Kaukasus-Reisen: Kakheti

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10.03.2010

26.10.2009

18.10.2009

The Colors of Autumn in Kakheti

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Kabali River

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A house

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Walnut tree

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Pepper

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Grijsz

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Kabali Bazar

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Kabali Bazar

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Black Smith, Kabali Bazar

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"for sale" Kabali Bazar

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Water Buffalo

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Alley

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Something tasty here

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The little girl

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Walnut Tree

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Dumper

11.10.2009

30.05.2009

Kakheti View

From Art Club Caucasus works by various artists

See full size here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/caucasus/3578765975/sizes/o/

05.03.2009

Where has the tasty bread gone in Tbilisi ?

Georgia, a short time ago still famous for the tasty bread, must be in a deep crisis. The good bread is gone ! There was still good bread all over Tbilisi 4-5 years ago, but now very rarely to find. There is no bread to eat anymore in Old Town, what is not sticky, tasteless, ugly and worthless. I started to complain in the small shops nearby, to change bread deliverers, without any success so far.

That is indeed a crisis, when taste, quality and performance of bread is loosing so fast in a land with thousands of years in bakery tradition.

I think of importing my bread from other regions of Georgia, allthough there bread seems to be also an endangered species. One of the best breads you can get is made in the village Kvemo Alvani, not far from Alaverdi Church in Northern Kakheti. See image above. That bread is still tasty after 3-4 days, but of course the best, when still warm ;-)

18.02.2009

Alaverdi, Kakheti Region

Alaverdi, originally uploaded by grijsz.

"Earliest structures of Alaverdi (Geo. ალავერდი) monastery date back to 6th century. The present day surviving cathedral is part of an 11th century Georgian Orthodox monastery. Located in 20 km from Telavi, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia.

The Monastery was founded by the Assyrian monk Joseph (Yoseb, Amba) Alaverdeli, who came from Antioch and settled in Alaverdi, then a small village and the former pagan religious center dedicated to moon. At the beginning of XI century Kakhetian King Kvirike the Great built a cathedral in the place of a small church of St. George, which today is know as Alaverdi Cathedral. Alaverdi is the second tallest, after the recently consecrated Tbilisi Sameba Cathedral, religious building in the country and its height is more than 55 meters."
Wikipedia

11.02.2009

Bazar Kabali early morning, Eastern Georgia

Impressions from a country bazar in the Caucasus, Eastern Georgia

26.09.2008

Join the Harvest in Kakheti

via Georgian Tourism Association

Dear friends,

Biological Farming Association Elkana invites you to participate in harvest that will take place in Gurjaani. You will have an opportunity to collect and buy Rkatsiteli grape (1kg. 0.50 Tetri), also take part in pressing wine in Kvevri and order wine to the farmer’s family that will be ready for New Year (1 liter 3 Lari).

You can also get wine in Tbilisi at Elkana office.

While pressing wine you will be offered to taste Georgian cuisine (khinkali, barbeque, guda cheese, dedas puri) accompanied with Gurjaani folk group “Gushin Shvidni”.

If you are interested in participating in farmer’s support event please contact us not later than September 26 at 12:00 p.m.

Mini buses will departure from Respublika square at 10:00 a.m on September 28.

Katy Kasrashvili

Tourism and Rural Development Project /Assistant
E-mail: ruraltourism1@elkana.org.ge
www.ruraltourism.ge
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Elkana - Biological Farming Association
Address: 16th Plot, 3rd Delisi Street
Tel.: / +995 32 / 32 83 21
Fax: / +995 32 / 53 64 87
E-mail:biofarm@elkana.org.ge
www.elkana.org.ge

26.11.2007

Gods Mothers Church in Darba

The Gods Mothers Church in Darba, Kakheti. In Georgian its called "ღვთისმშობელი" [gvtismshobeli], dedicated to Maria. The Church is situated about 8 km north of Kachreti. Kachreti is situated between Sagaredjo and Bakurtsikhe on the main road from Tbilisi to Telavi.

The village Darba is home of Pridon Beroshvili and his ancestors until they and the other villagers were moved by order of Khrushchev in 1964 to Kachreti.

Here is a tomb of the family of the Beroshvili's. It is probably not much older than 200 years. The Church is a Basilika type, I think from around 10th century originally, but we try to gather more detailed information from the church.

See more photos of this church by Pridon Beroshvili here

http://darba.com/ekl/

10.07.2007

Making Hay in Kakheti

18.06.2007

Mountain-network Bed & Breakfast

mountain-network900-2, originally uploaded by grijsz.

Dshuta (Juta) call in advance 00995 99 533239 or ask in the village for Jago Arabuli

Shatili call in advance 00995 77 729362 or ask in the village for Vasha and Marina Chincharauli

Korsha (behind Barissakho) ask for Shota and Marina Arabuli 00995 95 503134 or 00995 99 472205

Roshka ask for Shota Tsiklauri and his wife Tina. Shota my provide car transfers to Shatili or Barissakho as well. 00995 99 399789 (Relatives of Shota in Korsha, as there is no mobile connection yet in Roshka)

Gudani ask for Tsila, also car transfers and horses, 00995 93 301170 or 00995 93 930754, gudani@posta.ge

Cesho ask for Murtazi

Cesho ask for Bakuri

Zemo Alvani and Dartlo call in advance 00995 99 964839 or ask for Manana Idoidze

Shenako ask for Kako

Indurta ask for Irakli Papashvili

Ninigori (3km before Lagodekhi) call in advance 00995 93 344615 or ask for Simoni Nareshelashvili

Prices approximately from 15 to 40 USD, prices may change, ask in advance