Tbilisi Explorer: Essential Walking Tour for First-Timers

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1

  Freedom Square, formerly known as Erivansky or Paskevich-Erivansky Square under Imperial Russia and Beria Square and Lenin Square under the Soviet Union, is located in the center of Tbilisi at the eastern end of Rustaveli Avenue.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2

  Old part of city

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Anchiskhati Basilica

  The Anchiskhati Basilica of St Mary is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi, Georgia. It belongs to the Georgian Orthodox Church and dates from the sixth century.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  The Bridge of Peace

  One of Tbilisi’s newest attractions, the Bridge of Peace, which opened in 2010 over the River Mtkvari (also known as the Kura River).

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5

  A monument to outstanding Armenian poet and musician and famous ashugh Sayat – Nova (Harutyun Sayadian) was opened in Tbilisi on June 7 2009. The sculpture of Guya Djaparidze and Kokha Koridze is situated near northern wall of St Kevork Armenian church. In the same church Sayat – Nova joint with other Christians was hiding during the shah Aga Mohamed Kadjar’s attack in 1795. Sayat – Nova was killed on the doorstep of that church and is buried there.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Old Town Tbilisi

  The old town is unique and it's beautiful. It has many restaurants and eateries, With theater and old buildings

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 7
  Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater

  Opened in 1981, the Gabriadze Theater has become a much-loved part of Tbilisi's cultural scene.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 8

  Sergey Paradjanov was the author of several film-masterpieces which brought him world praise: "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964), "The Colour of Pomegranates" or "Sayat-Nova" (1969), "The Legend of Suram Fortress" (1985) and "Ashik-Kerib" (1988). Parajanov’s contribution to the art of cinema is first and foremost his original poetic film-language, highly valued by his contemporaries. His aesthetic system also includes plastic art, based on traditions of Armenian, Eastern, and European art.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 9
  Jan Shardeni Street

  Shardeni Street is one of the most popular and beautiful streets in Tbilisi. This pedestrian street is so well known that any guest that travels to Georgia never leaves this country without visiting Shardeni Street.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 10
  Aerial Tramway in Tbilisi

  On 23 June 2012, a new aerial tramway opened in Tbilisi. It connects the newly constructed Rike Park, that sits just across the Mtkvari river from the Old Town, with Narikala, the fortress that overlooks the city

  30 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 11
  Sioni Cathedral Church

  The Sioni Cathedral of the Dormition is a Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion at Jerusalem.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 12
  Kartlis Deda

  Kartlis Deda is a monument in Georgia's capital Tbilisi. The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-meter aluminum figure of a woman in Georgian national dress.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 13

  The Friday Mosque (Jumah in Arabic) is located in the very heart of the Old town of Tbilisi. Not only its architecture is unique and you will probably not realize it´s a mosque at the first glance, but it´s also one of the very few mosques in the world, where Shias and Sunnis pray together. The mosque is open for visitors of all religions or beliefs.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 14
  Rike Park

  Rike Park is a public recreation area in Tbilisi, popular with families, tourists and residents out for a stroll

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 15

  The sculpture of a man holding a horn in Tbilisi modeled on an ancient Colchian statuette affectionately monikered as "tamada".

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 16
  Meidan Bazaar

  In case you're not into wandering around too much in search of souvenirs or you simply don't have enough time - Meidan Bazaar

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 17

  This monument symbolized a legend about, how was established Tbilisi in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasal.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 18

  Wow! Real Waterfall in city central!

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 19
  Metekhi Cathedral

  Yet another ancient monument of Tbilisi is Metekhi temple (the 12th century) standing close to the edge of the rocky bank of the Kura

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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