The city lies on both banks of the Mtkvari River and is surrounded by mountains from three sides. One widely accepted variant of the legend of Tbilisi’s founding states that King Vakhtang I Gorgasali of Georgia went hunting in the heavily wooded region with a falcon. The King’s falcon allegedly caught or injured a pheasant during the hunt, after which both birds fell into a nearby hot spring and died from burns. King Vakhtang became so impressed with the hot springs that he decided to cut down the forest and build a city. The name Tbilisi derives from the Old Georgian word “Tbili”, meaning warm. Archaeological studies of the region have indicated human settlement on the territory of Tbilisi as early as the 4th millennium BC.
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Old Tbilisi
The main sights of the city are gathered in Old Tbilisi district. This area is well-known for its Sulpur bathhouses.
Nearby on Shardeni Street you will find plenty of popular Restaurants, open air Café-bars, Night Clubs and Galleries. |
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Narikala
Narikala Fortress can be seen from any point within Old Tbilisi. It was constructed for defense purposes in the 4th century and considerably expanded over subsequent periods of history |
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Funicular
Tbilisi Funicular is one of the finest examples of cable railways in the world. The railway leads to a beautiful leisure and amusement park Mtatsminda, which overlooks the entire city. |
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“Dry bridge”
The Dry Bridge is well-known for its flea market, where you can find art exhibitions, and antique items
for sale. |
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Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
The origins of the Museum date back to the 19th century. Today, the Museum exhibits Georgia’s principal archaeological findings and thousands of artifacts of immense historical significance; animal remains datingback 40 million years, archaeological and ethnographic collections from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Bronze, Iron and Middle Ages.
Address: 3 Shota Rustaveli Avenue |
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Gabriadze Theater
Founded in 1981, it became the first Georgian puppet theatre. The building is decorated with a magnificent clock tower, which once a day, at 12:00 features a performance of figurines.
Address: 13 Shavteli Street |
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Abanotubani
Being almost 300 years old, this is Tbilisi’s oldest bathhouse. The ghosts of communists past linger on the placard in front of it with a symbol bearing the hammer and sickle on it. This is right in the middle of the Abanotubani neighbourhood and inside you’ll find some beautiful tiles and mosaics. You can get private rooms all around the clock, and some of the fancier rooms at a higher price come with pools and a sauna. There is also a public bath separated into men’s and women’s sections.
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Botanical garden
National botanic garden of Georgia, lying in the Tsavkisis-Tskali Gorge near Narikala Fortres, has not only collection of plants, but is also a lovely park with with scenic waterfall which is great for a dip on a hot summers' day, although you need to avoid the guards
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