Kvemo Alvani is one of the lowland settlements where Tush people live outside Tusheti. Those looking to rent a holiday apartment in Kvemo Alvani can continue their accommodation search afterwards.
Culture
Kviratskhovloba Church stands in Kvemo Alvani and is described as a simple stone hall church with a peaceful courtyard and mountain views. It is easy to reach from Akhmeta.
Visitors to the Kvemo Alvani branch of the vocational school “Aisi” can take part in felting, batik, block printing and carpet weaving. At the “Tursa” wood workshop in Kvemo Alvani, visitors can observe the production of wooden tableware and wood carving.
The textile workshop at the “Akhmeta/Kvemo Alvani” ethnographic museum gives visitors the opportunity to take part in wool carding, yarn spinning, dry and wet felting, and knitting. The “Tushuri Pardagi” workshop in Kvemo Alvani displays a loom, dyeing equipment and natural plants used in the production process. The “Tushuri Pardagi” showroom offers carpets, rugs and traditional needle-knitted goods.
The traditional crafts workshop in Kvemo Alvani produces knitted and felt accessories, carpets, felt toys and enamel accessories. Many Tush people travel to Tusheti in summer to work in agriculture or tourism, relax or attend religious festivals.
Nature
The Tusheti Protected Areas Administration offers overnight accommodation, a cafeteria, a visitor centre with an exhibition hall, a conference room, and interpretation and information panels. Visitors can plan various tours there and obtain information about available services. The administration has visitor service locations in Kvemo Alvani and Omalo.
The Tusheti Protected Areas operate 11 tourist routes covering a large part of Tusheti’s historical, cultural and natural landscapes.
Food and Drink
“Granpa Zuraba’s wine cellar” at the “Tushuri Pardagi” workshop in Kvemo Alvani offers visitors wine tastings and tastings of other beverages. Itabani is an agritourism farm in Kvemo Alvani. The property includes a vineyard and a cellar with a wine-tasting area. Itabani offers tastings of wine and Tushetian Guda cheese, as well as wine tastings accompanied by lunch or dinner.
Getting Around
Municipal bus routes connect Akhmeta with Kvemo Alvani and Zemo Alvani via Alaverdi and other villages.
More destination pages: Akhalsopeli, Ujarma, Shilda, Dartlo, Telawi, Koreti, Khashmi, Shenako.
