Mtskheta - Jvari - Samtavro, the cradle of Georgian Christianity. (group tours)

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| Tbilisi, Georgia (country)

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Pickup available

Duration

5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Air-conditioned vehicle
Highly qualified guide

Dinner

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Mtskheta is the religious center of Georgia and the ancient capital of our country. A holy place for every Georgian. Often locals call this city the second or Georgian Jerusalem, and for good reason. There is a huge number of relics of the entire Christian world, and if you want...

Duration 5 Hours
Group Tour
Max 15 people in the group

1
Jvari Monastery
Our walk begins A. Pushkin, M. Lermontov, P. Tchaikovsky, A. Dumas-father, L. Tolstoy and many others. Turning off the path, you will pass through the places where the events described by Lermontov in the famous poem “Mtsyri” developed, and go up to the Jvari temple of the VI century -...
- Duration 40 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included
2
Narekvavi-Mtskheta-Railway Station
Temples of Mtskheta You will visit Svetitskhoveli Cathedral (Pillar of Life-Giving) - the patriarchal cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church. Get acquainted with its history and significant events of the past. Here is the burial place of the shrines of Christianity - the tunic of Jesus Christ and the mantle...
- Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes•
- Admission Ticket Included

Mtskheta

Then stroll to the Samtavro temple, where the grave of the first Georgian Christian king Mirian and his wife, Queen Nana, is located, as well as the relics of the holy elder Gabriel Samtavrii. You will also see a blackberry bush, under which she lived and preached. Nina. The “Blackberry”,...