A parish church of Saint George. The dedication is the commonest in the country: for Georgia, Saint George is not simply a saint but the figure around whom the folk calendar is built, with two major feast days a year, in spring and in late autumn.
The prefix kveda marks the lower part of a settlement, and Kvaliti, like many villages of the Imeretian foothills, is split in two. The halves live differently: level yards and the road below, a slope with orchards and a view over the valley above. The church belongs to the lower half. The date of building is unknown.
Village churches like this one usually open for the service, so a Sunday morning is the surer time to come. If the doors are locked, ask about the time in the village. Dress modestly, women wear a headscarf.
⛪ On site
- A parish church of Saint George, the church of the lower half of the village
- The Imeretian foothills east of Zestafoni
- Kveda marks the lower part of a settlement and zeda the upper
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark - the village of Kveda Kvaliti east of Zestafoni; the turning is off the valley road
- A route is built with the Build Route button
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