Kazbegi National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Map: | Georgia#Georgia Mtskheta-Mtianeti |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Georgia |
Nearest City: | Stepantsminda |
Coordinates: | 42.5035°N 44.454°W |
Area Km2: | 1446.17 |
Established: | 1976 |
Governing Body: | Agency of Protected Areas |
Website: | Kazbegi National Park Administration |
Kazbegi National Park (Georgian: ყაზბეგის ეროვნული პარკი) is in Kazbegi Municipality in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of north-eastern Georgia.[1] [2]
Kazbegi National Park is a popular tourist destination despite the lack of basic tourism infrastructure.[3]
Historical monuments worth a visit are the fourteenth-century Sameba temple, the tenth-century Garbanikerk, the Sioni basilica, the Akhaltsikhe basilica and the seventeenth-century Sno Castle.[4] In the area one finds a mix of Christian and pagan customs.