Mountains of Georgia

Visiting the mountains of northern Georgia had been on my bucket list for years—and they didn’t disappoint. Truly wild and wonderful. Where Europe meets Asia. Dramatic scenery, welcoming people, amazing wine. All packaged together with a proud and complex history that stretches back thousands of years.

A small, white church with a cross on top, situated in a grassy field with trees, against a backdrop of forested mountains and a partly cloudy sky.
An elderly woman sitting outdoors on a piece of wood, holding a cane, with a rustic, green metal gate and natural wood logs behind her.
A mountain village at the base of snow-capped peaks, with a stream flowing through the valley and houses with stone walls and metal roofs.
Stone towers and buildings in a mountain village with greenery, under cloudy sky at sunset.
People participating in a religious ceremony inside a church, holding candles, with an icon of a saint on the wall behind them.
A white horse grazing on a grassy hillside with a medieval church on a hill and rugged mountains in the background.
Nighttime view of a hillside city with various illuminated houses and buildings, featuring a prominent historic brick church with a tall, pointed green roof in the center.
Cow standing in a green pasture with haystacks, trees, mountains in the background, wooden fence in the foreground, and a rusty gate to the right.
An elderly man wearing a hat and a blue sweater gardening behind a chain-link fence in front of a rustic house with boarded-up windows and laundry hanging on a clothesline.
A person standing on a rocky mountain ridge with arms outstretched, overlooking a sea of clouds and distant snow-capped mountains.
View of haystacks in a green field surrounded by a rustic wooden fence, with lush trees and mountains in the background under a clear sky.
A woman herding three cows along a rural dirt path with trees and wooden houses in the background.
Old weathered house with a corrugated metal lower wall and a framed upper section with multiple small windows covered with white curtains. A rusty boat is placed on a stone foundation in front. Surroundings include stone and wooden structures, a grav
Interior of a small chapel with white plastered walls and a curved wooden ceiling, decorated with numerous framed religious icons and paintings, a small arched window in the center letting in natural light.
Cloudy mountain landscape with fog rolling over dense forested hills and a prominent peak in the background.
A woman walks along a gravel street in a rural area with trees and old houses. There are parked cars, including a white Honda, and power poles with wires, with a green, hilly background.
An elderly woman in a dark jacket and headscarf standing outdoors in front of rustic buildings with mountains in the background. She holds a white cloth in her hand.
A small church with a cross on top, situated in a grassy field with trees, against a backdrop of green, rolling mountains under soft sunlight.
Sunrise over a mountain range with clouds covering the valleys and green hillside in the foreground.
A mountain range at sunrise, with the peaks silhouetted against a golden sky, and a layer of clouds below covering the landscape.
A woman hanging laundry on a clothesline outside a rustic, two-story wooden house with a stone foundation. Several pieces of fabric and clothing are hanging, and a ladder leans against the house. Overcast sky in the background.
A person riding a horse on a narrow village street with old stone and wood buildings, a cow walking nearby, and green mountains in the background.
A small stone church with two towers located on a hilltop in a mountainous landscape with rugged peaks in the background.
View through a doorway into a small, dimly-lit religious chapel featuring icons of Mary and Jesus, lit candles, and stone walls.
A man wearing a striped shirt, a hat, and gray pants standing on a grassy hillside holding a scythe, with rolling green fields, a house with a red roof, utility poles, and a sloped wooden fence in the background.
A white puppy lying down on a gravelly surface with a tall stone tower and cloudy sky in the background.
A scenic mountain village nestled in green hills with snow-capped mountains in the background.
A cow peering through a wooden fence with another cow in the background.
Three puppies sleeping on a wooden floor near a stone wall and a blue door.
A cow standing on a grassy hillside in front of an old stone tower with mountains in the background, illuminated by early morning or late afternoon sunlight.
An elderly woman with a cane walks past a stone wall with an arched opening, with green plants at the base.
A white horse grazing on a grassy hill in front of a mountain landscape with a small stone church on top of the hill.
A man wearing a light-colored t-shirt, dark pants, and a wide-brimmed hat stands outdoors, holding a stick, with smoke rising from a small fire on the ground near him. Behind him is a white pickup truck loaded with plastic crates, with a rural settin