Kazbegi village, Georgia
Tsminda Sameba Church near Kazbegi, Georgia
The above article appears in the December 2014 issue of Globerovers Magazine
