TBILISI, GEORGIA
Tbilisi is the characterful and vibrant capital of Georgia. Its cobblestoned picturesque old town with a maze of squares and narrow lanes lined with pretty wooden houses, bohemian bars, inviting cafes, ancient stone churches, reflect a long, complicated history, with periods under Persian and Russian rule. Its diverse architecture encompasses Eastern Orthodox churches, ornate art nouveau buildings and Soviet Modernist structures.
Things to see & do…
Sioni Cathedral & Anchiskhati Basilica
Kartlis Deda (Mother Georgia) Monument
Narikala the ancient fortress
Funicular railway to the top of Mt Mtatsminda
Vardzia – sixth-century monastery
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