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Excursion to the ancient capital of Georgia – Mtskheta. Visit to the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, where you can see greatest sanctity of the Georgian Church – Heaton of the Lord. Visit the monastery Jvari. Also visiting Gori city and cavetown-Uplistsikhe.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Tbilisi, Georgia
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Excursion to the ancient capital of Georgia – Mtskheta. Visit to the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, where you can see greatest sanctity of the Georgian Church – Heaton of the Lord. Visit the monastery Jvari. Also visiting Gori city and cavetown-Uplistsikhe.
Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 3300 Georgia
Mtskheta The ancient capital of Georgia, Mtskheta, has always been the religious center of the country. The city was founded in I century BC, it was declared the capital from the III century BC. At the V century AF The church of Svetitskhoveli rises in the center of the city, this church has always been and remains the Christian center of Orthodox Georgia, where Georgian kings and representatives of the royal family of Bagrationi were crowned and buried.According to the legends, the great sanctity of the Georgian Church, the Heaton of the Lord, is kept at the base of Svetitskhoveli.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia
Near Mtskheta is one of the oldest monasteries in the country, called Jvari (VI century). From the area near the church is a charming view of the city.The cultural monuments of this region are protected by UNESCO and belong to the world heritage.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Uplistsikhe, Gori, Georgia
The city Uplistsikhe emerged at the end of II – at the beginning of I millennium BC. it included more than 700 caves and cave structures, but only 150 have survived. Several hundreds of various structures were carved into the rocks, including temples, public buildings and residential buildings, wells and gutters, city gates, streets and fortifications of the city were equipped.. Uplistsikhe was on the Silk Road.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tbilisi Mall, D. Aghmashenebeli Alley, 16th km, Tbilisi Georgia
You will be able to have a shoppind during trip
Duration: 1 hour
