A great place to recover strength and energy. The small village of Stepantsminda. Active recreation, mineral waters and ancient legends of St. Stepan.
Life in the mountains is always shrouded in legends. In the blog "MadLoba" you will find detailed information about Stepantsminda - a small town in the gorge. Tourists come here to enjoy the mountain scenery, drink mineral water from the spring and listen to ancient legends, plunge into the original culture
Stepantsminda is a small village with a population of about 2 thousand, located near the border with Russia. The name of the settlement has its own interesting history. It translates from Georgian as Saint Stepan.
Stepan was the name of the monk who warned the villagers about the avalanche and saved them from imminent death. Having settled in a new place, the inhabitants of the village named it in honor of their savior.
Despite the small population and small size, Stepantsminda has all the conditions for a comfortable stay. The resort is especially popular among tourists and travelers who prefer active recreation - horse riding, paragliding, cycling, mountaineering.
There are mineral water springs in Stepantsminda, and the clean, mountain air attracts tourists with respiratory problems. Hotel, camp site, children's health camps - the infrastructure of Stepantsminda is developed sufficiently for the organization of family holidays.
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There are not so many cultural and historical attractions in the village. Especially popular in the tourist environmentTrinity Church in Gergeti - the village is located on the opposite bank of the Terek. 7 kilometers from Stepantsminda, you can observe the majestic Gvelet waterfalls, big and small.
In the village itself there is a museum of local lore, which bears the name of the writer Alexander Kazbegi. Fans of religious buildings will not leave indifferent the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas.
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