Khevsureti (The lost paradise)

Nestled 2,300 meters high in the mountains near the Georgian – Russian border Khevsureti is one of the highest Regions in Georgia. The region and its habitants date back to XIV century. Its severe location isolates Khevsureti from the Rest of modernizing Georgia and as a result many Khevsuretian religious and cultural traditions have remained virtually intact.

In recent years, however, economic pressures have been forcing more and more young Khevsuretians into cities and now the future longevity of one of Georgia’s oldest tribes is fading.
Khevsureti is “lost Paradise” A beautiful place with less population every year. This is very unique place with its own ethic and religious rites a place which struggles mostly because of economic and social changes in Georgia.

This is very important project for me .I have visited Khevsureti for many times so far. Each year when I come back I see how the villages are emptying .Less children , less youth, they loose their roots. Khevsureti is abandoned when you walk the old ancient buildings you can feel how powerful the Khevsuretian Architecture is, but how poor it is without
.Khevsureti is possibly the most misterious region in the Greater Caucasus and easily the most inaccessible part of GeorgiaThe road to Khevsureti.is closed for many months every year due to snowfall and it\’s only open to 4wd vehicles since May to October.