Tbilisi: Old Town Walking Tour

Pushkin Square is one of the famous sights of Tbilisi. It is part of Freedom Square, which is famous for its rich history, beautiful views, and a large number of architectural monuments. It can take all day to explore all of these objects of history and architecture. You can pass the time between excursions in the Pushkin park, admiring the views of Tbilisi, relaxing in the shade of tall trees, and enjoying the coolness of the fountain.

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'The cradle of Tbilisi' - the baths quarter, where the foundation of the city was laid. This part of the old city is the most ancient, it is considered a protected area.

Once Upon a time in the 5th century AD, when Mtskheta was the capital of Georgia, our king Vakhtang Gorgasali (wolf-head) was hunting, King’s falcon caught/injured a pheasant during the hunt, after which both birds fell into a nearby hot spring and they were boiled. This lead to a discovery of the hot springs and, subsequently, to the founding of new capital. The name Tbilisi is derived from the word Tbili- warm (from sulfuric hot springs).

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The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition in Tbilisi was originally built in the 6th and 7th centuries but was subsequently destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed several times. The current church is based on a 13th-century version. Named after Mount Zion at Jerusalem, it is commonly known as the “Tbilisi Sioni”.

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Here Alexander Griboyedov and Nina Chavchavadze got married and one of the most important shrines of the country is kept - the cross of St. Nina, the enlightener of Georgia.

Ancient Georgian-style church in a picturesque cliffside locale with a bell tower & wide views. -Google.

The main sanctuary of the temple is the tomb of St. Shushanik. After the ecclesiastical split between the Armenians and the Georgians at the beginning of the 7th century, Catholicos Kyrion transferred the remains of the saint from the small town of Tsurtavi to the Metekhi temple. The remains of the Holy Queen are in the deacon's place. It is known that Queen Tamar adorned the body of the Blessed Queen with gilded clothes and paid special homage to her.

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The temple is located on a cliff above the Kura River, and from here you can enjoy a wonderful view of Tbilisi.

Baratashvili Street is a factual border of medieval Tbilisi. The street received today’s image in the 70s of the XX century during Old Tbilisi reconstruction. The street was widened; the problem of transport connection to Baratashvili Bridge was solved, safety walls of the historical city and old Tbilisi houses with balconies situated on them were repaired and restored.

At the beginning of Baratashvili Street – there is a fragment of so called “Dighomi Door” wall, which is one of historical gates of Tbilisi. A part of Old Tbilisi neighboring street is filled with modernized buildings: old, brick arched cellars are functioning as exhibition halls and restaurants. There is a “wedding house” in one of the old Tbilisi buildings. There is a children’s art gallery in this row – the Museum of Puppets and in front of the museum, there is a multi-figured sculptural composition “Berikebi” (sculpture group 'Berikaoba')– depicting a group of dancing actors. There are some more monuments in the street – statues of XII century Georgian philosopher Ioane Petritsi and the author or first reconstruction of old Tbilisi, architect Shota Kavlashvili.

The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge over the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi.

Bridge connects the old and new parts of the city.

Bridge is considered one of the 13 most amazing bridges in the world.

The majestic defense complex, which is said to be older than the city itself, despite severe destruction, looks impressive. And what a view from the fortress walls ... The building stands in the historical part of Tbilisi on one of the hills of the Sololak ridge. It received its first name Shuris Tsikhe ('Enviable Fortress') because it was the most impregnable on the entire Silk Road - no one ever managed to take it by storm.

Today Narikala is a park along which powerful high walls stretch over the covered slopes. Some of them look very good, but for the most part the fortifications are destroyed - the blast of the powder warehouse in 1827 is to blame.Also, the fortress includes the Church of St. Nicholas, erected in 1996 in accordance with the canons of ancient Georgian temple architecture on the foundation 12 century.