Things to Do in Tbilisi

Tbilisi's Old Town is compact — 2 days is enough for the highlights if you walk. Start at Freedom Square, cross into Sololaki, and let the crooked streets pull you down toward the sulfur baths at Abanotubani. That single walk hits Persian brick bathhouses, wooden Georgian balconies, an active mosque, a synagogue, and three Orthodox churches — the reason UNESCO put the district on its Tentative List.

Beyond sightseeing, Tbilisi's real value is food and wine. Book a private sulfur bath at Chreli Abano (35–60 GEL/hr), eat khinkali at Zakhar Zakharich, and end at a natural-wine bar in Vera. Skip the tourist restaurants directly on Rustaveli — the good places are one street back.

Highlights

• Abanotubani sulfur baths — book Chreli Abano #6 or Bathhouse No. 5 private room
• Cable car up to Narikala Fortress + walk down through the botanical garden
• Old Town walking route: Meidan → Sioni → Anchiskhati → Rezo Gabriadze clock tower
• Wine bars in Vera & Sololaki — g.Vino, 8000 Vintages, Vino Underground
• Dry Bridge flea market (Sundays best) for Soviet cameras and Georgian silver
• Fabrika courtyard in Marjanishvili for coffee, third-wave cafés and local designers
• Day trip to Mtskheta (30 min) — ancient capital + Jvari Monastery viewpoint

Local tips

• Free public sulfur pool at the top of Abanotubani street — closes 21:00
• Bolt taxi app is 3× cheaper than street taxis and universally used
• Most museums closed Mondays — plan wine-bar day for Monday