What to see in Mestia

Mestia highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. Svan towers

   Stone defensive towers.

2. Ushguli

   A village of towers at high altitude.

3. Chalaadi Glacier

   A hike.

4. Svaneti Museum

   Icons and treasures.

5. Koruldi Lakes

   With Ushba in the background.

Day trips from Mestia

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Svaneti ★ 5.0 (292 reviews)

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Typical food of Mestia

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Mestia from your kitchen).

Kubdari

The meat pie of Svaneti, the mountain region around Mestia: hand-chopped meat with onion, garlic and Svan spices, baked in a round loaf.

• Serves 4
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 7 g dried yeast
• 300 ml warm water
• 500 g hand-chopped beef and pork
• 2 onions
• 4 garlic cloves
• 1 teaspoon each of cumin, ground coriander, fenugreek and chilli (or Svan salt)
• Salt

How to make it at home

1. Knead the flour with the yeast, water and salt. Leave to rise for 1 hour.
2. Mix the meat with the very finely chopped onion and garlic, the spices and salt.
3. Divide the dough in 2, roll out circles, add half the meat and close it like a pouch.
4. Flatten it into a 2 cm disc and make a small hole in the centre to let the steam out.
5. Bake at 220 °C for about 25 minutes and brush with butter.

The trick: Meat chopped with a knife, not minced: it stays juicier.

Frequently asked questions about Mestia