Deep in the Georgian countryside is an ancient, rock-hewn Orthodox monastery, or at least the ghost of one. This 6th century visual and spiritual treat is located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes of Mount Gareja. Not too far from Georgia's capital Tbilisi, the complex includes hundreds of cells, churches, chapels, refectories and living quarters hollowed out of the rock face. Without the modern technology to dig out these caverns and chapels, I'm in awe at the craftmanship and resourcefulness of these monks of yore! The monochromacy of this landscape coupled with the well-told stories, still shrouded in mystery shadow this entire experience with a sense of eeriness and urgency.
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