- Hotel:
- Aurumi Hotel
- Transport:
- Mtskheta is one of the most ancient cities in the country of Georgia, located just 12 miles north of Tbilisi on the Aragvi River
- Mtskheta is close to Tbilisi, so it’s very easy to do a day trip to. Catch a minibus (marshrutkas) that departs regularly from Didube Bus Station.
- Look out for a board that advertises buses to Kazbegi. Here there will be a marshrutka that has a sign in English to Mtskheta. You can buy tickets from a cashier next to the bus. A tickets costs 1GEL per person.
- A taxi from Tbilisi to Mtskheta costs around 20GEL
- Things to see:
- UNESCO World Heritage Site and has been inhabited since before 1,000 BC
- Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
- Monastery Of Shio-Mgvime
- Bebristsikhe Castle
- Mtskheta State Archaeological Museum-Reserve
- Armazi Fortress
- Armaztsikhe (Bagineti)
- Jvari Monastery
- Tips:
- Visit the ancient Georgian Orthodox Jvari monastery to enjoy a magnificent view of where the Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers confluence to each other
- Bebris Tsikhe castle, located on the mountain top of north Mtskheta, also offers speculator views
- Adults are requested to not wear shorts or dresses above the knees when stepping inside monasteries
- Women must cover their head when entering Orthodox churches
