Kutaisi

A Dam and a Natural Reserve

[ July, 2018 ] After we thoroughly enjoyed the Svaneti region in Georgia, we drove down from the mountains for hours the next day. Before reaching flat ground, we visited a dam that is 172.5…

Svaneti

Hidden Treasure in Mestia

[ July, 2018 ] On the day we spent in Mestia in Georgia, we had some free time after lunch. Mestia is one town, but it looked like it was divided into two: one is…

Svaneti

Refreshing Mountain View

[ July, 2018 ] The next place we visited in Mestia, the town in Svaneti in Georgia, was the Svaneti Museum of History and Ethnography. The original museum was built in 1936, but the current modern…

Svaneti

In Ushguli

[ July, 2018 ] At last, we arrived in Ushguli, where I had wanted to visit the most on our holiday in Georgia. The altitude is between 2,000 and 2,200 metres and they say that…

Svaneti

The Tower of Love and St. Barbara Church

[ July, 2018 ] The second day in the Svaneti region in Georgia was the highlight of this trip and we went to the village called Ushguli. We got in the Mitsubishi 4WD car again,…

Svaneti

To the Svaneti Region

[ July, 2018 ]  We left Kutaisi and after a long drive, we entered the Caucasus mountains again in Georgia. This time, we were in the Svaneti region in the north west of the country….

Kutaisi

World Heritage in Kutaisi

[ July, 2018 ] We visited two sites of churches in Kutaisi, the third largest city in Georgia. The first was Bagrati Cathedral, which was on the hill. It was one of the three cathedrals…