After a night of snowfall—the first of the season in Svaneti, a region high in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains—the day ... to sift for gold in the rivers, Strabo also fueled speculation that ...

A massive, 3,000-year-old fortress buried deep in the Caucasus Mountains has completely stunned archaeologists in the scope ...

For decades, fraught geopolitics and poorly marked trails gave all but the most intrepid hikers pause about the Caucasus Mountains, an area known for its jaw-dropping geography. But the ...

In the warmer summer months, intrepid hikers can make their way from village to village along steep mountain paths in the Caucasus Mountains. Photograph by Shutterstock Famous for its dramatic ...

Preserved by its long isolation, the Upper Svaneti region of the Caucasus is an exceptional example of mountain ... of gorges and alpine valleys and a backdrop of snow-covered mountains. The most ...