Mestia

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Mestia is one of the mountain resorts of Georgia. It is located at 1,500 meters above sea level and is the administrative center of Upper Svaneti. According to the current administrative subdivision of Georgia, Mestia is located in the Svaneti region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province, some 128 kilometres (80 miles) northeast of the regional capital of Zugdidiю Mestia and the adjoining 132 villages form Mestia District . Its area is 30,444 square kilometre and its population is 14,248, according to the 2002 Georgia census. It was granted the status of a townlet  in 1968. Historically and ethnographically, Mestia has always been regarded a chief community of Zemo, or Upper Svaneti province.

It was formerly known as Seti . The population is mostly Svans, a cultural and linguistic subgroup of the Georgians. Despite its small size, the townlet was an important centre of Georgian culture for centuries and contains a number of medieval monuments, such as churches and forts, included in a list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Mestia has been served by the Queen Tamar Airport, which is operated by the state-owned company United Airports Georgia, since 2010. The townlet is dominated by stone defensive towers of a type seen in Ushguli("Svan towers"). A typical Svan fortified dwelling consisted of a tower, an adjacent house (machub) and some other household structures encircled by a defensive wall.Unique icons and manuscripts are kept in Mestia Historical-Ethnographic Museum. Mestia is also a center of mountaineer tourism and alpinism.

Mestia is a year-round ski resort. In summer it is also a place for recreation and adventure. In this catalog of hotels in Mestia you can find all the necessary for you details about hotels in Mestia.