Mtskheta - the charm of the soul
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Excursion: 20% discount on the tour!
Mtskheta is the source of Georgia’s spiritual strength. To visit here - how to drink clean water from the spring
How Georgia acquired Christianity, what events accompanied this, what Mtskheta was in ancient times and now - you will learn about this and see on a walk along Mtskheta
Morning... The city is asleep. Small houses with tiled roofs, branches of figs, pomegranate, king hang over fences, yards are wrapped in grapes. Peace, peace, comfort...
We are 20 minutes from Tbilisi. This is Mtskheta, the first capital of Georgia, once a bustling city of merchants and artisans, inhabited by different peoples.
Mtskhetos, Kartlos, Noah is a chain of names that leads back centuries, giving an explanation for the names of Mtskheta, Kartli, Sakartvelo. The air here is soaked in history!
We go to the main square - the temple of Svetitskhoveli, the Christian shrine of Georgia, the monastery of Samtavro nearby - many legends and legends are associated with their history. Two words – “Our Jerusalem” – convey the significance of Mtskheta for Orthodox Georgia.
The streets are lively... Here you can taste wine, chacha and buy as a souvenir horns for wine, minankari and daggers, spices and seasonings, delicacies of churchkhela and clapi, scarves and dolls, paintings and drawings - everything that skillful hands put their soul into...
I do not want to leave Mtskheta - time has stopped here - happiness and peace are at heart.
We climb to the top of the cliff - the temple of Jvari, a symbol of Christianity in Georgia. Its walls have been untouched for over 14 centuries!
And here it is, the famous panorama of Mtskheta - a city in a ring of hills and rivers Kura and Aragvi!
Goodbye Mtskheta, we will keep your warmth for a long time.
Guided tours:
Mtskheta-Tbilisi
Mtskheta-Shio Mgwime
Mtskheta-upliciehe
Mtskheta-Gori-upliciehe
Mtskheta-Chato Mukhrani wine estate
Mtskheta-Sarajishvili Cognac Factory
Mtskheta-BORJOMI