Sno Castle (Watchtower)

Step’antsminda, Georgia (GE)

The ruins of the fortress consist of a tall square contained with a partially destroyed exterior circular wall. The castle is situated next to the bridge which crosses the river in the heart of the village.

Source: Georgia (Bradt Travel Guides) Editor: Tim Burford (ISBN: 978-1-78477-072-3)

Sno Castle (Watchtower)

Step’antsminda, Georgia (GE)

The ruins of a 16th or 17th century fortress can be found in the small village of Sno in the Kazbegi Municipality of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region in north-eastern Georgia.

Sno village is off the Military highway in in the northeast of Georgia in a wide glaciated valley and was the birthplace of Illia the Catholicos of the Georgian Church.

The ruins of the fortress consist of a tall square contained with a partially destroyed exterior circular wall. The castle is situated next to the bridge which crosses the river in the heart of the village.

Source: Georgia (Bradt Travel Guides) Editor: Tim Burford (ISBN: 978-1-78477-072-3)

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