Landscape in Upper Svaneti (Georgia) near Mestia.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Stepanzminda (Qasbegi) on the River Terek (Tergi) and the historic Georgian Military Highway, which links Georgia with the Russian Caucasus. The small border town in northeastern Georgia lies at an altitude of 1,700 metres.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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In the Caucasus Mountains on the way to Stepantsminda (Qasbegi) in northern Georgia.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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View from Stepantsminda (Qasbegi) of Georgia’s second or third highest mountain, Mount Kazbek (5,054 m), and the Church of the Holy Trinity on the mountain.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The mountains in the Khevsureti-Pshavi region (north-eastern Georgia).
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Snow still covers the higher mountains in the Khevsureti and Pshavi regions of north-eastern Georgia.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Bridge over troubled water in the Pshavi region of NE Georgia (Caucasia) - the Pshavis Aragvi river.
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A village on a mountainside in Lower Khevsureti (north-eastern Georgia, Caucasus).
(June 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Horses grazing freely in the countryside (Georgia, Caucasus). They usually stay outdoors during the summer and are rounded up when necessary.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The main street of Mestia, the main town of Upper Svaneti (Georgia, Caucasus)
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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