Photos: Mostafameraji, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Mostafameraji, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Diliff, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Vyacheslav Argenberg, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Sololaki's Art Nouveau balconies, mansion by mansion
Your local guide
Ana Lomidze
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Highlights
- Carved 19th-century mansion facades
- Wrought-iron balcony patterns
- A merchant family's crest in stone
- Quiet Sololaki courtyards
- Architecture explained street by street
About this tour
This session walks Sololaki's Art Nouveau streets, naming the mansions and the families who built them a century ago. You see carved facades, ironwork balconies and quiet courtyards that most visitors pass without noticing. It stays close to two or three streets rather than covering the whole district.
We start at a corner mansion and move slowly, since the point is the detail rather than the distance. I hold the camera steady on one facade at a time and take questions as they come.
It suits anyone curious about the city beyond its churches and squares, and travellers who like architecture explained rather than just shown.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Tbilisi before heading out.
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A merchant's mansion facade 21 min
The camera holds on a carved stone facade from the late 19th century, and I point out the family crest still cut into the stone above the entrance.
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Wrought-iron balconies 21 min
I tilt up to a row of wrought-iron balconies along one street, and explain how the ironwork patterns were often ordered from catalogues abroad.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Tbilisi: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Mtsvadi (grilled meat) and Old Tbilisi, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Tbilisi time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Tbilisi, showing you A merchant's mansion facade and Wrought-iron balconies live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I show Sololaki live with my phone.
Times shown in Tbilisi time (GMT+4)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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