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Village · Upper Svaneti
Ushguli
~2,200 m
46 km
Late spring–autumn
1 night
UNESCO (Upper Svaneti)
Why go
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One of the highest continuously inhabited settlements in Europe, at about 2,200 m.
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A UNESCO-listed cluster of Svan tower-houses and the Lamaria church.
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Under the wall of Shkhara (5,201 m), Georgia's near-highest peak.
Ushguli is a community of small villages high in Upper Svaneti at around 2,200 m — one of the highest settlements in Europe, its medieval Svan tower-houses on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Long isolated and unconquered, it sits beneath the great peak of Shkhara.
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What to see
Site
Type
Entry
Visit
Svan tower-houses
Towers
Free
1–2 h
Lamaria Church
Church
Free
30 min
Ethnographic museum
Museum
Ticketed
45 min
Where to stay in Ushguli
All hotels →We place guests in vetted, hand-picked stays in Ushguli — from family guesthouses to the best rooms in town. Tell us your dates and group and we'll match the right one.
Good to know
- How many days do you need in Ushguli?
- Most travellers spend 1 in Ushguli. We build it into a longer Georgia itinerary around your dates.
- What is there to see in Ushguli?
- Highlights include Svan tower-houses, Lamaria Church, Ethnographic museum.
- Where should I stay in Ushguli?
- We place guests in vetted, hand-picked stays in Ushguli, from family guesthouses to the best rooms in town. Tell us your dates and group and we match the right one.