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Geghard Monastery

Blog entries, Locations
The first church at this location is probably early 4th Century, part of what was called the Ayrivank, meaning cave monastery – suggesting that the first man-made caves were this early. However, the current cave churches are of a later date, the second one thought to have been completed in 1283. Both cave churches can [...]
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19. Ashtarak

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Outside Yerevan, braise yourself for the many churches and monasteries, that are in the program! We start in the area around Ashtarak, where we find a variety of construction types, not only churches. We have secured wheels again, for the next two weeks. Not a large 4×4 monster, not really necessary on the Armenian roads [...]
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13. Vardzia

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The cave monastery in Vardzia is one of the main attractions in Georgia, not in the least because of the beautiful frescos in the rock-church of the Assumption. Having come from the coast and the Adjara region, and across the Goderji pass, the countryside has changed dramatically. No more lush green hills, but dry mountains, [...]
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Church of the Saint Nicholas, Nikortsminda

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On the way to Svaneti, and well north of the Motsameta and Gelati monasteries, near Kutaisi in Georgia and popular with visitors, is the less well known Church of the Saint Nicholas in the village of Nikortsminda. This church was built earlier, by King Bagrat III between 1010-1014. Both its outside decorations and inside frescoes [...]
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04. to Svaneti (1)

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On the way to Svaneti, one of the high mountain areas in Georgia, we visit some of the country’s most famous churches and monasteries, as well as the lovely, uncomplicated Oni museum. One of Georgia’s unruliest ethnic groups are the Svans, inhabitants of the region Svaneti, high up in the Caucasus. They have a not [...]
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25. the Erdohat

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The Erdohat area has lots of attractions, from wooden belltowers and frescoes churches to a curious cemetery and an old water mill. And friendly people. If you think there are no more wooden churches to explore, you are wrong. Hungary has its share, too, in the very east of the country, the Erdohat region (also [...]
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23. Into Hungary

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Driving into Hungary, we visit two small churches with frescoes, in Abaujvar and Vizsoly. Kosice is quite close to the Hungarian border, but rather than driving straight to Tokaj, we linger in what is known as the Zemplen Hills. Instead of blasting across the border on the motorway, we find a small road that leads [...]
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16. the Spis region

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Like so often this trip, we face several attractions closed, but the biggest and perhaps the smallest church of the Spis Region are both opened, specially for us. Levoca, our base for the last few days, is also the capital of what is called the Spis area, a historical region that for a long time [...]
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03. Verona

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The first major town on our trip, Verona, has a lot to offer in terms of historical sites, as well as some cultural education, and a real nice atmosphere in the old town. Back from Valpolicella, we leave the car in an underground parking for the next few days, and explore Verona on foot. Altogether, [...]
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Antigua Guatemala

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Most people traveling to Guatemala will try to avoid the present-day capital, Guatemala City – a collection of crime, chaos and concrete – and continue to Antigua Guatemala, instead, about an hours’ drive away. This is the old capital, established in 1543 during the Spanish colonial times, and it shows, although most buildings date from [...]
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