famous road
Georgian Military Highway
A spectacular mountain road crossing the Greater Caucasus between Tbilisi and Vladikavkaz through dramatic gorges and passes.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Pasanauri
Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia · Asia
About Pasanauri
Pasanauri is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Gudauri, 18km from Georgian Military Highway.
Pasanauri is in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gudauri, about 22 km away.
Pasanauri (Georgian: ფასანაური, also spelled Passanauri) is a small town (daba) in Georgia, situated in the Dusheti district, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region.
Pasanauri lies about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of the nation's capital of Tbilisi, at elevation of 1,050 m. above sea level. Located on the Georgian Military Road,Read more
Pasanauri is flanked by the Aragvi River, and surrounded by the Caucasus Mountains. Average winter temperature is 0 degrees Celsius, and often falls below 10 degrees Celsius. As of the 2014 census, the townlet had a population of 1,148.
Due to its picturesque location and the proximity to nearby historical sites as well as for its mineral water, hiking routes, handcrafted items and food, Pasanauri became a popular tourist destination in the Soviet period, but suffered decay during the years of post-Soviet crisis.
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What is there to see near Pasanauri?
Within an hour or so of Pasanauri: Georgian Military Highway (18 km), Gergeti Trinity Church, Kazbegi (35 km), Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) (35 km), Tusheti, Georgia (52 km).
Are there any good drives near Pasanauri?
The nearest famous roads are Georgian Military Highway, Kazbegi (Stepantsminda) and Abano Pass.
Where is Pasanauri?
Pasanauri is in Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia, about 22 km from Gudauri.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,084
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Georgia
- Region
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti
- Timezone
- Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates
- 42.3506, 44.6891
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Worth the detour from Pasanauri
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Gergeti Trinity Church, Kazbegi
A 14th-century hilltop church perched at 2,170 meters with the snow-capped peak of Mount Kazbek (5,047m) towering behind it.
35 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Kazbegi (Stepantsminda)
A dramatic mountain village beneath 5,047-meter Mount Kazbek, with the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church perched above the clouds.
35 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Tusheti, Georgia
One of Europe's most isolated inhabited regions, a remote mountain area accessible only by a hair-raising dirt road over a 2,900-meter pass in summer.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Shatili
A fortified village of some 60 slate towers welded into one chain of fortifications, deep in the Arghuni gorge on the Chechen border. The road over Datvisjvari Pass to reach it is snowbound most of the year.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Mtskheta
Georgia's ancient capital and spiritual heart with the UNESCO-listed Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, where Christianity was adopted in 337 CE.
57 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Jvari Monastery
A 6th-century Georgian Orthodox monastery perched on a hilltop overlooking the confluence of two rivers near the ancient capital.
57 km · about 65 min drive
ancient ruins
Uplistsikhe Cave City
A 3,000-year-old rock-hewn town that once held 20,000 inhabitants, one of the oldest urban settlements in the Caucasus carved from volcanic rock.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Pasanauri
- 18 kmGeorgian Military HighwayA spectacular mountain road crossing the Greater Caucasus between Tbilisi and Vladikavkaz through dramatic gorges and passes.
- 35 kmKazbegi (Stepantsminda)A dramatic mountain village beneath 5,047-meter Mount Kazbek, with the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church perched above the clouds.
- 52 kmTusheti, GeorgiaOne of Europe's most isolated inhabited regions, a remote mountain area accessible only by a hair-raising dirt road over a 2,900-meter pass in summer.
- 68 kmAbano PassGeorgia's highest drivable pass at 2,826 m, a vertiginous unpaved climb on the Pshaveli–Omalo road into Tusheti: routinely ranked among the world's most dangerous and most beautiful drives.
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