Excursion to the ancient capital of Georgia Mtskheta and visit Shio Mgvime Monastery
Description:
Our excursion begins at about 10.00, the one-way road takes 20-30 minutes.
The ancient capital of Georgia Mtskheta is a holy place for every Georgian. Such a number of holy and religious places as in Mtskheta, located 20 km from Tbilisi, no more in the whole of Georgia. This ancient city is called the “Second Jerusalem”. It was here that Saint Nino of Cappadocia brought the good news, here one of the greatest shrines of the Christian world - Heaton of the Lord is stored. This also explains the status of Mtskheta as a holy city, where Christian pilgrims and tourists from all over the world flock. The main objects that attract tourists and pilgrims: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, one of the most ancient and revered temples - and the ancient picturesque monastery of Jvari - unique and striking examples of religious architecture of the medieval Caucasus.
In Mtskheta there is an active women's monastery Samtavro (XI century), in which King Mirian and his wife Nana are buried - the first to be baptized by the Christian faith from St. Nino in 337.
9 kilometers from the city of Mtskheta is the ancient monastery of Shio Mgvime. The height from sea level is about 750 meters. It was founded sometime after 560 by Saint Shio, one of the Assyrian fathers known as Shio of Mgwim.