3 Day tour Tbilisi-Mtskheta Day 1 Walk to the Anchiskhati Church. See the Puppet theater.Courtyard_by_Marriott_Tbilisi Walk down Erecle Street, King Erecle Square, Sioni Street. Stop and visit Sioni Cathedral, also Chardin and other pedestrian streets around. See the synagogue from outside. Continue by car and visit Tbilisi sulfur baths. The next spot will be the Metekhi church and the statue of King Vakhtang Gorgasali – the founder of Tbilisi. Use a cable car to go up to Mother Georgia monument and Narikala Fortress. Finish the tour and have lunch. The National Museum. Mtatsminda Park. To go to the highest mountain in Tbilisi – Mtatsminda – use a funicular way. On the halfway visit the church of St Father David and the Pantheon where outstanding people of Georgia are buried. Continue and go to the top on the funicular. Go around Mtatsminda Park, see Tbilisi from the viewing platform. Free time in the park. Dinner in the fancy restaurant located in the park with a splendid view. Day 2 Visit the main cathedral of Georgia – the Holy Trinity. The church is located on Mount Elijah and provides a nice view.Sameba Visit the small Museum of the Printing-press in Avlabari district. This was an underground printing-press founded by Stalin and other revolutionaries. They made a well-hidden place that had a secret passage from the well. The revolutionaries distributed newspapers and proclamations to different areas. It was converted into the museum in 1937. Visit the Fine Arts Museum in the center. Lunch Visit the Ethnographical Museum in the Open Air. There are original houses and farmsteads from different regions of the country. Go to Turtle lake (not far from the museum). See and relax at Turtle Lake. Go back to Tbilisi center, take a stroll on Rustaveli – the central avenue of Tbilisi. Free time. dinner in the traditional Georgian restaurant Mtsketa – the Old Capital of Georgia Day 3 Head for Mtskheta Mtskheta – the ancient capital of East Georgia was founded in the 7-6 . It became a capital in the 4c BC. This is the most holy spot in Georgia and it is like the Holy Land for Georgians.Jvari_(monastery) Jvari Church Located on the hill and surrounded by higher mountains Jvari is one of the best examples of Early Mediavel ecclesiastic architecture in Georgia. This was a pagan site once and after Christianity was proclaimed the state religion St Nino put the first official cross of Georgia here. In the 6th c. King Stepanoz ordered to build a domed church so that the cross was incorporated. Visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. According to the historical tradition Jesus’s robe has been buried underneath Svetitskhoveli. This sacred place served a burial vault of the Bagrationi dynasty – the royal dynasty of Georgia. Svetitskhoveli is a wonderful peace of architecture and dates from the 5th to the 11th c. Svetitskoveli, Jvari church and the entire Old Mtskheta are UNESCO world Heritage Sites. After Mtskheta head for Uplistsikhe. Arrive in Uplistsikhe Uplistsikhe – the ancient cave site is one of the highlights in this region and in the whole Georgia. Located on the left bank of the Mtkvari river this spot amazes with its soft sandstone rock, masterfully cut caves and great views. s in the 2nd millenium BC. Later, in the 7-6 cc. BC Uplistsikhe became a well-fortified town where as scholars think 10.000 people would lived. The best chambers were hewn in Helenistic period. Temples, a theatre, wine pressing houses, wine cellars, stables, the ancient market are to be seen here. Lunch in the nice local restaurantGori_Stalin Get to Gori. Next spot is Stalin Museum. The vast building of the museum was started after the WW II and is dedicated to the life and revolutionary activities of Stalin. The tiny house he was born is preserved and the train car that was used by Stalin during the war stands in the yard. Back to Tbilisi. ————————————————————————————————————————-
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