Tag: Mestia

Heavy rain washes away bridge to tourist Georgia’s magnet

August 29, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, August 29 – Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Georgia’s mountainous Lentekhi municipality on Saturday, washing away a road bridge and thus severing the road toward Mestia, Interpressnews reported. The bridge near the village of Sakdari was completely swept away after water levels rose sharply following intense rainfall, according to the Roads Department. Traffic … Read more

Support and resistance for Svan language activism

November 2, 2015 by DFW-admin

Abandoned village of Guli (Gul) Becho (Bechwi) community (DFWatch)

Mestia, DFWatch – Svan language activists explain why it’s necessary to stop the decline of the language amidst reluctance on behalf of the authorities and the Church.

‘A language is a dialect with an army and navy’,

German tourist hospitalized after roadside robbery in Georgia

September 16, 2014 by DFWatch staff

mestiaaaa — Mestia is one of the most important tourist destinations in Georgia. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of German tourists were robbed in Mestia Monday night, several Georgian news outlets reported.

The reports differ on important details, but most say three German tourists were robbed along the road from Zugdidi to Mestia, one of

Flight route to connect Mestia with Tbilisi by air

July 15, 2014 by DFWatch staff

Mestia Airport — King Tamar Airport in Mestia. (Photo published by United Airports of Georgia.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–There will be regular flights between Mestia, in the northwest of Georgia, with Mtskheta, just north of Tbilisi.

The route, which opens on July 18, will cut travel time to the tourist resort from seven hours by land to 45 minutes.

Flights will depart from the airport