Paliastomi lake is a freshwater lake on the outskirts of the port city of Poti, located in the Colchis lowland. The lake looks more like the Lyman because it is nurtured by the waters flowing into it of the two rivers, Caparco and Pechory. Lake water is characterized by high concentration of peat deposits and sulfide.

Paliastomi lake, with a total area of 18, 2 sq. m., reaches a depth of 3, 2 m. its Main feature is that up to 1933, this lake was considered to be freshwater, but it turned out that it partially enters the sea water from the Black sea. Even this lake, located in the humid subtropical zone, is unique in that its water almost never freezes in winter. To date, this is truly a stunning water body is part of the nature of the Kolkheti nature reserve.

The waters of lake Paliastomi, are home to about 90 species of fish, making it very popular among fishing enthusiasts who can even go fishing from the shore and from a boat. In addition to fishermen Paliastomi interesting and the watchers who watch around the lives of countless birds. Many tourists visit this lake just to take a boat trip and admire the blue of this water space.

In 1961 archaeologists at the bottom of lake Paliastomi were found traces of human settlements about II century of our era. In search of the ancient city in 1985 was sent a special expedition. Soon, on the lake bottom, at a depth of 2 meters was found made of cobble stone wall with a thickness of about 1 meter and a length of 20 meters. And in the North-Western part of the lake were found fragments of another ancient settlement belonging to the III-VII centuries as a result of archaeological research from the bottom Paliastomi was raised a huge amount of pottery of different periods and even discovered an ancient human burial.