High in the Caucasus Mountains, the region of Svaneti is home to unique medieval tower houses. Constructed between the ninth ...

The origins of Svaneti tower houses go back to prehistory ... The mural paintings are outstanding examples of Renaissance painting in Georgia. Criterion (iv): The region of Upper Svaneti is an ...

The men gather at dawn near the stone tower, cradling knives in callused hands. After a night of snowfall—the first of the season in Svaneti ... back to rebuild their homes and open small ...