Traditional hats made of felt and still worn by Svaneti an men. The black one is worn in mourning for the deceased. The felt cap on the right is an older, larger typ for everyday wear.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Kopfbedeckungen, #headwear, #Filzkappen, #felt_caps, #Handarbeit, #handcrafted, #Svaneti, #Swanetien, #Georgien, #Georgia, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia

Landscape in Lower Svaneti (western Georgia, Caucasia) with mountains over 2.000 m height.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rûdiger Benninghaus)
#Landschaften, #landscapes, #Berge, #mountains, #Lashkheti, #Svanetia, #Swanetien, #Georgien, #Georgia, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia

In 1984 was this tower in Lentekhi (Lower Svanetia) effected, although these towers are typical for Upper Svanetia (Georgia). The tower serves as a small museum (better called a collection of ethnographic items and historical Fotographen).
(May 2026)
(Foto: @ Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Türme, #towers, #Wachtürme, #Wehrtürme, #Architektur, #architecture, #Svanetia, #Swanetien, #Georgien, #Georgia, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia

In Ober-#Swanetien sind die Wohn-Türme traditionell der Stolz der Familien. In Mestia werden sie nach Sonnenuntergang angestrahlt.
#Georgien

Atemberaubender Blick auf die beiden Gipfel Ushba - der Schreckliche - im georgischen Kaukasus (4737 bzw. 4698 m über NN) , Ober-#Swanetien.
#Georgien

#georgien #georgia #ushguli #hiking #travelling #landscape #landscapephotography #landschaftsfotografie #swanetien #svaneti