Samshvenisi Tbilisi!!

Do you like walking? To listen to stories, legends to clarify the facts? Then Samshvenisi Tbilisi will appeal to you.

So, the first fact: the word “samshvenisi” in Old Georgian meant “three times beautiful”. Now it is rarely used in everyday Georgian conversation in this context, now it is simply “decoration”, although, in the old days, its first meaning was integral to the description of enthusiastic emotions.

A few years ago, one of the leading Georgian wine producers gave him a “trend push”, calling them their beautiful wine, which included three varieties of grapes – Kakhetian: “Mtsvane” and “Rkatsiteli”, as well as Kartli: “Chinuri”. The wine has become very successful and sold.

Having made you company in a walk around Old Tbilisi, I will tell you about its corners and sights so many cute legends and facts that Tbilisi and for your heart became “three times beautiful”.

The route will start from Freedom Square, the heart of our city. Your hearing will please the legend of unrequited love for the chansonne Margarita de Sevres and the facts about the exploits of the only in the history of full cavalier of the two highest orders of Russia: St. George and St. Vladimir. Next is Baratashvili’s “contrasts” avenue with stories about Georgians and their adored balconies. Facts about the restoration of the city wall.

Next, Drunken Tower Gabriadze - screenwriter, playwright, artist, sculptor - why was he allowed to drive behind the Iron Curtain when others could not think about it? Anchiskhati is a spiritual heritage and legend of a non-man-made icon that came here from the ancient kingdom of Tao-Klarjeti. 17th century cellar and wine tasting, well, it's only if you want.

You will hear how Tbilisi has been a reverent guardian of various religious denominations for hundreds of years - Orthodox, Gregorians, Muslims, Jews and Catholics have been living here since ancient times on a small spot, which even today the Tbilisi people call "Maidan" - "Plaza". Our walk will not leave unnoticed and Figs Gorge.

Noodling past the Italian courtyards, where 5-10 families still live, who drink coffee together, argue about not in turn hung in the yard underwear, and, of course, where you can hear the sound of playing “bones” and shouts “Vaime!!!” playing backgammon men, we climb the fortress of Narikala to see the life of the city from a height.

Then we'll go down the cable car to Rike's cozy and modern park, and you want to know what was there before? Why 25 years ago, when this place was not so ennobled, the people of Tbilisi spoke of it with great love.

And by the end of our tour, we will get to the Peace Bridge, connecting the two halves of the old city on the left and right banks.

I hope that this sketch of a walk is interesting to you ... then ... I am ready to join...