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Old Tbilisi
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GENERAL INFO
Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, with the population of 1,5 million, is located in the eastern part of the country. The city grew up along both banks of Mtkvari River in an asymmetrical valley. Mountains are surrounding Tbilisi from three sides. From ancient times the site of Tbilisi has been a trading point between Europe and India. The climate in Tbilisi is mild. July is the hottest month (appx. 40*C) and January the coldest one (appx. 5*C). Autumn and Spring in Tbilisi is rare pleasure. As the first snow appears on the mountains, the mild, warm and sunny weather begins.
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Old City View from
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Old City Streets
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LEGEND ABOUT TBILISI
There is a legend as to how the city was founded: In Mtskheta, King Vakhtang let his hawk loose one day and it chased after a pheasant. The King waited. He could not see the hawk, nor the pheasant. He Followed the path that the hawk had, taken down the valley. At the bottom of the valley flowed steaming waters, the colour of sulphur. The pheasant had drowned and the hawk sat above. Enchanted with the source of the hot waters, the King founded Tbilisi in the valley' (Tbili' means warm in Georgian). A blend of cultures, a smell of spices on the air, different nations meeting on street corners, different faiths sharing the same courtyards,
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Narikala Castel by night
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Sulphur Baths Region
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...this is Tbilisi, the city that has been dominated by traders, warriors, tyrants and dictators in turn. Take a walk around the old town, and breathe in the living past. Visit the bustling markets, the ancient sulphur baths, the dazzling treasury, and the magnificent cathedrals, and gain a sense of the crossing place of the Caucasus. Tbilisi - It is a town which conquers you with a slow fascination and lodges in your heart forever.
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Old City
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Tbilisi Circus
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St. David Church
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Qashueti Church
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Rustaveli Teatre
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Opera House
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