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Tbilisi, on foot

Old Town, Sololaki and Mtatsminda. 36 walks, 149 places. Area guides and walking routes

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First walk

Old Tbilisi walking tour map: a loop across two riverbanks

A 4.4 km self-guided Old Tbilisi loop via Gabriadze, Sioni, the sulphur baths, Metekhi, Rike and the Bridge of Peace. Map, GPX and a shorter option

4.4 km70 min walking10 stops

Architecture

Sololaki on foot: houses, façades and permitted entrance halls

Explore Sololaki’s literary addresses and distinctive houses from public streets, with a careful approach to residential entrance halls

2.4 km50 min walking7 stops

Architecture

Rustaveli on foot: choosing museums and reading architecture

Follow Tbilisi’s cultural avenue from Freedom Square to First Republic Square, with a museum choice, Kashveti and the theatre façades

1.9 km30 min walking8 stops

Views & hills

Walk up Mtatsminda: the Pantheon and Tbilisi’s panorama

Plan the climb from Sololaki to the Pantheon and Mtatsminda Park, with practical decisions about effort, weather and the return journey

3.7 km90 min walking9 stops

Architecture

Saburtalo on foot: the circus to the former Ministry of Roads

Compare Tbilisi’s circus, King David towers and former Adjara Hotel before reaching the intersecting volumes of the Bank of Georgia building

3.9 km70 min walking4 stops

Neighbourhoods

Tbilisi’s left bank: Dry Bridge to Fabrika

Walk through Dedaena Park, Aghmashenebeli Avenue and Marjanishvili Square towards Fabrika, linking market browsing with neighbourhood architecture

3.3 km50 min walking8 stops

Neighbourhoods

Betlemi stairs in Tbilisi: walking map and upper lanes

Walk from Gudiashvili Square to the Betlemi stairs, Upper Church and Ateshgah. A short hillside route with a map, turning-back option and access notes

1.2 km25 min walking10 stops

Architecture

Soviet architecture in Saburtalo: Sports Palace and Technical University

Technical University, Building 1 to Queen Tamar Bridge: a 3.7 km route, a walking map, architecture and practical access notes

3.7 km55 min walking6 stops

Architecture

Soviet modernism in Vera: communications building, library and Laguna Vere

Former communications building — Telegraph to Galaktion Tabidze Bridge: a 3.2 km route, a walking map, architecture and practical access notes

3.2 km50 min walking7 stops

Architecture

Maglivi and the Bagebi bridge: university Tbilisi on foot

TSU High-Rise Building — Maglivi to Bagebi aerial-tramway station: a 1.2 km route, a walking map, architecture and practical access notes

1.2 km20 min walking3 stops

Neighbourhoods

Small museums of Tbilisi: 9 April Street to Marjanishvili

A 2.9 km Tbilisi walk linking Experimentorium, Kostava’s house, Vera Park and Galaktion’s apartment. Map, museum booking and a shorter option

2.9 km45 min walking4 stops

All walking routes

Tbilisi in 4 stages

Each stage is a full-day walk with its own track, elevation profile and completion mark

1. The sea, Didube and Chugureti24.6 km 2. Isani, Old Tbilisi and Rustaveli24.6 km 3. Mtatsminda, Vake and Saburtalo23.5 km 4. Lisi, the Chronicle and northern parks23.7 km

Old Tbilisi and Both Riverbanks ↗

A first encounter with the city: the clock tower, historic churches, bath district and views from both banks

4.4 km70 min walkingModerate

Rustaveli: Museums and Architecture ↗

The city's cultural axis: museums, Kashveti Church, theatre and the opera house's Moorish-style facade

1.9 km30 min walkingEasy

The Left Bank and Fabrika ↗

Vintage finds at Dry Bridge, a walk through Dedaena Park and past Aghmashenebeli's facades, ending in Fabrika's courtyard

3.3 km50 min walkingEasy

Mtatsminda on Foot ↗

From Sololaki to the Pantheon and Mtatsminda's viewpoints, finishing high above the city

3.7 km90 min walkingUphill

Vake and Turtle Lake ↗

A green walk climbing through Vake and looping around Turtle Lake

3.4 km75 min walkingUphill

Sololaki: Mansions and Entrance Halls ↗

A loop through the quiet streets of western Sololaki, with merchants' houses, Art Nouveau and literary addresses

2.4 km50 min walkingModerate

Betlemi: Stairs and Old Neighbourhoods ↗

A short but varied walk through the Old Town's upper lanes, with stairs, churches and wooden architecture

1.2 km25 min walkingModerate

Kala: Churches and City Stories ↗

A short walk through neighbourhoods preserving traces of different religious and cultural communities side by side

1.1 km20 min walkingEasy

Avlabari and Isani: From Sameba to Modernism ↗

A left-bank walk linking Avlabari's church courtyards with the underground printing house and the Palace of Rituals

5.1 km100 min walkingModerate

Orbeliani: Gardens, Palaces and the Waterfront ↗

A walk through lower Mtatsminda, with small gardens, historic facades and the contemporary architecture of the Public Service Hall

