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Tbilisi

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Tbilisi spreads along the Mtkvari River, with Old Tbilisi, the sulfur baths and Narikala concentrated around the historic core. Rustaveli Avenue forms the main museum and theatre axis, while the left bank adds Marjanishvili and riverside districts. The city rises sharply on both sides of the river, so plan adjacent sights together and use public transport for hilltop or outer-city stops.

Practical information
Language spoken
Georgian
National practical orientation; regional and minority languages may also be used
Dialling code
+995
International calling code; local area and mobile prefixes still apply
Currency
Georgian lari (GEL)
Use the official local currency; card acceptance varies by place
Emergency number
112
Use only for an emergency; tourist assistance may use a separate number
Plug type
Type C and F · 220 V
Check that chargers support the recorded voltage before using an adapter
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified nationwide visitor drinking-water statement was recorded

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Getting around
Walk, metro, bus and cable transport
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  11. November: viable with meaningful trade-offs
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Historic monuments 0 Museums 46 Places of worship 0 Nature sites 0 Viewpoints 0 Food and drink 0 Markets and shopping 0 Entertainment 18 Nightlife 322 Family attractions 11 Art and culture 0 Activities 4

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 1822 1 to 2 hours 401

Interests

History 30 Art 0 Museums 30 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  1. Old Tbilisi Old Tbilisi
    01 2 hours

    Old Tbilisi

    ძველი თბილისი

    Old Tbilisi is the historic core of Georgia's capital, known in Georgian as ძველი თბილისი.

    • Must see
    • Activity
  2. Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
    02 1 hr 30 min

    Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia

    სიმონ ჯანაშიას სახელობის საქართველოს მუზეუმი

    The Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia is the principal building of the Georgian National Museum network, located on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. It houses the country's archaeological treasury alongside modern history collections.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  3. Bridge of Peace Bridge of Peace
    03 2 hours

    Bridge of Peace

    მშვიდობის ხიდი

    The Bridge of Peace is an illuminated glass-and-steel footbridge spanning the Kura River in central Tbilisi. Designed by Italian architect Michele De Lucchi, it opened as a contemporary landmark connecting the historic old town with the modern Rike Park district.

    • Must see
    • Activity
  4. Mtatsminda Park Mtatsminda Park
    04 2 hours

    Mtatsminda Park

    მთაწმინდის პარკი

    Mtatsminda Park is a hilltop amusement park overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia. Its Georgian name is მთაწმინდის პარკი. The park occupies elevated terrain on Mount Mtatsminda and serves as a long-standing family recreation destination for residents and visitors.

    • Must see
    • Entertainment venue
  5. Rustaveli Avenue Rustaveli Avenue
    05 2 hours

    Rustaveli Avenue

    შოთა რუსთაველის გამზირი

    Rustaveli Avenue is Tbilisi's principal ceremonial boulevard, named after the medieval Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli. The avenue functions as the city's political and cultural spine, extending from Freedom Square toward the Rustaveli Metro station.

    • Must see
    • Activity
  6. National Gallery of Georgia National Gallery of Georgia
    06 1 hr 30 min

    National Gallery of Georgia

    ცისფერი გალერეა

    The National Gallery in Tbilisi is formally named the Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery. It stands as a major art museum in Georgia's capital, housed in a purpose-built early twentieth-century building.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  7. Art Museum of Georgia Art Museum of Georgia
    07 1 hr 30 min

    Art Museum of Georgia

    შალვა ამირანაშვილის სახელობის საქართველოს ხელოვნების სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    The Art Museum of Georgia, locally known as the Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, stands as Georgia's principal state museum dedicated to fine arts.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  8. თბილისის ფუნიკულიორი თბილისის ფუნიკულიორი
    08 2 hours

    თბილისის ფუნიკულიორი

    The Tbilisi Funicular is a historic cable railway ascending from Chonkadze Street in the city centre to Mtatsminda Plateau, a recreational area overlooking Georgia's capital.

