Tbilisi – Mtskheta

Tbilisi is a capital of Georgia, founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali. Tbilisi is one of the oldest cities in the world. It existed as the capital of Iberia. Tbilisi has always been distinguished by urban customs, urban jurisdiction, moral, aesthetic and traditional peculiarities. You can find here a mixture of diferent culturies and centuries.  You will  see the old part of the city , impressive buildings with balconies of different types.  Abanotubani ancient district of Tbilisi with sulfur bathes. Fothres of Narikala wich dates right back to the 4th century, when it was a Persian citadel. In the same way you will see a central avenue wich is a mix of modern and 20^th century architecture. You can find a lot of buildings from Soviet Union’s period. Avanue is full of various cafes, shops, restaurants and other entertainment places.   The State Museum of Georgia who invites you to the exhibition “Georgian Archaelogy from 8^th millennium B.C till 4^th century A.D”. It presents the permanent exhibition “Numismatic Treasure”. It will be day full of good impresiones and jurnay in diferent centuries. After that you will see the city of Mtskheta ancient capital of Georgia (Kartli) . Here you can see outstanding examples of medieval religious architecture in the Caucasus.

Kaheti region

Drive to Kakheti region crossing through Gombori pass, first you will see Old and New Shuamta Churches. The monastic complex Of old Shuamta contains a basilica from the 5th century and two domed churches, both from the 7th century.  New Shuamta – Late medieval Georgian Orthodox monastery, that was founded in the 50s of the XVI century.  Next stop will be Ikalto Monastery that was founded in the VI century by one of the Assyrian fathers Zenon. Ikalto was the highest educational institution in Georgia during XI-XII centuries.  After that you will visit Alexander Chavchavadze House-Museum(tsinandali museum), beautiful garden of Tsinandali and the 19th century unique wine cellar. Back to Tbilisi.