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A circuitous road leads up to the church, and while every cab driver in Stepantsminda will offer to drive you up, the walk can be done in one to 1 ½ hours from the town, and the views back over Stepantsminda as you go up and down are incredible.

Ride-hailing apps are super popular and, by European standards, very cheap. The most popular are Bolt, Maxim, and Yandex.
(GEORGIA)

“The South Caucasus is a fairly conservative place — particularly Azerbaijan and Armenia. It’s often somewhat inappropriate to reveal too much flesh in rural areas, which can be a challenge in the summer heat. Thin trousers are a great idea in both countries outside their relatively liberal capitals […]”