Diana & Sandro’s guidebook
Places we recommend to visit
Museums, popular places, parks, restaurants, etc.
The Theater is a member of Opera Europa.
Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theater is part of the European Route of Historic Theaters.
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Театр оперы и балета Тбилиси
25 Shota Rustaveli AveThe Theater is a member of Opera Europa.
Tbilisi Z. Paliashvili Opera and Ballet State Theater is part of the European Route of Historic Theaters.
The unification of ten different museums, the National Gallery, four house museums and two research centers in one system in 2004 formed the Georgian National Museum (GNM), the largest museum complex in the country today.
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Государственный музей Грузии
3 Shota Rustaveli AveThe unification of ten different museums, the National Gallery, four house museums and two research centers in one system in 2004 formed the Georgian National Museum (GNM), the largest museum complex in the country today.
There is the ancient district of Tbilisi, Georgia, known for its sulphuric baths. Abanotubani is an important historic part of the city: it is where according to a legend the King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell, leading to a discovery of the hot springs and, subsequently, to founding of a new capital.
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Абанотубани
There is the ancient district of Tbilisi, Georgia, known for its sulphuric baths. Abanotubani is an important historic part of the city: it is where according to a legend the King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell, leading to a discovery of the hot springs and, subsequently, to founding of a new capital.
Lisi Lake has been one of the popular and established recreational zones since the 30s of the 20th century. The Lake has very interesting and diverse fauna. Sports facilities and playgrounds have been built, a new open café, boating point, and the beach for tan lovers has been functioning since 2015.
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Лисий Озеро
Lisi Lake has been one of the popular and established recreational zones since the 30s of the 20th century. The Lake has very interesting and diverse fauna. Sports facilities and playgrounds have been built, a new open café, boating point, and the beach for tan lovers has been functioning since 2015.
A nice place to visit and to relax . A place for the whole family to enjoy
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Озеро Черепашье
A nice place to visit and to relax . A place for the whole family to enjoy
Gino Paradise Tbilisi
9 Beshenova StPools, Toboggan, Seaside zone, Dino park
Machakhela remains a place where many people go when they just want to eat tasty khachapuri.
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Machakhela
23 Ovanes Tumaniani StMachakhela remains a place where many people go when they just want to eat tasty khachapuri.
Taglaura is one of the most successful restaurant chain in Georgia. Today it combines four restaurants and it is located in most popular places in Tbilisi.
While in Taglaura you will find yourself in the environment flavored with Georgian elements, where our Georgian folk music singers , will allow you to spend unforgettable evenings.
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Taglaura
Taglaura is one of the most successful restaurant chain in Georgia. Today it combines four restaurants and it is located in most popular places in Tbilisi.
While in Taglaura you will find yourself in the environment flavored with Georgian elements, where our Georgian folk music singers , will allow you to spend unforgettable evenings.
Tbilisi Flea market is a great place for everyone to find something unique.
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Flea Market
3 Zviad Gamsakhurdia Named Right BankTbilisi Flea market is a great place for everyone to find something unique.
There are many visitors and wait about 30 minutes but it's worth it. Very tasty food
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HB
20 ვაჟა-ფშაველას გამზირიThere are many visitors and wait about 30 minutes but it's worth it. Very tasty food
n the Caucasus, guests are considered gifts from God. Georgians like to call them okros stumrebi – “golden guests” – an endearment that illustrates the stature the ever-hospitable Georgians give to those they host. The cellar restaurant is an homage to Georgia’s favorite artist, Niko Pirosmani, a naive painter whose favorite subjects were animals, a singer named Margarita and feast scenes. The flea-market furniture, tablecloths and china make the Black Lion an ideal setting for anybody hankering to create a one-of-a-kind, laid-back feast scene of his own, with hearty original takes on traditional Georgian cooking.fusion as it is a kind of “refrigerator surprise,” a culinary brainstorm of ingredients and ideas in which Gubeladze and her cooks, who offer their own regional favorite dishes, end up inventing completely new recipes.
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Shavi Lomi
28 Zurab Kvlividze Stn the Caucasus, guests are considered gifts from God. Georgians like to call them okros stumrebi – “golden guests” – an endearment that illustrates the stature the ever-hospitable Georgians give to those they host. The cellar restaurant is an homage to Georgia’s favorite artist, Niko Pirosmani, a naive painter whose favorite subjects were animals, a singer named Margarita and feast scenes. The flea-market furniture, tablecloths and china make the Black Lion an ideal setting for anybody hankering to create a one-of-a-kind, laid-back feast scene of his own, with hearty original takes on traditional Georgian cooking.fusion as it is a kind of “refrigerator surprise,” a culinary brainstorm of ingredients and ideas in which Gubeladze and her cooks, who offer their own regional favorite dishes, end up inventing completely new recipes.
