Suddenly visible above the village of Cholashi, beyond the 70-foot-high towers that form its ancient skyline, is the ring of ...

Ancient orthodox Lomisi monastery, hiding high in the mountains of Georgia, becomes pilgrimage destination for thousands of people of different age at Lomisoba feast day. It’s a spiritual endeavor to ...

Mt. Elbrus in southern Russia, one of the active volcanoes in the Caucasus Mountains. (Note the prominent flow levees sticking out of the snow cover on the dacite lava flow in the middle of the image.

This video features Mutso, Khevsureti, Georgia, an ancient fortified village built high on a steep rocky mountainside in the ...

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Traces of a previously unknown Bronze Age civilisation have been discovered in the peaks of Russia's Caucasus Mountains thanks to aerial photographs taken 40 years ago, researchers said Monday. "We ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers used drone imagery to analyze the full scope of a massive, 3,000-year-old fortress in the Caucasus mountains.

“Socks are key. Dry socks in fact. They’re the most important thing you need to pack,” my guide Giorgi says nonchalantly. “You should never go hiking without an extra pair.” I nod approvingly but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the last few years, the tiny European country of Georgia has suddenly landed on the map as an otherworldly ski destination.

In the 10th century, an Arab geographer described the Caucasus region as a "mountain of tongues." The nickname has stuck to this day, likely because of how well it captures two of the area's main ...