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Like any other city, Tbilisi has its love lock bridge. If you are traveling here with a loved one, leave a lock and make some memories

Historical District homes looking back at the locks on the Love Lock Bridge.

The district was one of the earliest inhabited areas on the city’s territory. According to traditional accounts, King Vakhtang I Gorgasali erected here a church and a fort which served also as a king’s residence; hence comes the name Metekhi which dates back to the 12th century and literally means “the area around the palace”

Sioni or Zion Cathedral in the name of the Assumption of the Mother of God is one of the most known monuments in the Old Town . The beginning of its construction is dated the 5 th – 6 th centuries and the completion - the first half of the 7 th century. The Cathedral is named in the honor of Jerusalem Zion.

Following a medieval Georgian tradition of naming churches after particular places in the Holy Land, the Sioni Cathedral bears the name of Mount Zion near Jerusalem. It is commonly known as the 'Tbilisi Sioni' to distinguish it from several other churches across Georgia bearing the name Sioni.

The Sioni Cathedral was the main Georgian Orthodox Cathedral and the seat of Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia until the Holy Trinity Cathedral was consecrated in 2004.. Tbilisi is an ancient city in an ancient country, with immense history, culture, pride and warm generous hospitalit

Tbilisi is an ancient city in an ancient country, with immense history, culture, pride and warm generous hospitality. This is no mere former Soviet satellite republic – they have their own language and their own unique alphabet. Georgian cuisine is distinctive, and rich, and Georgians pride themselves on being the earliest wine producers of Europe, still employing traditional methods which have been driven out of other wine producing countries by commercial pressures.

I liked this sign and it was in English too.

Menu of a local restaurant in the Historical district of Tbilisi

The Bridge of Peace is a bow-shaped pedestrian bridge, a steel and glass construction illuminated with numerous LEDs, over the Kura River in downtown Tbilisi, capital of Georgia.

Often cold as ‘Always Ultra’ by locals, due to its resemblance of a maxi pad, the glass bridge is an excellent example of capital’s modern architectural marvels. From Rike Park, you can connect to pedestrian streets of Erekle II, Shardeni, Bambis, and Rkinis to enjoy a lunch or cup of a beverage.

Peter our Tour Guide and Manana our local Georgian guide crossing the Bridge of Peace

Opened in 2012, a cable car connects Rike Park on the left bank of the Mtkvari river with Narikala Fortress.

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