Shuakhevi and Khulo

Shuakhevi and Khulo lie in the upper part of the Adjaristsqali gorge, deep in highland Adjara. People come here for the forest, the quiet and the views: near the village of Chvana, covered wooden bridges on stone piers cross the mountain streams, rivers run between the mossy boulders of Colchic forest, and higher up begin summer pastures with huts below snowy ridges. Khulo is the highest district centre in Adjara, and its main sight is the cable car: an old red cabin crosses the gorge and carries locals up to the village of Tago on the opposite slope. The gallery also shows villages wrapped in cloud, waterfalls near Tskhemlisi, a clear lake among alpine meadows and the lights of Shuakhevi on a winter night.

Red cabin of the Khulo Tago cableway above the snowy Adjaristsqali valley

Field of white daisies on a green hillside near Brili in Adjara

Roofed wooden footbridge crossing a clear mountain stream in the forest near Chvana

Mountain stream rushing between mossy boulders and ferns in a Colchic forest, Adjara

Mountain river beside a mown grassy bank and ferns in the forest near Chvana

Fast mountain river flowing through dense green forest near Chvana village in Adjara

Shingle roofed wooden footbridge on stone piers above a rocky mountain stream

Forested mountain slopes with first snow on the ridge above Dgvani in Adjara

Meadow of yellow spring flowers below snow capped peaks in highland Adjara

Old covered wooden bridge crossing a rocky mountain stream in Adjara

Yellow colonnaded building of the Khulo State Drama Theatre in mountain Adjara

Red cable car cabin under the wooden roof of the Khulo upper station

Cable car cabin descending toward Khulo above green slopes and scattered houses

Alpine pasture and a rocky peak under heavy grey clouds in highland Adjara

Green meadow with wooden huts below a snow patched mountain ridge in Adjara

Snow covered mountain village on a sunlit slope near Kviakhidzeebi in winter Adjara

Autumn colored mountain slopes above a small village valley in highland Adjara

Wide green valley with scattered village houses on the slopes near Lomanauri

Forested ridges and a highland village below snow patched peaks in Adjara

Deep green valley with a winding road and small farms seen from above in Adjara

Lights of Shuakhevi town glowing on a snowy mountain slope at night in Adjara

Green forested mountain valley with scattered village houses and stone ruins in Adjara

Village houses and a mossy rocky outcrop among green forested hills in Adjara

Low clouds drifting over forested slopes and village houses near Tomasheti in Adjara