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Old Tbilisi
ძველი თბილისი
Old Tbilisi is the historic core of Georgia's capital, known in Georgian as ძველი თბილისი.
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Country guide
Georgia
Georgia holds 3.9 million people and more than a third of them live in Tbilisi, so most visits begin in the capital and radiate out. The country sits on the east coast of the Black Sea, with Russia along the north, Turkey and Armenia to the south and Azerbaijan to the southeast, and the ground rises from beach to mountain village inside a single drive. Two things meet a first-time visitor immediately: Georgian, a Kartvelian language with no relation to any other language family in the world and its own alphabet to match, and wine, since the earliest known winemaking sites anywhere are here. Christianity arrived in the early fourth century, and the churches are correspondingly old.
Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor
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Practical information
Practical information
- Language spoken
- Georgian
- National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
- Dialling code
- +995
- International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
- Currency
- Georgian lari (GEL)
- Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
- Emergency number
- 112
- Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
- Plug type
- Type C and F · 220 V
- Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
- Tap water
- Not recorded
- No verified nationwide visitor drinking-water statement was recorded
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Top things to see
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02 1 hr 30 minSimon Janashia Museum of Georgia
სიმონ ჯანაშიას სახელობის საქართველოს მუზეუმი
The Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia is the principal building of the Georgian National Museum network, located on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. It houses the country's archaeological treasury alongside modern history collections.
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03 2 hoursBridge of Peace
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.
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04 2 hoursMtatsminda Park
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.
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- Entertainment venue
- Tbilisi
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05 2 hoursRustaveli Avenue
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.
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06 1 hr 30 minNational Gallery of Georgia
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.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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07 1 hr 30 minArt Museum of Georgia
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.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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08 2 hoursთბილისის ფუნიკულიორი
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.
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09 1 hr 30 minOpen Air Museum of Ethnography
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.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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10 1 hr 30 minTbilisi History Museum
თბილისის ისტორიულ-ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი
Tbilisi History Museum occupies a restored caravanserai, the kind of roadside inn that once served merchants and travellers.
- Must see
- Museum
- Tbilisi
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11 1 hr 30 minMuseum of Soviet Occupation
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.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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12 1 hr 30 minGeorgia State Silk Museum
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.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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13 1 hr 30 minGeorgian Museum of Fine Arts
ქართული სახვითი ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
The Georgian Museum of Fine Arts is a private museum located on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Its local name is საქართველოს სახვითი ხელოვნების მუზეუმი.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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14 1 hr 30 minGiorgi Leonidze State Museum of Literature
გიორგი ლეონიძის სახელობის ქართული ლიტერატურის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი
The Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature is Georgia's national museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the country's literary heritage.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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15 1 hr 30 minDavid Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia
ქართულ-ებრაული მუზეუმი
The David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia occupies a former domed synagogue in Tbilisi.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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16 1 hr 30 minTbilisi Wine Museum
თბილისის ღვინის მუზეუმი
Tbilisi Wine Museum sits in the historic Karvasla complex and introduces visitors to Georgia's long wine tradition.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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17 1 hr 30 minElene Akhvlediani House Museum, Tbilisi
ელენე ახვლედიანის სახლ-მუსეუმი
Elene Akhvlediani House Museum preserves the Tbilisi residence and studio of one of Georgia's leading twentieth-century painters. The house creates an intimate setting in which the artist's work, rooms, belongings, and creative life can be considered together.
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- Museum
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Iakob Nikoladze Museum 18 1 hr 30 minIakob Nikoladze Museum
იაკობ ნიკოლაძის სახლ-მუზეუმი
Iakob Nikoladze House Museum preserves the former home and studio of Iakob Nikoladze, recognised as the founder of modern Georgian sculpture. The museum connects his sculptural work with the rooms where he lived and created.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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Mose Toidze House-Museum 19 1 hr 30 minMose Toidze House-Museum
მოსე თოიძის სახლ-მუზეუმი
Mose Toidze House Museum is a memorial house museum in Tbilisi dedicated to the Georgian artist Mose Toidze. It occupies his former residence, preserving the atmosphere of the place where he lived and worked.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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20 1 hr 30 minZurab Tsereteli Museum Of Modern Art
ზურაბ წერეთლის თანამედროვე ხელოვნების მუზეუმი
The Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art, known locally as ზურაბ წერეთლის თანამედროვე ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, is a museum on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi.
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- Museum
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Tbilisi Auto Museum 21 1 hr 30 minTbilisi Auto Museum
თბილისის ავტომუზეუმი
Tbilisi AutoMuseum is a private museum devoted to restored Soviet-era vehicles. It gives the city’s cultural landscape an automotive and industrial dimension, with cars serving as objects of design, engineering, and twentieth-century social history.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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22 1 hr 30 minLiterary-Memorial Museum of Ilia Chavchavadze
ილია ჭავჭავაძის ლიტერატურულ-მემორიალური მუზეუმი
Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum preserves the Tbilisi home and memory of Ilia Chavchavadze, a major Georgian writer, journalist, banker and statesman. The visit brings literary history and national identity together in a domestic setting.
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- Museum
- Tbilisi
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23 1 hr 30 minTbilisi Zoo
თბილისის ზოოპარკი
Tbilisi Zoo is a long-established zoological park in the Vere valley and a major family attraction in Georgia's capital. The zoo brings wildlife encounters into an urban landscape and forms part of the city's recreational life.
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- Family attraction
- Tbilisi
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24 2 hoursBassiani
ბასიანი
Bassiani is an internationally known electronic-music nightclub beneath Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi.
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- Nightlife venue
- Tbilisi
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Common questions
How long should a first trip to Georgia be?
Seven to ten days supports Tbilisi plus Kakheti, Kazbegi or a western city without racing across the country. Combining Svaneti, the Black Sea and the capital needs additional nights because mountain and cross-country transfers consume substantial portions of a day.
What entry documents are needed for Georgia?
Georgia’s official eVisa service explains whether advance permission applies to a particular passport. Confirm the permitted stay, entry route and documentation there, and consult current government guidance before any overland crossing rather than assuming every neighbouring border operates normally.
What is the best way to travel around Georgia?
Tbilisi and Kutaisi are useful air gateways; trains serve a limited set of major corridors, and marshrutkas or hired vehicles reach many regional towns. Mountain itineraries need weather and road checks, while Tbilisi’s metro and buses handle most urban movements.
When is a practical time to visit Georgia?
May to June and September to October are versatile for cities, wine regions and lower mountain routes. High passes may open later or close earlier, and Batumi has a wetter pattern, so one national forecast cannot settle dates for a multi-region journey.
What money and payment basics apply in Georgia?
Georgia uses the lari. Cards are common in Tbilisi, yet guesthouses, markets and mountain transport can still depend on cash; withdraw or exchange through recognised providers and confirm whether an quoted tour price includes regional transfers.
What practical safety details should I save for Georgia?
The emergency number is 112, with Type C and F sockets at 220 V. Tap-water guidance is Not recorded in this dataset; seek local confirmation, and keep official road or emergency alerts available when travelling into mountain districts.