Georgian highland resorts of Kazbegi, Svaneti get snowfall in summer
Photos and videos of snowy areas from Kazbegi and Svaneti appeared on Facebook this morning. Photo: Kazbegi/facebook.
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The mountainous Georgian regions of Kazbegi and Svaneti have been hit by snow as the has temperature dropped across Georgia in previous days.
Photos and videos of snowy areas from Kazbegi and Svaneti appeared on Facebook this morning.
See how it snows in Kazbegi. Video by Facebook user Makho Gigani.
The weather was windy, rainy and cloudy on June 29-30 across the country, while coastal regions observed high waves and threats of storm.
The National Environment Agency reports that temperature will rise starting July 2. Short showers and severe winds will last all day long today.
Frozen flowers in Kazbegi. Photo: Kazbegi/facebook.
No showers are in the forecast until July 5.
Kazbegi resort is located in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and attracts thousands of tourists annually.
The Georgian region of Svaneti, located in northwest Georgia, is also an attractive tourist spot.
A light aircraft refuelling enterprise has been opened in the village of Achkhoti, Kazbegi municipality.
Four locations in Georgia’s west could become the first natural sites in the country to be inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, with the protected areas of Kolkheti, Mtirala, Kintrishi and Kobuleti nominated for the global roster through a collaboration of Georgian and foreign professionals.
The Caucasus skitouring network, a group of Georgian professionals has measured the country’s third-highest peak of Mkinvartsveri. Based on the new estimations, Mkinvartsveri, also known as Kazbegi Mountain, is 5,054 meters high.
Georgian mountain town of Kazbegi has hosted extreme obstacle race Runmageddon on 4-7 October.
The British Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith posted photos of the mountainous Georgian region of Svaneti on Twitter, suggesting it as one of the country’s best summer destinations.
The summer season has opened for the first time in the famous winter resort of Tetnuldi in the western Svaneti region of Georgia, announces Mountain Resorts of Georgia.
Georgian video-maker Nika Lebanidze has joined in the #SpendYourSummerInGeorgia campaign by promoting Georgia’s mountainous Kazbegi region as one of the best sport destinations of the summer. In his video, two young Georgian skateboarders, Luka Rurua and Guga Dvali, share their impressions of skateboarding on the roads of Kazbegi.
The temperature may reach 40-42 degrees celsius in western Georgia tomorrow, with high air temperatures remaining until July 9 in the country, announces the National Environment Agency.