Journey to the ancient capital of Georgia

Mtskheta is the old capital and religious center of Georgia, also known as ″the Second Jerusalem″. You will learn about the biblical stories and the history of the spread of Christianity in Georgia; Jvari Monastery, built on a mountain top (VI c.), Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (XI c.), where the greatest relic of the Christian world - the Christ’s non human-made Chiton, as well as a piece of the Cross on which the Savior was crucified, the robe of biblical prophet Elijah are kept; Samtavro Monastery (XI c.), where St. Nino the Illuminator lived near the blackberry bush in the Church yard.

Here, in the Church, there rests Father Gabriel, an outstanding monk of modern times, whose relics are placed in a stone shrine... Uplistsikhe (VI c. BC) – the world of sacred wisdom of pre-Christian Georgia; ″The City of Magi″ - the oldest complex carved in the rock; pagan shrines, halls and rooms cut in the caves, secret tunnel, Church of St. George (XII c.).