Mtskheta and Uplistsikhe Tour

Mtskheta and Uplistsikhe Tour

This tour is a time machine, you move from nowadays to 2000 years in the past and feel the real spirit of Georgia.

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Stop At: Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Arsukidze, Mtskheta 383400 Georgia

Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is a patriarchal temple of the Georgian orthodox church in honor of twelve Apostles. throughout the millennium was the main cathedral of all Georgia. Monument of the world heritage.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Samtavro Church, Davit Aghmashenebelis qucha, Mtskheta 383400 Georgia

Samtavro Monastery – a complex from Samtavro-Church of the Transfiguration and convent of Saint Nino. The first church on this place as it is considered, is constructed in the 4th century by Mirian III. The temple was repeatedly destroyed and restored. In the first half of the 11th century, at the time of Georgy I’s reign, under the decree of the Catholicos-Patriarch the temple was broadened, attached the southern gate and decorated with an original ornament, analogs which are not present in the Georgian architecture.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Jvari Church, Mtskheta Georgia

Jvari - the Georgian monastery and the temple of the first half of the 7th century. It is located at mountain top at confluence of the Kura and Aragvi near Mtskheta - where, according to historical sources Saint Nino equal to the apostles erected a cross. The Georgia’s first monument of the World heritage (since 1994).

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Uplistsiche Cave Town, Kvakhvreli 15 km Eastwards to Town Gori, Gori Georgia

Uplistsikhe – the ancient cave city, one of the first cities in the territory of Georgia. Uplistsikhe is cut in the rock located in 12 km to the east from the city of Gori on the left river bank Kura. The city arose at the end of II — at the beginning of the I millennium BC, endured several rises and recessions, is, a multilayered archaeological object, one of the most important monuments of the Georgian culture. The uniqueness of a monument is that it, thanks to the device, kept in itself(himself) the remains of the architectural and cult constructions constructed throughout several millennium.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Fast Travel Georgia, Saakadze Descent 11 Business Center Panorama 5floor, 335office, Tbilisi 0160 Georgia

Fast Travel is tourism a tourist agency, which provides high quality tours all over the Georgia