️Private Tbilisi cultural City Tour with Lunch and Wine tasting

Virgin Mary Metekhi church is located on the left bank of the river Mtkvari, on the cliff plateau , the first church on this place was probably built by Vakhtang Gorgasali symbolically resembling the church built on virgin Mary’s tomb in Gethsemane garden in Jerusalem. According to the legend the former catholicos Kirion transferred the body of the saint Shushanik to this church in 7th century.
A lot of historical facts are linked with Metekhi church: Queen Tamar prayed here before the Shamkori battle in 1195, this church previously located on this place was burnt when the town castle head burnt Isani in 1235. Later it was restored by the King Demeter II. Then it was again damaged by the thunder storm and was repaired by the Muslim King Shakhnavaz who used it for storing the gun powder and the church kept this function even in 1690 when Erekle the I Nazaralikhani conveyed this church to Persians together with the castle. The church was renovated by the will and the desire of Erekle the II and the liturgy was restored between 1748 and 1753.

Ride up to Narikhala Fortress dated from 4th c. by the aerial cable car and admire the views of the city from the top.

Reach the aerial cable car station which will take you to Narikhala fortress. The fortress dates back to the 4th century. It stands on the hill and is a brilliant chance to enjoy beautiful views of the city from the top. Also called the Mother Fortress of Tbilisi, Narikala is an ancient symbol of Tbilisi’s defence. The fortress was established in the 4th century, around the period when the city itself was founded. It was then known as Shuris-tsikhe (Invidious Fort). The name Narikala is said to derive from a Persian word for citadel, but another theory says was the name that Mongols used, meaning “little fortress”. It was expanded considerably by the Arabs during the 7th and 8th centuries. The Arabs built the Emir’s palace within its walls. King David further extended the Builder the fortress in th 11th century. Most of the existing fortifications date from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1827 it was damaged by an earthquake and was not resorted. St. Nikolos church, inside the fortress walls, dates from the 12th century. It was renovated in 1996. Narikala offers you some of the best panoramas of the city.

Explore the fortress and then head down to Sulfur Bathhouse area, reaching Meidan square and surrounding areas.

Legvtakhevi canyon with beautiful Waterfall

Meidan square & Shardeni street neibourghood-famous for cozy cafes, bars, restaurants, souvenirs‘ shops, picture galleries.

Virgin Mary church Sioni is located on the street having the same name, in one of the oldest districts of Tbilisi, in upper Kala. According to the legend the first church on the very place was constructed by the King Vakhtang Gorgasali in the 5th century,

See the Anchiskhati Basilica which is located in the historical district. The church dates back to the 6th century, it was bearing the name of the Virgin Mary’s birth and it is the oldest surviving church in Tbilisi. The name Anchiskhati was given to it a little bit later when Peter Meskhi moved the image of Christ not made by hand from the Anchi church to this one in 1675. The Anhciskhati was lots of times damaged during the raids of the Iranians in the 15th-17th centuries. The church was renovated in the 17th century by the Catholicon Domenici. After the Soviet regime establishment in Georgia, the liturgical ceremonies in Anchiskhati church were halted. The museum of the handcraft wares was disposed of in it and a little later - the art studio. The liturgical ceremonies were restored in the church since 1989.

See a unique clock tower of a Puppet Theater Rezo Gabriadze. In 2010 Rezo Gabriadze built a unique clock tower next to the marionette theater in Tbilisi old town. Every hour an angel comes out to ring the bell with a small hammer. There is a small mechanical puppet theater inside the tower and twice a day at noon and at 7 P.M you can see the show – “The Circle of Life”. Rezo decorated the tower with hundreds of tiles that he designed himself and it instantly became a major architectural attraction of Tbilisi.

Relatively newly constructed the Bridge of Peace is definitely the attraction one wouldn’t want to miss in Tbilisi. It is a pedestrian glass and steel bridge in a bow-shaped design that sits over the Mtkvari (Kura) river in Georgian capital. It was officially opened in May 2010. The bridge was brought to Georgia from Italy in 200 unassembled components. The bridge is 156 meters long and has more than 10 000 LED bulbs built-in, that are switched on daily 90 minutes before the sunset.

One of the best wine destinations in Tbilisi is Ghvino Underground. It is the first organic wine bar in Georgia, which was founded by 7 vignerons. Here you can find the widest range of local as well as imported natural wines. Together with the wines, Ghvino Underground also offers spirits, such as Gin, Absinth, a variety of fruit brandies and chacha (local grape vodka). If you want to have a bite together with wine, you can ask for artisan bread, cheese and unfiltered sunflower oil, frittata or maybe some seasonal mushrooms. You can choose your bottle and taste it elsewhere, or enjoy the cozy and friendly atmosphere, nice music and healthy food