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)
#Pferde, #horses, #animals, #Landschaften, #landscapes, #Berge, #mountains, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svaneti, #Ober_Swanetien, #Georgia, #Georgien, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia

One of the many stray dogs that can be found in Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus) and who follow tourists around in the hope of getting something to eat or at least a few strokes.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Hunde, #dogs, #stray_dogs, #animals, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svanetia, #Georgia, #Caucasus

View of the hamlets of Chazashi and (in the background) Murqmeli in the village cluster of Ushguli (Upper Svaneti, Georgia, Caucasus)
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A flower I don’t recognise in the area around Ushguli (Upper Svaneti), at an altitude of over 2,100 metres.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Blumen, #flowers, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svaneti, #Georgia, #Kaukasus, #Caucasia

The door of a small 12th-century church in Ushguli (Upper Svaneti). There are many churches of this age in the area.
(May 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#wood_carvings, #churches, #architecture, #Ushguli, #Upper_Svaneti, #Georgia, #Caucasus

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

Photograph from outside of the village of Ushguli, Georgia. Svaneti is an amazing mountainous region in the country of Georgia. #უშგული #ushguli #svaneti

Another view from Ushguli, Georgia #უშგული #ushguli #svaneti

#უშგული #ushguli #svaneti - photo from the village of Ushguli in the Svaneti region of Georgia.