Old warm Tbilisi - walking tour of Tbilisi

Tbilisi is a city founded on two sides of the Kura River (Mtkvari) in the 5th century AD.

The history of the founding of the city of Tbilisi goes long before it began to be built as the capital of the Kingdom of Kartli. Discovered here artifacts and buildings as early as 2 centuries BC speak of the development of hot springs still people in ancient times. This place lay on the Silk Road and was the last fort to the capital of what was then Iberia (Greek name) or Kartli, as the locals called it. The fort was built in the 4th century and placed it as a gate to the capital and the ancient city of Mtskheta. The basis of the city of Tbilisi (warm water) is associated with the name of Tsar Vakhtang Gorgasali, who laid here the capital and fortress walls for two parts of the city, on the right bank the trading city, on the left the royal palace and courtiers.

The city developed over thousands of years, was the goal of conquest for many different peoples, became the center of the Transcaucasian market and commodity exchange. At its very foundation, a free economic duty-free zone was laid here, which led to a mixture of different faiths, peoples, cultures and languages. Every foreigner settling here brought new knowledge, culture, life. Everything reflected beautifully on the city and gives us a big history book for the guests of Tbilisi.

On our tour we will tell you about the foundation of this city, about the creation of the Kingdom of Kartli, about the development and international relations of our rulers, about the conquests and victories of this beautiful city. For more than 1500 years, the city has collected unique stories for the listener, developed its own culture of behavior and respect for the area. We will plunge into the basics of the city and touch the modern buildings of the 21st century, all nearby, all together – the walls of the 4th century and the walls of the 21st century. We do not forget our foundation, and on it we continue to create our future.

We will visit many different attractions, but we will note the most important of them.

We will go up to the fortress of Narikala on the cable car p. walking tour.

We will walk along the fortress walls above the Botanical Garden, round the fortress and find out how the upper citadel was used in different periods of reign.

After the fortress, we will discuss and begin to go down to the lower part of the city to small streets around houses, a mosque, ancient courtyards. We will go down to the canyon, which cut through a small river, giving the cleanest drinking water to the old city since its foundation, go down to the warm springs and learn about the legend of the founding of our city. There, leaving the canyon, we look into the area of sulfur baths, learn how the culture of baths influenced the city, what pros, what cons, but despite all this, the heart of our city.

After that, we will go to conquer the trading city, where different people, different speeches, different professions, different cultures have left a mark on each building in narrow streets. For immersion in the urban atmosphere, we will visit the caravanserai (trading house) founded in the 15th century, in its basements a wine museum lurks. We have the opportunity (if not Monday) to visit the basement warehouses of the 14th and 15th centuries.

After immersion in oenology, we will continue our way through the old churches, streets and visit the temple of Sioni, Anchiskhati, walk along the palace of the 17th century, reach the Puppet Theater of the great Georgian director, screenwriter RezoGabriadze. Let’s talk about Georgian cinema, theater, artists and recreate a full picture of the cultural and commercial life of our beautiful city of Tbilisi.

The price includes:

• Guide services