The Georgian Military Road over the Jvari Pass to Gergeti Trinity Church under Mount Kazbek.
The Georgian Military Road runs north past Mtskheta and climbs into the Greater Caucasus, crosses the Jvari Pass at 2,379 metres and drops into the valley of Stepantsminda. Above the town, Gergeti Trinity Church stands alone on a ridge, with Mount Kazbek (5,054 m) rising behind it.
It is a long day and one of the most beautiful drives in the country, so we take it at an easy pace and stop wherever you want.
A 17th-century fortress with two churches on the shore of a turquoise reservoir.
The village where the White and Black Aragvi rivers meet. A good place for khinkali on the way back.
A round viewing balcony above the Devil's Valley, at about 2,200 metres.
The highest point of the road at 2,379 m, with mineral springs and walls of snow well into spring.
The town at the foot of Kazbek, for lunch and a walk.
A 14th-century church at 2,170 m. We drive you up, or you can hike there in about an hour and a half.
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Giant swords on the plateau where King David the Builder won Georgia's most famous battle in 1121.
Two or three days in the most remote corner of the Caucasus, reached by a dirt road over a 2,850 m pass.
Qvevri wine, Bodbe Monastery and the hilltop town of Sighnaghi above the Alazani Valley.