    • Must see
    • Activity
  9. Open Air Museum of Ethnography Open Air Museum of Ethnography
    09 1 hr 30 min

    Open Air Museum of Ethnography

    სახელმწიფო ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი

    The Open Air Museum of Ethnography is an open-air museum in Tbilisi named after Giorgi Chitaia. It presents traditional Georgian vernacular architecture and rural lifeways through historic buildings relocated from across Georgia's regions.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  10. Tbilisi History Museum Tbilisi History Museum
    10 1 hr 30 min

    Tbilisi History Museum

    თბილისის ისტორიულ-ეთნოგრაფიული მუზეუმი

    The Tbilisi History Museum is a city museum housed in a restored caravanserai, a historical roadside inn for merchants and travellers. Its Georgian name is თბილისის ისტორიის მუზეუმი.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  11. Museum of Soviet Occupation Museum of Soviet Occupation
    11 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Soviet Occupation

    საბჭოთა ოკუპაციის მუზეუმი

    The Museum of Soviet Occupation is a focused exhibition housed within the Museum of Georgia in Tbilisi. Its local name is საბჭოთა ოკუპაციის მუზეუმი.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  12. Georgia State Silk Museum Georgia State Silk Museum
    12 1 hr 30 min

    Georgia State Silk Museum

    აბრეშუმის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    The State Silk Museum is a purpose-built institution that formerly served as the Caucasian Sericulture Station. It stands as a significant heritage site in Tbilisi, Georgia, preserving scientific, industrial, textile, and architectural collections related to sericulture.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  13. Georgian Museum of Fine Arts Georgian Museum of Fine Arts
    13 1 hr 30 min

    Georgian Museum of Fine Arts

    ქართული სახვითი ხელოვნების მუზეუმი

    The Georgian Museum of Fine Arts is a private museum located on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi. Its local name is საქართველოს სახვითი ხელოვნების მუზეუმი.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  14. Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Literature Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Literature
    14 1 hr 30 min

    Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Literature

    გიორგი ლეონიძის სახელობის ქართული ლიტერატურის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    The Giorgi Leonidze State Museum of Georgian Literature is Georgia's national museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the country's literary heritage.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  15. David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia
    15 1 hr 30 min

    David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia

    ქართულ-ებრაული მუზეუმი

    The David Baazov Museum of History of Jews of Georgia occupies a former domed synagogue building in Tbilisi.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  16. Tbilisi Wine Museum Tbilisi Wine Museum
    16 1 hr 30 min

    Tbilisi Wine Museum

    თბილისის ღვინის მუზეუმი

    The Tbilisi Wine Museum, known locally as თბილისის ღვინის მუზეუმი, occupies the historic Karvasla complex in Georgia's capital. This institution interprets the nation's ancient wine culture through archaeological findings, traditional vessels, and cellar practices.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  17. Elene Akhvlediani House Museum Elene Akhvlediani House Museum
    17 1 hr 30 min

    Elene Akhvlediani House Museum

    ელენე ახვლედიანის სახლ-მუსეუმი

    The Elene Akhvlediani House Museum is a preserved studio-home dedicated to one of Georgia's leading twentieth-century painters. Located in Tbilisi, this museum occupies the actual residence where Akhvlediani lived and worked.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  18. Iakob Nikoladze Museum
    18 1 hr 30 min

    Iakob Nikoladze Museum

    იაკობ ნიკოლაძის სახლ-მუზეუმი

    The Iakob Nikoladze House Museum is the preserved former residence and studio of Iakob Nikoladze, recognised as the founder of modern Georgian sculpture. Located in Tbilisi, this house museum commemorates his pivotal role in developing Georgian sculptural arts.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  19. Mose Toidze House-Museum Mose Toidze House-Museum
    19 1 hr 30 min

