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Ushguli, Georgia

cover photo by Stefano Pensotti

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The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 42.91617564094506, 43.0131802504596 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Architecture with the particular structures called "Svan Tower". Street and reportage about life out of time of this small mountain community. Natural mountain landscapes on the Caucasus range.

Recommended equipment : It is advisable to have with you a medium or wide-angle abio to make the most of the spaces of the alleys of the village and resume the towers in a single shot. For mountains and especially peaks, a 200/300 mm can be useful for isolating particular details. If interested in reportage, we highly recommend a very bright fix for shots in the evening. Given the low light pollution, a wide angle for stars and the milky way can also be interesting. Better to have with you a capacious power bank, captain blackout even long without the possibility of recharging electronic material.

Best months : The village is gorgeous on every occasion. Summer offers a pleasant and cool climate, without the masses of tourists we can expect in other locations in August (at least in 2019). The free and clean trails allow walks of all degrees of difficulty to the Caucasus and its glaciers. In winter the village is covered with snow and the atmosphere unique.

How to get there : The road from Mestia, capital of the Svaneti region and equipped with a small airport, is about 50 km long. As of 2019, the last third of the road is dirt (of medium difficulty). Although normal cars also run it, a 4x4 is recommended. In case of recent rains the conditions worsen considerably. Considering the difficulty of the road, it takes about 2 hours.

Visits : The village is free entry and has many guesthouses with decidedly cheap prices and very rustic treatment.

Notes : It is recommended to spend at least 2/3 days given the altitude and naturally unstable weather. Georgia appears to be in rapid development from a tourist point of view and this could be at the expense, in the coming years, with the experience out of time of life in Ushguli.

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Sunrise: 07:45, Sunset: 17:57

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🌔 Waxing Gibbous, Brightness: 92%

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