CENTRE – MESTIA
AREA –4 389 SQ.KM.
POPULATION –23 000

Svaneti, the country of fabulous tower, is located in the north-eastern Georgia, on the southern slope of the Greater Caucasus, in the basin of upstream of Inguri and Tskhenistskali rivers. Svaneti is divided into two parts: Zemo (upper) Svaneti and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti.Svan architecture, which is harmonically combined with the outer world, is distinguished with its uniqueness. Towers and bastel-houses are the samples of architectural art. Towers and churches of Svaneti are preserved by UNESCO. Most of towers of Svaneti are built in the early Middle Ages.Svans speak in Svan language, which is the branch of Kartvelian languages of Iberian-Caucasian family.Visiting Svaneti you will be charmed by unique religious perceptions and traditions of Svans.