Beautiful Mountains of Kazbegi

Beautiful Mountains of Kazbegi

If you want to see the real beauty of Caucasus Mountains you should visit Stepantsminda (Kazbegi). Astonishing place with astonishing views, place that will get into your mind and will compel you to think about the world and your place in it.



In just two hours from Tbilisi, we got into the place. Everything was so green, the place with its houses where just like the drawing! I couldn't even imagine to see such a beauty!



Stepantsminda was named after a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan, who constructed a hermitage at this location on what later became the Georgian Military Road.  It came under the control of a local feudal magnate, the Chopikashvili clan, who were in charge of collecting tolls on travelers in the area in the late 18th century. After the expansion of the Russian Empire into the Kingdom of Georgia in the early 19th century, the people of the region revolted against Russian rule. However, the local lord Gabriel Chopikashvili, son of Kazi-Beg, remained steadfast in his loyalty to Russia and helped to suppress the revolt. In return, he was promoted to officer in the Russian Army. He adopted the surname Kazbegi, and the village under his control was also frequently referred to as "Kazbegi". The name was officially changed to Kazbegi already under the Soviet rule in 1925. Gabriel Chopikashvili-Kazbegi's grandson was the famed Georgian writer Alexander Kazbegi, who was born in this town. In 2006, the town reverted to its original name of Stepantsiminda.


In order to see the whole beauty of Stepantsminda, one should see the Gergeti Trinity Church. In order to get there, you should walk 2 hours, its a great place for those who love mountain climbing.


Local attractions include the Alexander Kazbegi Museum and Ethnographic Museum in town, as well as Mount Kazbegi itself and the alpine meadows and forests of the surrounding Kazbegi Nature Reserve.


The place is just another part of Georgia Worth Visiting.


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