Mtskheta - Jvari - Borjomi Tour

Mtskheta, Jvari, and Borjomi

• Mtskheta is not only a beautiful old town; it was the capital of the eastern Georgian kingdom of Kartli from the 3rd century BC to the 5th century AD, and Christianity was proclaimed the official religion of Georgia here in 337. Svetitskhoveli Cathedral stands at the center of this story: the present cathedral is from the 11th century and is linked by tradition with Christ's robe. Jvari Monastery, built between 585 and 604, stands where Saint Nino's wooden cross was raised and became a model for later Georgian cross-domed churches.
• Borjomi is known for mineral water, but the route is also about the valley, forests, and resort history around the springs. In Central Park, the mineral-water pavilion keeps the town's most famous tradition visible. The wider Borjomi area leads into Borjomi-Kharagauli landscapes, and Green Monastery adds a quieter historical stop: a 9th-10th-century monastic site hidden in forest and built from greenish stone, with local stories connected to its stream and red stones.
• Return to Tbilisi in the evening.