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Cluster · Tbilisi

Old Tbilisi (Abanotubani, Sioni & Narikala)

Morning cluster: the sulphur-bath district, Sioni Cathedral and the climb to Narikala; steep, cobbled, best before the heat.

Not field-verified28″ bags: forbiddenTime: halfRescue coverage 100% ≤7′
Rules in force · 7Do not plan travel to Abkhazia or South OssetiaOld-town slopes and stairs in Sololaki and Abanotubani st…
  • Georgia ↗Many passports enter visa-free for a long stay; if yours needs a visa, apply only on the official e-visa portal.
  • Georgia ↗Do not plan travel to Abkhazia or South Ossetia: crossing their boundary lines from Georgian-controlled land is treated as illegal entry, and many governments advise against it.
  • Georgia ↗In Orthodox churches women cover their heads and shoulders and wear a skirt or a wrap; men remove hats and avoid shorts.
  • Georgia ↗Carry Georgian lari in small notes for minibuses, markets and the metro card; cards work in most Tbilisi cafés and shops but not everywhere outside the capital.
  • Kartli ↗Minibuses (marshrutkas) have little space for large bags: leave the big bag at the Tbilisi hotel and take a day pack.
  • Tbilisi ↗Old-town slopes and stairs in Sololaki and Abanotubani stop suitcases: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • Tbilisi ↗Buy a Metromoney card at a metro station and load it with lari; the metro, buses and the cable car take the same card.

Bound and physics

Abanotubani, Sioni Cathedral and the lower slope of the Narikala fortress hill.

Slope
steep
Stairs
Many flights on the fortress paths
Shade
medium
Surface
cobbles and steps
Sleep here or visit
both

Rescue anchors

306 grid cells · 40 m
ABCDEFG
Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Sioni Cathedral courtyard benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · shelter · valid: always

B — Abanotubani bath square cafés (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

C — Narikala fortress terrace (bench, limited shade)

seated_rest · valid: always

D — North: shop, café or bench with a seat (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

E — North-east: shop, café or bench with a seat (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

F — South-west: shop, café or bench with a seat (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

G — South-east: shop, café or bench with a seat (field-verify)

seated_rest · food · valid: always

always: 100% covered, max p90 5.9′, worst cell 5.9′ · heat: 100%

Nodes in this cluster

  • Narikala Fortress — Go early or at dusk: a steep 20-minute climb (or the cable car from Rike Park), 45 minutes on the ramparts, with the city at your feet.

Edges out (directed)

Sololaki & Freedom Square
Walk west uphill · ~12 min
Avlabari & Sameba Cathedral
Car across the river · ~12 min

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Sulphur bath houses have their own hours and dress rules; cover up before and after.