City guide · Georgia
Tbilisi spreads along the Mtkvari River, with Old Tbilisi, the sulfur baths and Narikala concentrated around the historic core. Rustaveli Avenue forms the main...
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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
Tbilisi spreads along the Mtkvari River, with Old Tbilisi, the sulfur baths and Narikala concentrated around the historic core. Rustaveli Avenue forms the main museum and theatre axis, while the left bank adds Marjanishvili and riverside districts. The city rises sharply on both sides of the river, so plan adjacent sights together and use public transport for hilltop or outer-city stops.
Checked 2026-08-26
September · September in Tbilisi has mean temperature 19.6°C, rainfall 35.6 mm, 5.0 rain days. Comfortable mean temperatures and limited precipitation favour long city walks. September supports a full day of outdoor stops in Tbilisi.
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ეროვნული ბოტანიკური ბაღი
National Botanical Garden of Georgia occupies a deep gorge behind Narikala Fortress in central Tbilisi. The garden follows the Tsavkisistskali River valley, combining steep terrain, historic paths, cultivated botanical collections, and more naturalistic vegetation.
მეტეხის ეკლესია
Metekhi Church stands on a rocky cliff above the Mtkvari River in central Tbilisi, giving the city one of its most recognisable historic views.
მშვიდობის ხიდი
The Bridge of Peace is an illuminated glass-and-steel footbridge spanning the Kura River in central Tbilisi. Designed by Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, it opened as a contemporary landmark connecting the historic old town with the modern Rike Park district.
მთაწმინდის პარკი
Mtatsminda Park is a hilltop amusement park on Mount Mtatsminda above Tbilisi. It combines family recreation with wide views across the Georgian capital, making the journey and the destination part of one outing.
სიონის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების ტაძარი
Sioni Cathedral, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God, is a historic Georgian Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi's Old Town. It remains a working place of worship, so its importance is both architectural and spiritual.
მშრალი ხიდის ბაზრობა
The Dry Bridge Market is Tbilisi's principal open-air antiques and flea market, known locally as მშრალი ხიდის ბაზრობა.
ანჩისხატის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძრადმიყვანების ეკლესია
Anchiskhati Basilica is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox church on Shavteli Street in Tbilisi's Old Town. It is widely identified as the city's oldest surviving church and remains an active place of worship.
თავისუფლების მოედანი
Freedom Square, or Tavisuplebis Moedani, is Tbilisi's principal civic square and a central meeting point between Rustaveli Avenue, Sololaki and the Old Town. A Saint George monument rises at the centre, while traffic circles the open plaza.
შოთა რუსთაველის გამზირი
Rustaveli Avenue is Tbilisi's principal ceremonial boulevard, named after the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli. The avenue functions as the city's political and cultural spine, extending from Freedom Square toward the Rustaveli Metro station.
რეზო გაბრიაძის მარიონეტების თეატრი
The Rezo Gabriadze Marionette Theater and Clock Tower is a cultural landmark in Tbilisi's Old Town, created by Georgian artist, writer, and director Rezo Gabriadze.
ცისფერი გალერეა
The Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery is a major art museum on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. It operates within the Georgian National Museum system and carries the name of Dimitri Shevardnadze, an important figure in Georgian cultural history.
შალვა ამირანაშვილის სახელობის საქართველოს ხელოვნების სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი
The Art Museum of Georgia, also known as the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, is one of Tbilisi's principal institutions for Georgian artistic heritage.
The Tbilisi Funicular is a historic cable railway ascending from Chonkadze Street in the city centre to Mtatsminda Plateau, a recreational area overlooking Georgia's capital.
სახელმწიფო ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი
The Open Air Museum of Ethnography, named after Giorgi Chitaia, presents Georgian vernacular architecture and rural lifeways on a hillside in Tbilisi. Historic buildings relocated from different regions of Georgia show how local materials, climate and traditions shaped domestic spaces.
საქართველოს მატიანე
The Chronicle of Georgia is a monumental sculptural ensemble by Zurab Tsereteli on an elevated hillside above the Tbilisi Sea reservoir.
თბილისის ისტორიულ-ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი
Tbilisi History Museum occupies a restored caravanserai, the kind of roadside inn that once served merchants and travellers.
საბჭოთა ოკუპაციის მუზეუმი
The Museum of Soviet Occupation is a focused exhibition inside the Museum of Georgia in central Tbilisi. It examines Georgia's experience under Soviet rule, including political repression, resistance, and the restoration of independence.
რიყის პარკი
Rike Park is a central riverfront public space beside the Mtkvari River in Tbilisi.
ლეღვთახევის ჩანჩქერი
Leghvtakhevi Gorge and Waterfall is a compact natural landmark in Tbilisi’s historic Abanotubani district. The gorge takes its name from Georgian words connected with figs and ravines, recalling vegetation associated with the area.
ვახტანგ გორგასლის მოედანი
Gorgasali Square, also called Vakhtang Gorgasali Square and Meidan, is a historic public square in Tbilisi’s old town. It works as a central meeting point where several important parts of the historic core come together.
ორბელიანის მოედანი
Orbeliani Square, known in Georgian as ორბელიანის მოედანი, is a rehabilitated public square at the northern edge of Tbilisi’s historic centre. It belongs to the flower-market quarter and links nineteenth-century façades with pedestrian lanes.
დარეჯანის სასახლე
Queen Darejan Palace is a surviving royal residence on elevated ground above Tbilisi’s Avlabari district.
ჯუმა მეჩეთი
Juma Mosque is Tbilisi’s sole surviving mosque and an active place of worship in the old town. The mosque stands beside the bath district and the botanical-garden gorge, placing Islamic religious heritage within a predominantly Orthodox Christian city.
ქაშვეთის წმინდა გიორგის სახელობის ტაძარი
Kashveti Church is a stone church dedicated to Saint George on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. The church stands directly opposite the Parliament of Georgia, making it one of the clearest landmarks on the capital’s main thoroughfare.
აბრეშუმის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი
State Silk Museum occupies a purpose-built institution in Tbilisi that formerly served as the Caucasian Sericulture Station. The museum connects the history of silk with science, industry, textiles, and architecture.
Old Tbilisi occupies the compact area below Narikala, including Abanotubani, Metekhi and streets near Freedom Square. Rustaveli Avenue runs northwest through the modern centre. Across the river, Aghmashenebeli Avenue and Marjanishvili create a second walkable cluster. Mtatsminda, the Chronicle of Georgia and the open-air ethnography museum require separate uphill journeys rather than being folded into an old-town walk.
Checked 2026-08-26
Walk within Old Tbilisi and the Rustaveli corridor, then use metro, bus or cable transport for longer links and steep approaches. The official Georgia Travel guide identifies Old Tbilisi as a compact two-square-kilometre core, but the wider visitor map extends well beyond it. Group river crossings and hillside attractions carefully because short map distances can conceal substantial elevation changes.
Checked 2026-08-26
A fixed official stay length is not recorded. Build the visit around Old Tbilisi and Rustaveli first, then add hilltop viewpoints, museums or outer districts according to available time.
No single official best-month range is recorded. Check current weather and event information, then plan the steepest outdoor routes for comfortable conditions.
Yes. Old Tbilisi and the Rustaveli corridor are practical walking zones, although slopes and river crossings make public transport useful between separate clusters.
Start with Old Tbilisi around Abanotubani, Metekhi and the streets below Narikala. It contains the city’s densest group of historic visitor sights.
Plan them as separate transport-assisted blocks. Mtatsminda, the Chronicle of Georgia and other elevated sites are not efficient additions to a continuous old-town walking route.
