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This bridge should be used instead of the old wooden bridge, which no longer exists

Do not run in rain, strong wind or darkness. Well signposted, but some very steep, narrow trails with danger of slipping

Georgian primitivist painter, orphaned at a young age, was characterized by the naïve, childlike simplicity of his subject matter and technique. He taught himself to paint as a child, creating his own oil for painting, and his specialty was painting directly onto black oil cloth.

A monument to the famous Georgian philosopher.

This bridge no longer exists. We used the metal bridge that the rangers recommended.

It still has some space!

Dartlo is considered the most beautiful mountain village in Tusheti. And rightly so. There are also a few hotels and cafes with WiFi. It is fun to climb through the small village in search of beautiful photo motifs. You can also camp below the village.

One of the 13 Syrian Fathers (nice to have 13 here! 😅) who brought Christianity to Georgia was David. It is clear that this was not an easy or peaceful process; one of them put out the eternal fire in a Zoroastrian temple and was stoned by the governor for it. After being accused in Tbilisi, where he preached, David went to the Gareja wasteland (here) and founded this monastery (Lavra Monastery, 6th century). The idea seemed to become fashionable, and his students founded a total of twelve cave monasteries nearby. And the conditions were not easy! The water problem was solved by using extremely long gutters across the entire sandstone rock slanted towards the southwest (like gutters on a roof! Except that the "rock roof" is 50x100m - so even when it rarely rains, a lot of water accumulates!) into the cisterns. Gardens were laid out in the shade of the rocks, etc. In the 9th century, the caves were expanded and decorated with frescoes.