The church of St. George at Garti is a solitary church in the highlands above Ota village, next to Shoreti Monastery. No one comes here by chance: Garti goes to those who have already made it into these mountains for the silence and are now ready to go a little further along the dirt road, leaving the car below.
The reward matches the effort: a St. George church up high, coniferous slopes and the sense of the edge of the inhabited world. Paired with Shoreti it makes a full mountain day: the monastery, the solitary church and the way back with views over the whole Aspindza side. Setting out early is wise: in the mountains it grows dark sooner than in the valley.
The place is open and can be approached at any time: there are no regular services here. The mountain road demands dry weather, and the altitude demands warm clothes even in summer.
๐ In brief
- A solitary church of St. George in the highlands
- The mountains above Ota village, north-east of Aspindza
- A pair to Shoreti Monastery within one mountain day
๐ Getting there
- Landmark - Ota village; then into the mountains along a dirt road, about eleven kilometres to Aspindza
- The Build Route button will show the exact way
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