To upload a photo for consideration, click here. Please only submit photos relevant to this article. Supplier Comparison Supplier Details. USA locations Worldwide locations. Reviews Testimonials. Contact Us. Log on to your account and access your saved quotes and your orders. Hassle free car rental at competitive rates. Neither does its unique cuisine. Close to colossal Caucasus mountains, Tbilisi is a melting pot bubbling with European-, Soviet- and Oriental- style architecture, a little dishevelled but all the more romantic for it.
August and September have superb weather and many events that celebrate the capitals rising star status among the worlds best city breaks. Begin by taking the cable car to the top of the 4th century Narikala Fortress overlooking the city and distant mountains.
Here, you will be up close to Kartis Deda a tall aluminium statue that greets friends with her goblet of wine and enemies with her sword. On the descent, stroll through the ramshackle houses that cascade down the hill. With tilting and spiral staircases, wrought-iron and wooden balconies and colourful pastel shades, you will find yourself gawking at every corner. At the bottom get a scrubbing in the Sulphur baths, unmistakable by their steaming domed roofs.
Nearby in the Sioni Cathedral, murals and iconography in gold and blue combine to create one of the best examples of a sumptuous Orthodox interior.
Its possible to pick up good street food all over the city but in Khurjini you will find hundreds of jars labelled with Georgian script. They are perfect for gifts — think syrupy walnuts, apples, and damsons. On the other side of town, the wide boulevard of Roustaveli is home to the Georgian National Museum.