1.9 km35 min walkingEasy

Rustaveli: Facades, Art and Towers ↗

A companion to the main Rustaveli walk: public-building details, contemporary art and towers at the avenue's upper end

2.8 km45 min walkingEasy

Vera: Studios, Art Nouveau and Parks ↗

Griboedov Street and Vera: mirrored halls, wooden houses, artists, a former printing house and Soviet public buildings

3.0 km60 min walkingModerate

Chugureti: New Tiflis and Quiet Gardens ↗

A walk through lower Chugureti, with a historic avenue, memorial addresses, medical history and neighbouring churches

3.1 km50 min walkingEasy

From Apollo to Didube Pantheon ↗

Northern New Tiflis: cinema and music landmarks, the station, Silk Museum, Mushtaidi Garden and Didube's memorial sites

4.4 km70 min walkingEasy

Saburtalo: High-Rises and Soviet Modernism ↗

From the circular circus building and glass towers to the former Ministry of Highways: a walk through Saburtalo's architectural landmarks

3.9 km70 min walkingModerate

Vake: From the University to New Towers ↗

The historic university, a sculptor's studio, the green Mziuri valley and contemporary architecture on Chavchavadze Avenue

4.5 km85 min walkingModerate

Around Turtle Lake: Ethnography and the Svan Tower ↗

A separate hillside walk near Turtle Lake, linking the traditional-housing museum with a tower among the trees

3.1 km70 min walkingModerate

Western Saburtalo: Bridges, Towers and Campus ↗

A neighbourhood walk linking residential high-rises, the famous bridge-connected houses and a modernist university campus

4.0 km80 min walkingModerate

Upper Old Town: Baths and Panoramas ↗

A hilly walk through the bath district towards Tabor and the Sololaki ridge. Closed sites are represented only by their own approach points

4.0 km60 min walkingChallenging

Lisi: A Walk Around the Lake ↗

A separate trip to Lisi for a relaxed lakeside loop on the marked walking path

3.0 km45 min walkingEasy

Dighomi: A Forest Park Loop ↗

A short standalone walk along Dighomi's woodland paths, without a long walk from the city centre

2.0 km35 min walkingEasy

Kikvidze: A Short Park Loop ↗

A short walk through Nadzaladevi's neighbourhood park, returning to the starting avenue

0.9 km15 min walkingEasy

Chronicle of Georgia and Zghvisubani Park ↗

From the monumental hilltop ensemble to a large neighbourhood park: a standalone walk in the north of the city

3.2 km60 min walkingModerate

Gardenia: A Little Garden Walk ↗

A very short loop inside a curated garden: a quiet separate visit rather than a long city walk

0.2 km5 min walkingEasy

Dendrological Park and the Southern Tbilisi Sea Shore ↗

A standalone walk through tree plantings and along dirt trails towards the water, returning to the southern approach

5.3 km115 min walkingModerate

All Tbilisi: a walk in stages ↗

A multi-day walk linking 134 Tbilisi places, from city façades to parks and shore paths. Choose manageable stages; closed sites are represented by exterior approaches

99.1 km1420 min walkingMulti-day walk

Tbilisi in 4 stages · 1. The sea, Didube and Chugureti ↗

From the Dendrological Park and Tbilisi Sea through Didube to Chugureti theatres and historic houses. Continue from Aghmashenebeli Avenue to Sameba and finish outside the Avlabari printing-house museum. Gardens and museums are exterior stops; choose interior visits separately

24.6 km355 min walkingLong full-day stage

Tbilisi in 4 stages · 2. Isani, Old Tbilisi and Rustaveli ↗

From the Avlabari printing-house museum through Isani and Tabori to Kala and Sololaki. Baths, old-town terraces, mansions, Sioni and Rustaveli share one pedestrian track. Finish outside the Akhvlediani house museum; Narikala and Leghvtakhevi remain exterior approaches

24.6 km355 min walkingLong full-day stage

Tbilisi in 4 stages · 3. Mtatsminda, Vake and Saburtalo ↗

From the Akhvlediani house museum to the Mtatsminda Pantheon and park, then through Vera and Vake to Turtle Lake. After the exterior approach to the ethnographic museum, continue through western Saburtalo to the Nutsubidze skybridge houses. This is the hilliest stage; the track does not use the funicular or cable car

23.5 km340 min walkingLong full-day stage

Tbilisi in 4 stages · 4. Lisi, the Chronicle and northern parks ↗

From the Nutsubidze houses to Lisi Lake and modern Saburtalo architecture, then through Dighomi Forest Park to Kikvidze Park. The final ascent reaches the Chronicle of Georgia and Zghvisubani Park. Long urban connections link the green spaces; the stage ends in northern Tbilisi

23.7 km340 min walkingLong full-day stage

Places on the map

How these guides are made

Sources: tourism organisations, museums and heritage sites. Distance follows the walking track; time and elevation are estimates. Sources are checked remotely; an on-site walk has not been confirmed