A trip to Sabereebi Monasteries, in the Vinichio Valley, South-East of Georgia, Part 1/3:
The Vinichio Valley panorama
Good morning good evening good afternoon, travelers! Time is irrelevant, as we are here to talk about space, spaces we visit and spaces we become a part of!
Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be part of a hiking group that went to visit old troglodyte monasteries in the Vinichio Valley of Georgia, at the border with Azerbaijan. Some of them were relatively accessible, as others were practically impossible to get to, for time and weather hazards have participated in the destruction of these places.
The pictures of this first part will focus on the valley itself, the sights, the fantastic panoramas we had a chance to behold.
We started the trip from Tbilisi, drove down to Badiauri to bake some bread (shotis p'uri, შოთის პური) in a traditional georgian oven (tonis, თონის), before heading down south toward the Vinichio Valley.
The dough, once kneaded and ready, has to be slapped! on the walls of a circular oven, with its heat source located down in the center, and it bakes quite rapidly.
The Vinichio Valley is a gorgeous valley inhabited by farmers and shepherds, a beautiful mix of plains, deserts, gentle hills and rock formations.
The Sabereebi monasteries were carved in the stone of such rock formations prior to the 9th century, and aren't located on any clear path or access.
They are quite hidden, and you need to know where you're going if you're hoping to come across all of them. In total, it is said that there are 11 of them, but we managed to see and visit only 5 different locations.
We walked and drove through a big amount of the area, though much was left to explore and discover. Some of the sights, when you decide to go just a little bit further, or climb just a little bit higher, turn out to be quite spectacular.
The weather was absolutely perfect, even though it was intensively raining a few days back. The skies were so clear, that at some point, you could even see the snowy Caucasus mountains in the distance.
Green usually follows the river, in the plains.
A shepherd and his herd crossing the valley.
From one of the monasteries that was accessible.
The second part of this photo series in 3 part will be more focused on the actual monasteries, and the fresco painted on their walls. The third part will be more of a bonus, sharing some shots of the local fauna and flora taken by @rossthompson, as most of these shots are, who has an incredible eye and amazing awareness of where and how to see things that are usually hidden from sight.
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