The Iori River.

Clay.

Oil.

David Gareja is a rock-hewn Georgian Orthodox monastery complex located in Eastern Georgia, on the half-desert slopes of Mount Gareja, some 60–70 km southeast of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi. The complex includes hundreds of cells, churches, chapels, refectories and living quarters hollowed out of the rock face.

Next destination: the city of Rustavi.

Location: Georgia

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