There is one thing you can always find while in Georgia – its unique and astonishing cuisine. Although amazing Georgian food is everywhere here, searching for the best experience can be a hustle. Here is our list of the best restaurants with local cuisine where you can taste the authentic flavour of Georgia. A recently opened Georgian restaurant in Vera, an older area of Tbilisi, is a bit difficult to find. you need or google maps or a friend, who has already been here. The house has been transformed into a large restaurant featuring old Georgian balconies, corbels, wooden spaces architecturally with the interior a mix of modern sensibilities. The restaurant has large courtyard from where you can enjoy a wide, panoramic view of Tbilisi.
Well, the food is amazing here! The chef has a Megrelian surname, so please, Don’t leave “Keto & Kote” without trying Gebjalia & Elarji. They are traditional dishes from the Western Georgian region of Samegrelo, which is where the chef’s family is from. The restaurant also offers a wide diversity of local and foreign wines and homemade lemonades with berries.
The restaurant is very popular and among the very best that Tbilisi has to offer. Calling ahead for a reservation is suggested as it’s often packed with what dinner guests.
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Keto & Kote
3 თორაძის ჩიხიThere is one thing you can always find while in Georgia – its unique and astonishing cuisine. Although amazing Georgian food is everywhere here, searching for the best experience can be a hustle. Here is our list of the best restaurants with local cuisine where you can taste the authentic flavour of Georgia. A recently opened Georgian restaurant in Vera, an older area of Tbilisi, is a bit difficult to find. you need or google maps or a friend, who has already been here. The house has been transformed into a large restaurant featuring old Georgian balconies, corbels, wooden spaces architecturally with the interior a mix of modern sensibilities. The restaurant has large courtyard from where you can enjoy a wide, panoramic view of Tbilisi.
Well, the food is amazing here! The chef has a Megrelian surname, so please, Don’t leave “Keto & Kote” without trying Gebjalia & Elarji. They are traditional dishes from the Western Georgian region of Samegrelo, which is where the chef’s family is from. The restaurant also offers a wide diversity of local and foreign wines and homemade lemonades with berries.
The restaurant is very popular and among the very best that Tbilisi has to offer. Calling ahead for a reservation is suggested as it’s often packed with what dinner guests.
What to Do in Sighnaghi, Georgia (The Country)’s City of Love
Sighnaghi is a small town in Kakheti province, the eastern-most region of the country of Georgia. Its population is approximately 3,000. Sighnaghi is unique because it has fortress walls surrounding the city, which have been well-preserved. Sighnaghi is also a Georgian town that is working to be a center of tourism and is known as Georgia’s city of love. Here is what to do in Sighnaghi, the city of love.
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Sighnaghi
What to Do in Sighnaghi, Georgia (The Country)’s City of Love
Sighnaghi is a small town in Kakheti province, the eastern-most region of the country of Georgia. Its population is approximately 3,000. Sighnaghi is unique because it has fortress walls surrounding the city, which have been well-preserved. Sighnaghi is also a Georgian town that is working to be a center of tourism and is known as Georgia’s city of love. Here is what to do in Sighnaghi, the city of love.
Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), Georgia
Empyreal church at the footsteps of the Mount Kazbek
In the north of Georgia, at the foot of the Mount Kazbek, there is a small settlement called Stepantsminda. For about 100 years till 2007 it was always known as Kazbegi, and only recently it received its historic name. It is located 165km in the north from Tbilisi and only 11km from the Russian border. Also, Georgian Military road crosses this town, that connects Russia and Georgia and this is the road that lead tourists traveling by car.
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Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda (Kazbegi), Georgia
Empyreal church at the footsteps of the Mount Kazbek
In the north of Georgia, at the foot of the Mount Kazbek, there is a small settlement called Stepantsminda. For about 100 years till 2007 it was always known as Kazbegi, and only recently it received its historic name. It is located 165km in the north from Tbilisi and only 11km from the Russian border. Also, Georgian Military road crosses this town, that connects Russia and Georgia and this is the road that lead tourists traveling by car.
