Local favourite church · Mestia Municipality, Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti
Monastery
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Monastery is a church in Mestia Municipality, Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti.
Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Monastery
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.01206, 42.62986. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Monastery
- North Ushba · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~16 km · Must-see
- Vil. Tviberi – Mount Laila – Vil. Mananauri · viewpoint · Lentekhi Municipality · ~17 km · Must-see
- Tviberi Glacier · viewpoint · Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti · ~28 km · Must-see
- МНР · viewpoint · Elbrus · ~35 km · Must-see
- Tsaneri · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~36 km · Must-see
- Водопад Девичьи Косы · waterfall · Elbrus · ~39 km · Must-see
- Adishi Glacier · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~39 km · Must-see
- Lialver · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~40 km · Must-see
- Katintayu · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~41 km · Must-see
- Glavnaya Jangi · viewpoint · Kabardino-Balkaria · ~43 km · Must-see
- Ulluchiran · viewpoint · Cherek · ~47 km · Must-see
- Mount Elbrus (East Summit) · viewpoint · Elbrus · ~50 km · Must-see
- Dykhtau · viewpoint · Cherek · ~51 km · Must-see
- Koshtantau · viewpoint · Cherek · ~60 km · Must-see
- Kabardino-Balkarski Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Cherek · ~62 km · Must-see
- Chutkharo · viewpoint · Ambrolauri Municipality · ~68 km · Must-see
- Enguri Dam · lake · Tsalenjikha Municipality · ~70 km · Must-see
- Ienashi church · fort · Lentekhi Municipality · ~1 km
Other churches near Monastery
- Tsalenjikha Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration of Savio · church · Tsalenjikha Municipality · ~80 km · Must-see
- Barakoni · church · Sachkhere Municipality · ~88 km · Must-see
- Barakoni Ghvtismshobeli Church · church · Ambrolauri Municipality · ~89 km · Must-see
- Nikortsminda Cathedral · church · Tqibuli Municipality · ~90 km · Must-see
- Bagrati Cathedral · church · Kutaisi · ~102 km · Must-see
- Church of the Savior in Zugdidi · church · Zugdidi Municipality · ~104 km · Must-see
- Senty Church · church · Karachayevsky · ~116 km · Must-see
- Mgvimevi Monastery · church · Chiatura Municipality · ~121 km · Must-see
- Church of St. George of Ilori · church · Ochamchira · ~123 km · Must-see
- Savane St. George church · church · Sachkhere Municipality · ~129 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Monastery?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Monastery?
Nearby: North Ushba (viewpoint, 16 km), Vil. Tviberi – Mount Laila – Vil. Mananauri (viewpoint, 17 km), Tviberi Glacier (viewpoint, 28 km), МНР (viewpoint, 35 km), Tsaneri (viewpoint, 36 km), Водопад Девичьи Косы (waterfall, 39 km).