Here is a card from a lovely friend that was received some time back but was lost in a pile of cards and just found...Thank you Khaty for this card.which depicts a "Svan Tower"..I must reciprocate..I have been a slow correspondent and will make amends...sorry...watch you post box...smile.
Svan Towers.
Mestia is located in Svaneti Region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Province.The townlet is dominated by stone defensive towers of a type seen in ("Ushguli") Svan Towers . A typical Svan fortified dwelling consisted of dwelling, an adjacent house (machub ) and some other household structures encircled by a defensive wall.
Information courtesy of Wikipedia.
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