The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and the dedication reads straight from the name, with no second qualifier. The name of the village itself, Santa, is unusual for Georgia and, like the neighbouring Tsalka toponyms, is bound up with the history of local communities.
Santa lies on the Tsalka plateau, north of Tsalka, in a neighbourhood where village names are now Greek, now Turkic in origin. This is one of those places where the toponymy reads like a chronicle of resettlements.
There is no fixed schedule of services and the site can be approached at any time. The rules are those of any working church: covered shoulders and knees, quiet inside. The plateau is open, windy and snowy in winter, so the warm season is easier for a trip and clothes should be warmer than a Tbilisi forecast suggests.
📌 In brief
- The dedication reads straight from the name, with no second qualifier
- Santa on the Tsalka plateau, north of Tsalka
- The toponymy of the neighbourhood is bound up with the history of local communities
🚗 Getting there
- Landmark: Santa village, Tsalka municipality; about nine kilometres to Tsalka
- The Build Route button will take you to the spot
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