Sightseeing
This Georgian architectural wonder dating back to the XI century has served as the religious center of the country for hundreds of years. The complex includes the church, a gate, a bell tower, castles, and clerical residences. The mantles of Christ and of the Prophet Elijah are both preserved in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. The tombs of Tbilisi's founder, King Vakhtang Gorgasali is also inside the building. The cathedral is included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
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Светицховели
Narekvavi-Mtskheta-Railway StationThis Georgian architectural wonder dating back to the XI century has served as the religious center of the country for hundreds of years. The complex includes the church, a gate, a bell tower, castles, and clerical residences. The mantles of Christ and of the Prophet Elijah are both preserved in the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. The tombs of Tbilisi's founder, King Vakhtang Gorgasali is also inside the building. The cathedral is included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
Jvari Monastery
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The VI century Georgian Orthodox monastery is built on a hill opposite Mtskheta, at the confluence of Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Shortly after the adoption of Christianity, King Mirian III erected an enormous wooden cross on this site. In the 2nd half of the VI century Guaram, the ruler of Kartli, built a small church beside the Holy Cross. The church is included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
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Джвари Монастырь в Мцхете
Jvari Monastery
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The VI century Georgian Orthodox monastery is built on a hill opposite Mtskheta, at the confluence of Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Shortly after the adoption of Christianity, King Mirian III erected an enormous wooden cross on this site. In the 2nd half of the VI century Guaram, the ruler of Kartli, built a small church beside the Holy Cross. The church is included on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
The unique monument of Georgian architecture, rock-hewn town of Vardzia, is situated in Aspindza, formerly the Samtskhe Province of Georgia, approximately in 70 km to the south from Borjomi city (at about 1 300m altitude). The territory of Samtskhe-Javakheti served as a barrier separating the rest of the country from the Moslem world. The place often became a theater of military operations, and was also used for the assembly and review of All-Georgian troops starting for long campaigns. Therefore, the King Giorgi III, who ruled in 1156 -1184, decided to build a town-fortress there and complete the chain of castles protecting the land - Akhalkalaki, Khertvisi, Tmogvi, and Mgeltsikhe. He decided to build it not as an ordinary fortress but as a huge fortified military quarter with a permanent large and ready-to-attack garrison.
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Vardzia
The unique monument of Georgian architecture, rock-hewn town of Vardzia, is situated in Aspindza, formerly the Samtskhe Province of Georgia, approximately in 70 km to the south from Borjomi city (at about 1 300m altitude). The territory of Samtskhe-Javakheti served as a barrier separating the rest of the country from the Moslem world. The place often became a theater of military operations, and was also used for the assembly and review of All-Georgian troops starting for long campaigns. Therefore, the King Giorgi III, who ruled in 1156 -1184, decided to build a town-fortress there and complete the chain of castles protecting the land - Akhalkalaki, Khertvisi, Tmogvi, and Mgeltsikhe. He decided to build it not as an ordinary fortress but as a huge fortified military quarter with a permanent large and ready-to-attack garrison.
Uplistsikhe, the cave town is situated 7 km southeast of Gori on the left bank of the River Mtkvari. The site still amazes the visitors by its dimensions, extraordinary position, refined forms and the beauty of landscape. You will find huge echoing halls, long meandering corridor-streets, chambers for pagan worship and even the remains of Georgia's oldest theater there. You will be impressed by the skill, knowledge, experience and physical and spiritual power of all those, who created this unique monument.
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Уплисцихе
Uplistsikhe Complex RoadUplistsikhe, the cave town is situated 7 km southeast of Gori on the left bank of the River Mtkvari. The site still amazes the visitors by its dimensions, extraordinary position, refined forms and the beauty of landscape. You will find huge echoing halls, long meandering corridor-streets, chambers for pagan worship and even the remains of Georgia's oldest theater there. You will be impressed by the skill, knowledge, experience and physical and spiritual power of all those, who created this unique monument.
DAVID-GAREJA MONASTERY IN SEMI DESERT
Visit Davit Gareja cave complex (6th c.) located on the border of Christian Georgia and Muslim Azerbaijan. The monastery exerted significant influence in Georgia, being a center of fresco painting and manuscript rewriting. You will visit wonderful painted caves and see dramatic views.
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David Gareji Monasteri
DAVID-GAREJA MONASTERY IN SEMI DESERT
Visit Davit Gareja cave complex (6th c.) located on the border of Christian Georgia and Muslim Azerbaijan. The monastery exerted significant influence in Georgia, being a center of fresco painting and manuscript rewriting. You will visit wonderful painted caves and see dramatic views.
The St. George’s Monastery of St. Nino, sometimes also called the Bodbe Monastery, is one of the most important religious sites in Georgia. Today, there is a nunnery where the monastery used to be, and the St. George Cathedral, part of the monastery, holds the remains of St. Nino, Equal to the Apostles, who brought Christianity to Georgia. There is also a new cathedral being built, using much of the same construction methods used to make the most famous cathedrals in Georgia centuries ago.
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Бодбинский монастырь святой Нино
Sighnaghi-St. Nino MonasteryThe St. George’s Monastery of St. Nino, sometimes also called the Bodbe Monastery, is one of the most important religious sites in Georgia. Today, there is a nunnery where the monastery used to be, and the St. George Cathedral, part of the monastery, holds the remains of St. Nino, Equal to the Apostles, who brought Christianity to Georgia. There is also a new cathedral being built, using much of the same construction methods used to make the most famous cathedrals in Georgia centuries ago.