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Last updated: 09/01/2009

Itinerary

Day 1

Anchiskhati Church; Old Tbilisi; Sioni Cathedral; Anchiskhati Church; Sulphury baths; Narikala Castle; Churc of St. Nickoloz; Metechi Church of Holy Virgin; Sameba - Holy Trinity Cathedral.

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Transfer

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Air-ticket

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Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia. The city covers an area of 372 km² (144 square miles) and has 1,093,000 inhabitants. Founded in the 5 th century AD by Vakhtang Gorgasali, the Georgian King of Kartli (Iberia) and made into a capital in the 6th century, Tbilisi is a significant industrial, social, and cultural center. Anchiskhati Church, built in 5 th-6 th centuries, is situated in Old Tbilisi. It is triple-nave basilica. Sioni Cathedral –was initially built in the 6 th-7 th centuries. Since then, it has been destroyed by foreign invaders and reconstructed by Georgians several times. The current church is based on a 13 th-century version with some changes from the 17 th to the 19 th centuries. Old Tbilisi & Sulphury Baths – Foundation of Tbilisi and origin of the word itself is related with these sulphury baths. According to a legend, King Vakhtang Gorgasali stumbled upon warm sulphury spring while hunting. “Tbilisi” is derived from the word “tbili” that means “warm”. Narikala Castle exists here since the middle of the 4 th century. It was occupied by Iranian, North Caucasian and Byzantine, Arab conquerors in various periods of time. Royal palace was also resided here. Church of St. Nickoloz was built within the castle in 13th century. It was rebuilt in the latter half of 20th century. Metechi Church of Holy Virgin - buit in 5 th c and rebuilt in 13 th c. Royal palace was situated here before moving to Narikala Castle. Metechi is a central-domed church. Sameba - Holy Trinity Cathedral, called as “Millennium Building”. Sameba is the greatest Orthodox Cathedral in Georgia and Caucasus. It represents the synthesis of cross–domed and central-domed churches. It is 100 meters in heigt.