Photos: Vladimir Pankratov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Alexey from Ekaterinburg, Russia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo credits
Photos: Vladimir Pankratov, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Alexey from Ekaterinburg, Russia, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sighnaghi's eighteenth-century walls and watchtowers
Your local guide
Zurab Kiknadze
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Highlights
- Inside a surviving watchtower
- Twenty-three towers built to watch the valley
- Nineteenth-century earthquake repairs, pointed out
- The wall's ridge line above Sighnaghi
- A defensive structure, not just a view
About this tour
This walk follows Sighnaghi's eighteenth-century defensive wall and one of its surviving watchtowers. You see inside a tower built to watch the Alazani valley for raiders, then the wall's line along the ridge above town. It focuses on the wall as a military structure rather than the view it happens to offer.
We spend the first part of the call inside the tower itself, since the stonework there is worth a close look, then follow the wall's outer edge. I explain what each section was rebuilt or repaired, and I take questions along the way.
It suits anyone interested in Georgian military history, and it works well alongside a valley viewpoint session for a fuller picture of the walls.
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 Sighnaghi before heading out.
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A watchtower along the wall 21 min
The camera climbs inside one of the surviving watchtowers, and I explain how the twenty-three towers were spaced to watch the valley below for raiders.
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The wall's line above the valley 21 min
We follow the wall along its ridge, and I point out where it was rebuilt after a nineteenth-century earthquake damaged the original stonework.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Sighnaghi: 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: Kakhetian qvevri wine and Old Town, 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 Sighnaghi, showing you A watchtower along the wall and The wall's line above the valley 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.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
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 walk the walls 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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