The Trinity church stands in Kvemo Machkhaani, the lower of a pair of villages of the same name. The prefixes kvemo and zemo mean lower and upper and almost always work as a pair in Georgian toponymy.
The upper village, Zemo Machkhaani, lies about a kilometre to the north and higher up the slope; there stand the Armationi church of Saint George and a church of the Virgin. Such pairs formed over centuries as a settlement moved up or down a slope, and through them the history of how the land was settled can be read. Both Machkhaani villages lie south-east of Sighnaghi, the walled hilltop town.
A village church may keep no fixed schedule; service times are learned on site. Dress with shoulders and knees covered, a headscarf for women, and speak quietly on the grounds.
π In brief
- A parish church dedicated to the Holy Trinity
- Kvemo Machkhaani south-east of Sighnaghi, the lower village of the pair
- Kvemo and zemo mean lower and upper: the two villages lie about a kilometre apart
π Getting there
- Landmark - the village of Kvemo Machkhaani south-east of Sighnaghi, below Zemo Machkhaani
- A route is built with the Build Route button
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