Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Experience Tbilisi in Georgia in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in TbilisiIndividual Sights in TbilisiSight 1: National Botanical Garden
Sight 2: Mother of Kartli
Kartlis Deda is a monument in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.
Sight 3: Betlemi Church
Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.
Wikipedia: Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi (EN)
Sight 4: Betlemi Lower Church
The Lower Bethlemi Church(Georgian: ქვემო ბეთლემის ეკლესია), also known as the Church of Saint Stepanos of the Holy Virgins or Koosanats Sourb Stepanos Vank) – is a 14th–19th-century church at the foot of Narikala fortress in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. It was rebuilt between 1868 and 1870 and operated as an Armenian church. In 1988 it was given to the Georgian Orthodox and its Armenian identity was "Georgianized" in 1991.
Sight 5: Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church
The Saint Gevork of Mughni Church also known as Saint George of Mughni Church is a 13th-century Armenian church in Tbilisi, Georgia that was entirely rebuilt in 1756. It is made of brick and its architectural typology is that of a cross within a rectangular perimeter, with four free-standing supports.
Sight 6: Lado Gudiashvili Square
Lado Gudiashvili Square is a historic square in Tbilisi. It is located in the old Tbilisi district, near Freedom Square; At the entrance of Lermontov, B. Akhospireli, Gia Abesiani, Abo Tbileli and other streets. The plan of the square has been preserved since the Middle Ages, and the ensemble of buildings belongs to the second half of the XIX century and the XX century.
Sight 7: Museum of History of Jews of Georgia
The David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia is a principal museum of the Jewish history and culture in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was established by the decision of Administration of the "Georgian Committee for assisting the Poor" on November 30, 1932, as a departmental organization within the framework of cultural base of Jewish workers; it was officially founded by the order of People's Commissariat of Education of Georgia on November 23, 1933, under the title 'Jewish Historic-Ethnographic Museum'.
Wikipedia: David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia (EN)
Sight 8: Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin or the Catholic Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary It is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. It is the seat of the Latin Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus which it was created in 1993 with the decree Quo aptius.
Wikipedia: Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Tbilisi (EN)
Sight 9: Freedom Monument
The Freedom Monument, commonly known as the St. George Statue, is a memorial located in Tbilisi, Georgia, dedicated to the freedom and independence of the Georgian nation. Unveiled in 2006 in Tbilisi's central square, the monument of granite and gold is 35 metres (115 ft) high and is easily spotted from any point of the city. The actual statue — 5.6 metres (18 ft) tall, made of bronze and covered with gold — is a gift to the city from its creator, Georgian sculptor Zurab Tsereteli.
Sight 10: Pushkin Park
Pushkin Square is a square in Tbilisi, near Freedom Square, the boundaries of the square are also Rustaveli Avenue, Pushkin and Lado Gudiashvili streets.
Sight 11: Alexander Pushkin
The bust of Alexander Pushkin in Tbilisi is a bust of Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, in the city of Tbilisi, near Freedom Square.
Sight 12: Church of St. George Kari
St. George's Church is a Georgian Orthodox Church in Tbilisi, standing northwest of Erekle II Square.
Sight 13: Sioni Cathedral
The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral located in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after specific places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem. It is commonly referred to as the "Tbilisi Sioni" to distinguish it from other churches in Georgia with the same name.
Sight 14: Tbilisi History Museum
Tbilisi Historical-Ethnographic Museum — Ioseb Grishashvili Museum, was founded in 1910 as the "Municipal Museum of the City". In 1924 it was renamed the "Tiflis Agmashcom Museum", and in 1943 it was renamed the Tbilisi State Historical-Ethnographic Museum. I. was renamed in 1965. The museum's foundations contain up to 50,000 exhibits, including many unique and large cultural and historical values.
Sight 15: Sofiko Chiaureli
The monument to Sophie Chiaureli is in Tbilisi, in the historical district of the Old Town.
Sight 16: Norashen Church
Norashen is a non-functioning Armenian Apostolic church in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is located in the old town, near Sioni Cathedral and Jvaris Mama Church.
Sight 17: Jvaris Mama
The Church of the Father of the Tbilisi Jvari is located in Tbilisi, in the old Tbilisi district, in the historic district of Uban Kvemo Kala.
Sight 18: The Great Synagogue
The Great Synagogue, also known as the Georgian Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 45-47 Leselidze Street in Tbilisi, in the republic of Georgia.
Sight 19: Ateshgah
The Atashgah, also transcribed as 'Ateshgah is an ancient Zoroastrian fire temple in Tbilisi, Georgia. It was built when Georgia was a part of Persian Empire in Sasanian era. It is described as the "northernmost Zoroastrian fire-temple in the world."
Sight 20: Kldisubani Church of Saint George
The Kldisubani St. George Church or Qarapi Saint Gevorg church is an 18th-century church at the foot of the Narikala citadel in Old Tbilisi, Georgia. The church is single-naved and was built in 1753. The Georgian Orthodox Church was built on the site of an ancient Georgian church which was built during the reign of St. King Vakhtang I of Iberia. The church was reconstructed with the help of Armenian merchant Petros Zohrabian and his wife Lolita and the restoration held by them in 1735, what makes the church one of the most important examples of Georgian-Armenian friendship and cooperation.
Sight 21: Ortodox Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
St. Nicholas Church of Narikala is a Georgian Orthodox Church in Narikala Fortress in Tbilisi.
Sight 22: Jamma Mosque
Tbilisi Mosque, Juma Mosque is a mosque in Tbilisi at the foot of Narikala at the end of the present Botanical Street. It is the only surviving Muslim shrine in the city.
Sight 23: The Forty Martyrs of Sebastia Monastery
The Church of the Forty Martyrs is a religious building in Tbilisi, in the historical district of the Old Town.
Sight 24: Armenian Cathedral of Saint George
Saint George's Church is a 13th-century Armenian church in the old city of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. It is one of the two functioning Armenian churches in Tbilisi and is the cathedral of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is located in the south-western corner of Vakhtang Gorgasali Square (Meidani) and is overlooked by the ruins of Narikala fortress.
Sight 25: Sayat Nova
The monument to Sayat-Nova is in Tbilisi, installed in the historical district of the Old City, on Vakhtang Gorgasali Square. It is a composition of stylized branches of a pomegranate tree and a panduri. The authors of the monument are sculptors Gia Japaridze and Kakha Koridze.
Sight 26: Metekhi Bridge
Metekhi Bridge is a bridge on the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi. It is built in the narrows of the Metekhi cliff, where the river bed is most oppressed on the site of historical bridges, Avlabri and Donkey bridges.
Sight 27: Queen Darejan's palace
Darejan Palace, Sachino, is an architectural monument in Tbilisi. Built in 1776 for the wife of King Erekle II. Partially redesigned in the XIX century.
Sight 28: Church of the Red Gospel
The Church of the Red Gospel or Shamkoretsots Sourb Astvatsatsin Church is a ruined 18th-century Armenian church in the Avlabar district of Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Sight 29: New Ejmiadzin Armenian Apostolic Church
The Ejmiatsin Church is an 18th-century Armenian Apostolic church in the Avlabari district of Old Tbilisi, Georgia. The church is adjacent to the Avlabari Square.
Sight 30: Church of the Holy Great Martyr Marina
Avlabari St. Marine's Church – Georgian Orthodox Church, located at 12 Dusheti Street in Tbilisi. The church is located in the depths of the courtyard and is surrounded by residential settlements. It belongs to the oldest churches in Tbilisi.
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