Mestia/Place
A preserved Svan family complex featuring traditional living spaces, household objects and historic defensive towers.
About this place
The Margiani House Museum is one of the best places in Mestia to experience traditional Svan domestic architecture. The Margiani family originally owned eight towers, four of which survive today.
Inside the complex, visitors can see living areas, a cellar, food-storage spaces, agricultural objects and the special carved chair reserved for the family elder, known as the Makhvshi. The museum demonstrates how Svan families organised daily life and survived long winters in the mountains.
Gallery
Mestia
~150 min
A historic mountain settlement distinguished by medieval stone houses, narrow streets and traditional Svan defensive towers.
~75 min
A major regional museum displaying religious art, manuscripts, archaeological finds, traditional clothing and objects from Svan daily life.
~45 min
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~35 min
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~150 min
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~360 min
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Tours
A nine-day cultural and mountain journey across Georgia, combining Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Gori, Uplistsikhe, Kutaisi, Martvili, Racha, Mestia and Ushguli with historic monuments, canyons, wineries and Greater Caucasus landscapes.
An active trekking journey through Georgia combining Mestia, Koruldi Lakes, Mazeri, Adishi, Ushguli, Mtskheta and Kazbegi with mountain hikes, family visits, folklore, local food and panoramic Caucasus landscapes.
An eight-day journey through Georgia combining Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Mestia, Ushguli and Batumi with historic city walks, medieval monasteries, mountain hiking, traditional Svan culture, Black Sea views and Georgian wine tasting.
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