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City guide · Georgia

Tbilisi

A photograph of Tbilisi
Photograph · Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Turn this list into a plan

Set your days, your pace and the hours you actually want to be out. The planner works around closing days and travel time, and leaves room to eat.

Plan Tbilisi

Planning a visit

Suggested stay
Not recorded
Getting around
Walk, metro, bus and cable transport
  1. January: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  2. February: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  3. March: good time to visit
  4. April: good time to visit
  5. May: best time to visit
  6. June: best time to visit
  7. July: good time to visit
  8. August: good time to visit
  9. September: best time to visit — current month
  10. October: good time to visit
  11. November: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  12. December: viable with meaningful trade-offs
  • Best time
  • Good time
  • Viable with trade-offs
  • Difficult conditions

Sources

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Gudiashvili Square
    02 1 hour

    Gudiashvili Square

    ლადო გუდიაშვილის მოედანი

    • High
    • Nature site
  2. Heydar Aliyev Park
    03 1 hour

    Heydar Aliyev Park

    ჰეიდარ ალიევის სახელობის სკვერი

    • High
    • Nature site
  3. 9th of April Park
    04 1 hour

    9th of April Park

    9 აპრილის სახელობის ბაღი

    • High
    • Nature site
  4. Mrgvali Baghi
    06 1 hour

    Mrgvali Baghi

    მრგვალი ბაღი

    • High
    • Nature site
  5. Pushkin garden
    07 1 hour

    Pushkin garden

    პუშკინის პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  6. Vilnius Square
    08 1 hour

    Vilnius Square

    ვილნიუსის სკვერი

    • High
    • Nature site
  7. Didi Dighomi Park
    09 1 hour

    Didi Dighomi Park

    დიდი დიღმის პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  8. Gardenia Shevardnadze
    10 1 hour

    Gardenia Shevardnadze

    გარდენია შევარდნაძე

    • High
    • Nature site
  9. Jemal Chkuaseli Park
    11 1 hour

    Jemal Chkuaseli Park

    ჯემალ ჭკუასელის პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  10. Nutsubidze Park
    12 1 hour

    Nutsubidze Park

    ნუცუბიძის დიდი პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  11. Orkhevi Central Park
    13 1 hour

    Orkhevi Central Park

    ორხევის ცენტრალური პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  12. Shalva Nutsubidze Park
    14 1 hour

    Shalva Nutsubidze Park

    შალვა ნუცუბიძის სახელობის პარკი

    • High
    • Nature site
  13. Yerevan Park
    16 1 hour

    Yerevan Park

    ერევნის სკვერი

    • High
    • Nature site
  14. 9th of March Park
    17 1 hour

    9th of March Park

    9 მარტის ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  15. Alphabet Park
    18 1 hour

    Alphabet Park

    ანბანის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  16. Arto Garden
    19 1 hour

    Arto Garden

    არტოს ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  17. Beliashvili Park
    21 1 hour

    Beliashvili Park

    ბელიაშვილის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  18. Bratislava Park
    22 1 hour

    Bratislava Park

    ბრატისლავის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  19. Bukia Garden
    23 1 hour

    Bukia Garden

    ბუკიას ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  20. Chili Lake
    24 1 hour

    Chili Lake

    ჭილის ტბა

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  21. City of Nantes Park
    25 1 hour

    City of Nantes Park

    ნანტის სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  22. City of Sofia Park
    26 1 hour

    City of Sofia Park

    ქალაქ სოფიას სახელობის სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  23. Didi Tba
    27 1 hour

    Didi Tba

    დიდი ტბა

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  24. Dighomi Forest Park
    28 1 hour

    Dighomi Forest Park

    დიღმის ტყეპარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  25. Digo
    29 1 hour

    Digo

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  26. Dodo Abashidze Park
    30 1 hour

    Dodo Abashidze Park

    დოდო აბაშიძის სახელობის სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  27. Erekle II Park
    31 1 hour

    Erekle II Park

    ერეკლე II-ის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  28. Forgotten Fruit Alley
    32 1 hour

    Forgotten Fruit Alley

    დავიწყებული ხილის ხეივანი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  29. Garden of the First Republic of Georgia
    33 1 hour

    Garden of the First Republic of Georgia

    საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკის ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  30. Gedevanishvili park
    34 1 hour

    Gedevanishvili park

    გედევანიშვილის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  31. Gegeshidze Park
    35 1 hour

    Gegeshidze Park

    გეგეშიძის ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  32. Gelovani Park
    36 1 hour

    Gelovani Park

    გელოვანის ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  33. Giorgi Leonidze Park
    37 1 hour

    Giorgi Leonidze Park

    გიორგი ლეონიძის ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  34. Giorgi Martiashvili Park
    38 1 hour

    Giorgi Martiashvili Park

    გიორგი მარტიაშვილის სახელობის სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  35. Giorgi Martiashvili Park
    39 1 hour

    Giorgi Martiashvili Park

    გიორგი მარტიაშვილის სახელობის სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  36. Gotua Park
    40 1 hour

    Gotua Park

    გოთუას სახელობის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  37. Grozny Park
    41 1 hour

    Grozny Park

    გროზნოს პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  38. Hualing Park
    44 1 hour

    Hualing Park

    ჰუალინგის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  39. Iakobi's Spring
    45 1 hour

    Iakobi's Spring

    იაკობის წყარო

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  40. Ilia Abuladze Square
    46 1 hour

    Ilia Abuladze Square

    ილია აბულაძის მოედანი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  41. Ilia's Garden
    47 1 hour

    Ilia's Garden

    ილიას ბაღი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  42. Ilia Sukhishvili Square
    48 1 hour

    Ilia Sukhishvili Square

    ილიკო სუხიშვილის მოედანი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  43. Ioseb Grishashvili Park
    49 1 hour

    Ioseb Grishashvili Park

    იოსებ გრიშაშვილის პარკი

    • Notable
    • Nature site
  44. Ioseb Zhordania Park
    50 1 hour

    Ioseb Zhordania Park

    იოსებ ჟორდანიას სკვერი

    • Notable
    • Nature site

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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.