Tour program for 3 days / 2 nights
Day 1: Airport – Tbilisi – Sightseeing tour of the old city (Rezo Gabriadze Theatre, Anchiskhati, Sioni, Chardin Street, Peace Bridge)
Arrival in Tbilisi. Meeting at the airport
Transfer to the hotel, free time, money exchange.
An evening bus and walking sightseeing tour of old Tbilisi begins with a stop at the Berikaoba ("Musicians") sculpture. Next, the Rezo Gabriadze Puppet Theatre. Here, on the tower, at 12:00 and 19:00, you can see a short puppet show.
Visit to some of the oldest and most significant churches in Tbilisi: Anchiskhati Church and Sioni Church, where the relic "Cross of St. Nino" is kept. Lunch.
Walk along Chardin Street, named after the French Catholic missionary. Now it resembles the Champs Elysees with numerous restaurants and cafes, boutiques and salons, wine shops and art galleries. This is a cult place in Tbilisi and a very pleasant street for walking. Here you will see a monument to the famous film director Sergei Parajanov, as well as a small sculpture of the toastmaster.
Then you will walk along the pedestrian Bridge of Peace, built by the Italian architect Michele de Lucchi, and visit the Rike Park on the banks of the Kura.
20:00 Optional welcome dinner in a Georgian restaurant with a folklore program - for an additional fee. Night at a hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 2: Tbilisi – Mtskheta – Svetitskhoveli – Jvari – Tbilisi sightseeing tour (Abanotubani, waterfall, Metekhi, Narikala, Pantheon)
Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to the first capital of Georgia – the city of Mtskheta, located about 20 kilometers north of Tbilisi, at the confluence of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. The city is the religious center of Georgia. This was the place where Christianity was proclaimed the official religion in Georgia in 337. The city-museum of Mtskheta is under the auspices of UNESCO.
Visit to the Cathedral of St. Svetitskhoveli (11th century), where the Tunic of the Lord is kept. Svetitskhoveli is one of the largest Christian churches in Georgia. It was built in the 11th century on the site of the first Georgian church of the 4th century. Visit to the Jvari Monastery (the Temple of the Holy Cross), which was immortalized in literature by Mikhail Lermontov (the poem Mtsyri). The temple stands on a high mountain, from where a beautiful panorama of the confluence of two majestic rivers - Aragvi and Kura - opens up. The monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lunch. Return to Tbilisi
Climb to Mount Mtatsminda, from where a gorgeous view of Tbilisi opens up at any time of the day. You will walk in the Bombora Park, where you can try the popular Georgian lemonade "Lagidze Waters" with many flavors. Visit the Pantheon, where famous writers, artists and heroes of Georgia are buried. By the way, this is where the grave of A. Griboyedov, his wife N. Chavchavadze and Stalin's mother is located. On the territory of the Pantheon there is a cave of St. David Gareji, a revered saint in Georgia, near which a temple was built in the 19th century.
A walk by the Tiflis sulfur baths of Abanotubani, where the history of Tbilisi began (it was on this place that it was built).
A walk to the mysterious waterfall in the Fig Gorge, where you will see amazing buildings built right at the very edge of a steep cliff. On the way to the waterfall you will see the only Sunni mosque in Tbilisi.
Further along the narrow streets of the old town we approach the Metekhi Bridge and climb to the Metekhi Church (13th century), standing at the very edge of the rocky bank of the Kura. The first Georgian Christian martyr, Saint Shushanik, is buried in the church. An equestrian monument to Vakhtang Gorgasali, the founder of Tbilisi, is erected near the church. Ascent by cable car to the Narikala Fortress (4th century), from the walls of which a beautiful panorama of Tbilisi opens up, especially at night.
19:00-20:00 Free evening in the city. Night at a hotel in Tbilisi.
Day 3: Tbilisi – Bodbe – Sighnaghi – Kindzmarauli – Tbilisi – airport
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. We will go to eastern Georgia – Kakheti.
Bodbe is a women's monastery built in the 4th century in honor of the Assumption of the Baptist of Georgia, Saint Nino of Cappadocia. The grave of St. Nino is in the church, and not far away in the forest where Nino prayed, there is a spring and a bath with healing water.
Sighnaghi is an ancient town, famous for its fortress wall, from where a very beautiful view of the Alazani Valley opens. It is also called the "city of love", because here you can register a legal marriage at any time of the day, and get a divorce only on one day - the 13th. A walk along the cozy, cobbled streets of the city and the wall of the Sighnaghi fortress, from where a stunning view of the Alazani Valley opens up. Lunch in Sighnaghi in national style.
Next, we will go to the easternmost corner of Kakheti - the city of Kvareli. We will visit one of the largest wineries in Georgia - the Kindzmarauli corporation. You will have a tour of the plant, wine tasting. Return to Tbilisi. Free time in the city.
Transfer to the airport. Departure from Tbilisi on night flights!!!
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