Journey to Ancient Tbilisi

A central historical part of the capital of the country - diverse and tolerant ″Old Tbilisi″ where the Eastern and the Western cultures meet, the center of the Caucasus. Here, you will learn how Tbilisi was founded, how the Tbilisians have lived for centuries and what makes the city so remarkable.

You will see important sights, walk in the streets of historical districts and listen to the stories about the city: the monument to King Vakhtang Gorgasali, Metekhi Church (XII c.) standing on the cliff, Abo Tbileli Church (XX c.), River Mtkvari, One Hundred Thousand Martyrs’ Bridge, Meydan Bazaar, Jean Chardin Street, Tbilisi Karavanserai Museum, Sioni Cathedral where the Cross of St. Nino the Illuminator (VII c.) is kept, the Anchiskhati, which is one of the oldest churches of Tbilisi, where the Christ’s non human-made Icon (V c.) is kept, Revaz Gabriadze’s puppet theater, Freedom Square - the border between Old and Bourgeois Tbilisi, the Tbilisi Catholic Church (XIX c.), Gudiashvili Square, the Great Synagogue of Tbilisi (XX c.), the Glass Bridge, the cableway, the monument of ″Mother Georgia″, Narikala Fortress and the Botanical Garden, Tbilisi Mosque (XIX c.), Abanotubani and Legvtakhevi, Mtatsminda with the cell (VI c.) cut in the rock and church of Assyrian Father St. David of Gareja (XIX c.); Funicular, Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures, the grandiose Holy Trinity Cathedral (XX c.), Rustaveli Street - the central avenue of the capital; evening program: we will eat Georgian dishes at the restaurant and watch Georgian national dances.