From Tbilisi to Mtskheta - Jvari - Svetitskhoveli

From Tbilisi to Mtskheta - Jvari - Svetitskhoveli

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Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia

Jvari Monastery- VI century church and monastery, located in the east of Mtskheta, at the mouth of the river Mtkvari and Aragvi, on the rocky mountain peak. Jvari Monastery is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Mtskheta church of Jvari is the first sample of the cross-shaped type churches, it is a new thing in the architecture. Other structures around the monastery (tower, fence) are much older. On the facades of the temple, you can see religious and historical persons, there are old inscriptions too.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 383400 Georgia

The Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in the historic town of Mtskheta, Georgia, to the northwest of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. The present Svetitskhoveli Cathedral was built between 1010 and 1029 by the architect Arsakidze. The king of Georgia for that time was Giorgi I.

Svetitskhoveli is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. It is currently the second largest church building in Georgia, after the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Svetitskhoveli is famed as new Jerusalem. Also, there is a buried robe of Jesus.

Duration: 2 hours