    Mose Toidze House-Museum

    მოსე თოიძის სახლ-მუზეუმი

    The Mose Toidze House Museum is a memorial house museum in Tbilisi dedicated to the Georgian artist Mose Toidze. It operates within the Georgian National Museum network, preserving the legacy of this significant figure in Georgian art history.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  20. Zurab Tsereteli Museum Of Modern Art Zurab Tsereteli Museum Of Modern Art
    20 1 hr 30 min

    Zurab Tsereteli Museum Of Modern Art

    ზურაბ წერეთლის თანამედროვე ხელოვნების მუზეუმი

    The Zurab Tsereteli Museum of Modern Art, known locally as ზურაბ წერეთლის თანამედროვე ხელოვნების მუზეუმი, is a museum on Rustaveli Avenue in central Tbilisi.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  21. Tbilisi Auto Museum
    21 1 hr 30 min

    Tbilisi Auto Museum

    თბილისის ავტომუზეუმი

    Tbilisi AutoMuseum is a private automotive museum in Georgia's capital, locally known as თბილისის ავტომუზეუმი. It occupies a distinct niche in Tbilisi's cultural landscape by concentrating exclusively on restored Soviet-era vehicles.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  22. Literary-Memorial Museum of Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum of Ilia Chavchavadze
    22 1 hr 30 min

    Literary-Memorial Museum of Ilia Chavchavadze

    ილია ჭავჭავაძის ლიტერატურულ-მემორიალური მუზეუმი

    The Ilia Chavchavadze Literary-Memorial Museum commemorates one of Georgia's most consequential writers and public figures. Located in Tbilisi, this memorial museum preserves the home, work, and political legacy of Ilia Chavchavadze, a towering 19th-century Georgian intellectual.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  23. Tbilisi Zoo Tbilisi Zoo
    23 1 hr 30 min

    Tbilisi Zoo

    თბილისის ზოოპარკი

    Tbilisi Zoo is the capital's long-established zoological park, situated in the Vere valley. It serves as a major family attraction and holds significance within the rebuilt landscape of this area.

    • Must see
    • Family attraction
  24. Bassiani Bassiani
    24 2 hours

    Bassiani

    ბასიანი

    Bassiani is a nightclub located beneath Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia. Its local name is ბასიანი. The venue is internationally recognized as the flagship of Tbilisi's influential electronic-music and countercultural scene.

    • Must see
    • Nightlife venue
  25. Georgian National Museum
    25 1 hr 30 min

    Georgian National Museum

    საქართველოს ეროვნული მუზეუმი

    • Must see
    • Museum
  26. Art Palace of Georgia – Museum of Cultural History
    26 1 hr 30 min

    Art Palace of Georgia – Museum of Cultural History

    საქართველოს თეატრის, მუსიკის, კინოსა და ქორეოგრაფიის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  27. Akhundov House - Museum of Azerbaijani Culture in Tbilisi
    27 1 hr 30 min

    Akhundov House - Museum of Azerbaijani Culture in Tbilisi

    მირზა ფათალი ახუნდოვის სახელობის აზერბაიჯანული კულტურის მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  30. House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzada
    30 1 hr 30 min

    House-Museum of Jalil Mammadguluzada

    ჯალილ მამედყულიზადეს სახლ-მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  31. Niko Pirosmani House Museum
    31 1 hr 30 min

    Niko Pirosmani House Museum

    ნიკო ფიროსმანაშვილის სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  32. Book Museum
    32 1 hr 30 min

    Book Museum

    წიგნის მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  33. Merab Kostava House-Museum
    33 1 hr 30 min

    Merab Kostava House-Museum

    მერაბ კოსტავას სახლ-მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  34. Smirnov Museum
    34 1 hr 30 min

    Smirnov Museum

    სმირნოვების მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  35. Zacharia Paliashvili House Museum
    35 1 hr 30 min

    Zacharia Paliashvili House Museum

    ზაქარია ფალიაშვილის მემორიალური სახლ-მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  36. Mushthaid Garden
    36 2 hours

