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09/06/2023

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03/06/2023

Random scenes and landscapes of Georgia.

1. Chailuri Castle (around 16th century)
2. Flock of sheep crossing a country road
3. Vineyards

31/05/2023

It has been over a year that I travelled through Georgia (the country, not the state...). Time to post more pictures from that trip and reminiscing...

Here's Sighnaghi. Sighnaghi is located in the eastern part of Georgia, famous for its wineries and a 4-km long wall from the 18th century. The wall surrounded Sighnaghi and the town provided refuge to all the neighboring villages. Each village had its own tower with a mechanical gateway for quick opening/closing in times of emergency. There were 28 towers and villagers helped with construction of their respective tower.

Today only part of the restored wall is accessible but offers nice views of Sighnaghi and the surrounding landscape.

08/05/2023

A woman is seen praying inside the green tomb (Yeşil Türbe) in Bursa, Türkiye.
The mausoleum was built in 1421 for the fifth Ottoman Sultan Mehmed I and is covered - inside and outside - with blue-green tiles that give the tomb its name.

31/03/2023

Gremi, once the capital of the Kingdom of Kakheti, was founded by Levan (King Leon) of Kakheti in 1565.
It served as royal residence and lively trading town on the Silk Road before it was razed to the ground by the armies of Shah Abbas I of Persia in 1615, and was never rebuild.

What has survived is the royal citadel, the Church of the Archangels and a secret tunnel leading down to the Ints’obi River.

Since 2007 the complex has been on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

21/12/2022

Alaverdi Monastery, Georgia.

Founded by an assyrian monk, the monastery dates back to the 6th century. The word Alaverdi originates from turkish, meaning 'god-given' (Allah + verdi = given by god). However, in Georgian Alaverdi is also the person to have the honor to speak first after the toastmaster.

The monastery has been destroyed (either by invasions or earthquakes) and rebuilt several times in its history. The present day cathedral was built in the 11th century and is the second tallest religious building (after the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi) in Georgia.

In 2007 it was added to the tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage sites.

13/12/2022

Kvetera Fortress and church

The fortress dates back to the 8th century and was an important city in the Kingdom of Kakheti and in the Kingdom of Georgia in its golden age under Queen Tamar (1184-1213 AD).
There is little left of the fortified castle itself, but parts of the defensive walls, towers and city gate are still there.
There is no mention of Kvetera from the 13th century on, which makes historians believe that the town was abandoned, possibly during the Mongol invasion of Georgia.

The church was built in the 10th century and underwent restoration at the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s. It is a small and light architecture built from local tuffa stone and has glazed blue tiles on its roof. The church was added to the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2007.

Legend has it that the last ruler Kalamnidze first asked his brother-in-law to pay taxes and then killed him after unfriendly words were exchanged. When Kalamnidze’s wife Tia heard of the murder of her brother, she poisoned the food and the same night the whole Kalamnidze family died. Tia then set the palace on fire and left. The legend continues with Tia accidentally throwing her baby son in the river and to this day many elderly people of nearby towns believe the fortress is cursed.

08/12/2022

Still Georgia (the country, not the state), still Mount Kazbek, still so beautiful.
What's new is the horsies 🐴🐴

28/11/2022

Mount Kazbek is a volcanic mountain in the caucasus, right on the border with Russia. With 5054m (16581 ft) it is the third-highest peak in Georgia.

Legend has it that Amirani, the Georgian version of Prometheus, was chained on the mountain in punishment for having stolen fire from the gods and giving it to mortals.

25/11/2022

I went back to Gergeti Trinity Church the next morning to get some cloudless shots. And I was gifted with a beautiful sunrise from behind the caucasian mountains.
All I had to do was get up at 4 am.