Guidebook for Tbilisi
Parks & Nature
Turtle Lake is a direct English translation of Kus Tba (Georgian: კუს ტბა), a small lake at the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, so named due to the perceived abundance of turtles living in these places.
Turtle Lake is located on the wooded northern slope of Mtatsminda Mount at elevation of 686.7 m above sea level.
The Turtle Lake area is designed as a recreational zone and is frequented by the inhabitants of Tbilisi on weekends. It is also a place where festivals and concerts are held. It could be reached either via a road or an aerial tramway leading from Tbilisi’s Vake Municipality, but it is now defunct. West to the lake is the Open Air Museum of Ethnography, a large exhibition of Georgia’s folk architecture.
352 locals recommend
Turtle Lake
Turtle Lake is a direct English translation of Kus Tba (Georgian: კუს ტბა), a small lake at the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, so named due to the perceived abundance of turtles living in these places.
Turtle Lake is located on the wooded northern slope of Mtatsminda Mount at elevation of 686.7 m above sea level.
The Turtle Lake area is designed as a recreational zone and is frequented by the inhabitants of Tbilisi on weekends. It is also a place where festivals and concerts are held. It could be reached either via a road or an aerial tramway leading from Tbilisi’s Vake Municipality, but it is now defunct. West to the lake is the Open Air Museum of Ethnography, a large exhibition of Georgia’s folk architecture.
National Botanical Garden of Tbilisi city
12 Bambis Rigi StreetLisi Lake Settlement Street
Lisi Lake Settlement StreetVake Park station
Arts & Culture
The Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi , formerly known as the Tiflis Imperial Theater, is an opera house situated on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia. Founded in 1851, Tbilisi Opera is the main opera house of Georgia and one of the oldest such establishments in eastern Europe.
The most recent restoration effort concluded in January 2016, having taken six years and costing approximately 40 million U.S. dollars, donated by a Georgian business foundation.
The opera house is one of the centers of cultural life in Tbilisi and was once home to Zacharia Paliashvili, the Georgian national composer whose name the institution has carried since 1937. The Opera and Ballet Theater also houses the State Ballet of Georgia under the leadership of internationally renowned Georgian ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. In recent years it has hosted opera stars such as Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras, while also serving as a traditional venue for national celebrations and presidential inaugurations.
303 locals recommend
Opera and Ballet Theatre of Tbilisi
25 Shota Rustaveli AveThe Georgian National Opera and Ballet Theater of Tbilisi , formerly known as the Tiflis Imperial Theater, is an opera house situated on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi, Georgia. Founded in 1851, Tbilisi Opera is the main opera house of Georgia and one of the oldest such establishments in eastern Europe.
The most recent restoration effort concluded in January 2016, having taken six years and costing approximately 40 million U.S. dollars, donated by a Georgian business foundation.
The opera house is one of the centers of cultural life in Tbilisi and was once home to Zacharia Paliashvili, the Georgian national composer whose name the institution has carried since 1937. The Opera and Ballet Theater also houses the State Ballet of Georgia under the leadership of internationally renowned Georgian ballerina Nina Ananiashvili. In recent years it has hosted opera stars such as Montserrat Caballé and José Carreras, while also serving as a traditional venue for national celebrations and presidential inaugurations.
Georgian National Museum. Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
Address: 3, Rustaveli Ave., 0105, Tbilisi
Phone: (+995 032) 2 99 80 22, 2 93 48 21
Fax: (+995 32) 982133
E-mail: info@museum.ge
Web-site: www.museum.ge
Date of establishment: 1852
Judicial status of the museum: since 2004 – unified in the Legal Public Entity - Georgian National Museum (under the governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia)
Type (profile): History Museum
Quantity of stored items: 1200 000
323 locals recommend
Georgian National Museum
3 Shota Rustaveli AveGeorgian National Museum. Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia
Address: 3, Rustaveli Ave., 0105, Tbilisi
Phone: (+995 032) 2 99 80 22, 2 93 48 21
Fax: (+995 32) 982133
E-mail: info@museum.ge
Web-site: www.museum.ge
Date of establishment: 1852
Judicial status of the museum: since 2004 – unified in the Legal Public Entity - Georgian National Museum (under the governmental control of Ministry of Culture and Monuments Protection of Georgia)
Type (profile): History Museum
Quantity of stored items: 1200 000
Rustaveli Theatre
17 Shota Rustaveli AveSightseeing
Dzveli Tbilisi
Sulfur Bath No. 5
2 Abano StAbanotubani
Waterfall in Legvtakhevi
1 ბოტანიკურის ქუჩაShopping
Lee & Wrangler
2 AleKsandre Tvalchrelidze Stwww.eastpoint.ge
Merani Mall
42 Shota Rustaveli AvenueSmall shopping mall in heart of Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue.
Tbilisi Mall
16th km Davit Aghmashenebeli AveCity Mall Saburtalo
1 Petre Kavtaradze StGalleria Tbilisi
2/4 Shota Rustaveli AveEntertainment & Activities
Amirani
36/1 Merab Kostava StCavea
2 AleKsandre Tvalchrelidze StJazz Cafe Singer
8 Sioni StDrinks & Nightlife
Recommended for young people. You can enjoy drinks, cocktails and music.
50 locals recommend
Art-Cafe HOME
13 Betlemi StRecommended for young people. You can enjoy drinks, cocktails and music.