    Mushthaid Garden

    მუშტაიდის ბაღი

    • High
    • Entertainment venue
  37. Holoseum
    37 1 hr 30 min

    Holoseum

    ჰოლოზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  38. Hovhannes Tumanyan House Museum
    38 1 hr 30 min

    Hovhannes Tumanyan House Museum

    "ჰოვანეს თუმანიანის სახლი" სამეცნიერო, კულტურული ცენტრი

    • High
    • Museum
  39. Lado Gudiashvili gallery (foundation)
    39 1 hr 30 min

    Lado Gudiashvili gallery (foundation)

    ლადო გუდიაშვილის სახელობის გალერეა

    • High
    • Museum
  41. Museum of Illusions
    41 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Illusions

    ილუზიების მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  42. State museum of Georgian folk songs and musical instruments
    42 1 hr 30 min

    State museum of Georgian folk songs and musical instruments

    ქართული ხალხური სიმღერისა და საკრავების სახელმწიფო მუზეუმი

    • High
    • Museum
  43. Titsian Tabidze House Museum
    43 1 hr 30 min

    Titsian Tabidze House Museum

    ტიციან ტაბიძის ბინა-მემორიალი

    • High
    • Museum
  44. Animated Puppet Museum
    44 1 hr 30 min

    Animated Puppet Museum

    ანიმაციური თოჯინების მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  45. Digital Museum
    45 1 hr 30 min

    Digital Museum

    ციფრული მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  46. Georgian Alphabet Hall
    46 1 hr 30 min

    Georgian Alphabet Hall

    ქართული დამშერლობის დარბაზი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  47. Memorial Museum of Nariman Narimanov
    47 1 hr 30 min

    Memorial Museum of Nariman Narimanov

    ნარიმან ნარიმანოვის მემორიალური მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  48. Mikheil Mamulashvili House-Museum
    48 1 hr 30 min

    Mikheil Mamulashvili House-Museum

    მიხეილ მამულაშვილის სახლ-მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  49. Museum Medicinae
    49 1 hr 30 min

    Museum Medicinae

    მედიცინის მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum
  50. Museum of Norio
    50 1 hr 30 min

    Museum of Norio

    ნორიოს მუზეუმი

    • Notable
    • Museum

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How the city is laid out

Old Tbilisi occupies the compact area below Narikala, including Abanotubani, Metekhi and streets near Freedom Square. Rustaveli Avenue runs northwest through the modern centre. Across the river, Aghmashenebeli Avenue and Marjanishvili create a second walkable cluster. Mtatsminda, the Chronicle of Georgia and the open-air ethnography museum require separate uphill journeys rather than being folded into an old-town walk.

Checked 2026-08-26

Getting around

Walk within Old Tbilisi and the Rustaveli corridor, then use metro, bus or cable transport for longer links and steep approaches. The official Georgia Travel guide identifies Old Tbilisi as a compact two-square-kilometre core, but the wider visitor map extends well beyond it. Group river crossings and hillside attractions carefully because short map distances can conceal substantial elevation changes.

Checked 2026-08-26

Common questions

How many days should I spend in Tbilisi?

A fixed official stay length is not recorded. Build the visit around Old Tbilisi and Rustaveli first, then add hilltop viewpoints, museums or outer districts according to available time.

What is the best time to visit Tbilisi?

No single official best-month range is recorded. Check current weather and event information, then plan the steepest outdoor routes for comfortable conditions.

Is central Tbilisi walkable?

Yes. Old Tbilisi and the Rustaveli corridor are practical walking zones, although slopes and river crossings make public transport useful between separate clusters.

Which area should I explore first in Tbilisi?

Start with Old Tbilisi around Abanotubani, Metekhi and the streets below Narikala. It contains the city’s densest group of historic visitor sights.

Should hilltop attractions be grouped together?

Plan them as separate transport-assisted blocks. Mtatsminda, the Chronicle of Georgia and other elevated sites are not efficient additions to a continuous old-town walking route.