Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Kober, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo credits
Photos: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 Kober, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old Mtskheta streets and the cathedral square
Your local guide
Nino Kapanadze
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Highlights
- Bread and churchkhela stalls outside
- Thirteenth-century gate to the cathedral
- The legend of Christ's robe
- Svetitskhoveli's scale from the courtyard
- Carved stonework along the outer wall
About this tour
This walk covers the square and courtyard around Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the eleventh-century church said to hold Christ's robe. You see the stalls selling bread and churchkhela outside the walls, then the carved thirteenth-century gate that marks the old boundary. The final stretch stays in the courtyard, where the cathedral's scale is easiest to take in on camera.
I open with a look at the market stalls before we move to the walls themselves, and I keep the pace slow enough for questions along the way. We finish at the gate, where I answer whatever came up during the walk.
It suits a first stop in Mtskheta before the hill climbs to Jvari, and anyone drawn to the story behind Georgia's holiest cathedral.
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 Mtskheta before heading out.
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Cathedral square stalls 21 min
The camera moves past the stalls outside Svetitskhoveli selling bread and churchkhela, and I point out the carved gate that marks the cathedral's original boundary.
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Svetitskhoveli exterior and courtyard 21 min
We stay in the courtyard and along the outer walls, since filming stays respectful during services inside, and I explain the legend of Christ's robe buried under the cathedral floor.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Mtskheta: 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: Khinkali and Bagineti hill, 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 Mtskheta, showing you Cathedral square stalls and Svetitskhoveli exterior and courtyard 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 walk Mtskheta's old streets 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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