Diagnostic studies by an Italian/Georgian team of the wall-paintings in the Church of St. Nicholas in Kintsvisi and the Church of the Virgin in Timotesubani (from the 12th and 13th centuries) in southeast Georgia revealed the existence in both buildings of a strong pink coloration on the paint, of severe salt efflorescence and of dangerous flaking of the paint layer, all of which are problems common to many other monuments in the area. On-site inspection and laboratory analyses traced the salts as largely due to water infiltration caused by poor drainage and the use of inappropriate materials. The pink colour was traced to severe microbiological infestation. On the basis of these findings, the team drew up a preventive conservation emergency treatment, which was successfully implemented in collaboration between Italian and Georgian conservators and specialists. The treatment involved rectifying drainage problems, improving the microclimate, readhering the paint and treating the church with biocide. -- SCMRE