Warm and outgoing city of fascinating historical attractions, excellent restaurants, tasty wine and inviting sulphur baths, the Georgian capital Tbilisi offers diverse attractions to the adventurous visitors who come to this rarely visited Caucasian city. Monasteries, wineries, art galleries and much more awaits you in the rebuilt and welcoming Tbilisi.
Recreation and entertainment. Tbilisi hosts highly popular sulphur baths, which have given their name to the capital city (“tbili” in Georgian is a word meaning warm). These baths offer plenty of services for spas and bathing in Tbilisi. Tbilisi offers visitors also several interesting museums covering the country's long history, as well as botanical gardens and art galleries showing Georgian art. If you want to explore Georgian wineries that produce highly popular local wine, wine tours in Tbilisi are also available, and shopping in Tbilisi is quite affordable. The nearby Caucasian Mountains offer possibilities for hiking and winter sports near Tbilisi.
Reasonably priced. Georgia is one of the places where you will not be stressed by money issues. The prices in Tbilisi are relatively low for practically anything.
Tbilisi, city of historic landmarks and outgoing people
Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia is the place to go if you want to explore Georgian lifestyle and admire the never-giving-up nature of the fun-loving and hospitable Georgian people who are also experts of building again whatever has been destroyed in the violent history of this developing city. Tbilisi´s attractions consist of monasteries and historical buildings, the most famous of which are Metekni Palace, Sameba Church and the ancient Narikala Fortress, built in the 4th century. The old town of Tbilisi is a good place to admire the historical Georgian architecture. There are also theatres and an opera in Tbilisi to visit.Recreation and entertainment. Tbilisi hosts highly popular sulphur baths, which have given their name to the capital city (“tbili” in Georgian is a word meaning warm). These baths offer plenty of services for spas and bathing in Tbilisi. Tbilisi offers visitors also several interesting museums covering the country's long history, as well as botanical gardens and art galleries showing Georgian art. If you want to explore Georgian wineries that produce highly popular local wine, wine tours in Tbilisi are also available, and shopping in Tbilisi is quite affordable. The nearby Caucasian Mountains offer possibilities for hiking and winter sports near Tbilisi.
Practical information for your trip to Tbilisi
Although Georgia´s safety situation has improved a lot after the early 1990s and the city is not among the areas of highest risk of political conflict in Georgia, you should still check the current safety situation before travelling to Tbilisi. Taking the normal precautions against street crime is also recommended.Reasonably priced. Georgia is one of the places where you will not be stressed by money issues. The prices in Tbilisi are relatively low for practically anything.
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In another words, it is a place where even the best of quality is affordable, which be an issue when choosing hotels in Tbilisi or looking for local restaurants in Tbilisi with famous Georgian cuisine. The most popular shopping items in Georgia are gold, jewelry, art, and last but not the least - tasty Georgian wine.
The climate in Tbilisi is subtropical with hot and humid summers and cool winters. Therefore, the best time to travel to Tbilisi is in spring or autumn, when the local weather is warm but not too hot. Especially spring is recommended for visiting Tbilisi because of the blooming glory of the Georgian nature, which can be admired also in Tbilisi.
How to get there. Flights to Tbilisi are available from many European and Middle Eastern airports. Tbilisi is also accessible by bus from Turkey, and by train from Armenia and Azerbaijan. Main transport forms inside the city are the subway or taxis, but also buses run between different city parts. Both buses and taxis in Tbilisi are cheap. Car rental in Tbilisi is also possible for excursions outside the city. English is spoken in Tbilisi by the younger generations and the highly educated locals.
hint See also these nearby destinations: Yerevan
