Mestia - Svaneti
Mestia – is the administrative and cultural-educaional centre of Svaneti. It is situated on the wide banks of the rivers Metsiachala and Mukhuri, at the altitude of 1500 meters from the sea level. There are the several architectural and ethnographic monuments in Mestia. The house- fortresses and medieval cult – buildings are well preserved. One must note the churches of the holy Virgin (“lamaria”) , of the St Archangels and Fust.
The Adishi Gospel - ,the oldest monuments of the Georgian language and literature, many significant monument of the Georgian chasing art, etc. among the rich materials preserved in the Mestia Historical-Ethnographical Museum.
Despite its small size, the townlet was an important centre of Georgian culture for centuries and contains a number of medieval monuments - churches and forts - included in a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 1968, it was granted a status of a townlet (Georgian: daba).
Mestia – is the administrative and cultural-educaional centre of Svaneti. It is situated on the wide banks of the rivers Metsiachala and Mukhuri, at the altitude of 1500 meters from the sea level. There are the several architectural and ethnographic monuments in Mestia. The house- fortresses and medieval cult – buildings are well preserved. One must note the churches of the holy Virgin (“lamaria”) , of the St Archangels and Fust.
The Adishi Gospel - ,the oldest monuments of the Georgian language and literature, many significant monument of the Georgian chasing art, etc. among the rich materials preserved in the Mestia Historical-Ethnographical Museum.
Despite its small size, the townlet was an important centre of Georgian culture for centuries and contains a number of medieval monuments - churches and forts - included in a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 1968, it was granted a status of a townlet (Georgian: daba).