A week in Georgia
Seven days across Georgia: Kutaisi, Zugdidi, Batumi, Akhaltsikhe and Tbilisi. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Kutaisi
- Bagrati CathedralCathedral · On the map
- Kutaisi SynagogueSynagogue · 0.5 km on from Bagrati Cathedral · On the map
- Colchis FountainMonument · 0.4 km on from Kutaisi Synagogue · On the map
- Kutaisi State Historical MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Colchis Fountain · On the map
4 stops, 2.2 km on foot along the streets: about 27 min of walking.
Day 2: Zugdidi
- Dadiani Palaces Historical and Architectural MuseumMuseum · On the map
- Church of the Blachernae Mother of God, ZugdidiCathedral · Next to Dadiani Palaces Historical and Architectural Museum · On the map
- Zugdidi Botanical GardenGarden · 0.3 km on from Church of the Blachernae Mother of God, Zugdidi · On the map
3 stops, 0.6 km on foot along the streets: about 8 min of walking.
Day 3: Batumi
- Batumi MosqueMosque · On the map
- Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of GodCathedral · 0.5 km on from Batumi Mosque · On the map
- Batumi SynagogueSynagogue · 0.4 km on from Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God · On the map
- Medea statueMonument · 0.5 km on from Batumi Synagogue · On the map
- Alphabetic TowerTower · 0.6 km on from Medea statue · On the map
- Ali and NinoStatue · 0.3 km on from Alphabetic Tower · On the map
6 stops, 3.1 km on foot along the streets: about 39 min of walking.
Day 4: Batumi
- Church of the Holy SpiritTemple or shrine · On the map
- Batumi Stalin MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Church of the Holy Spirit · On the map
- Batumi Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 1.1 km on from Batumi Stalin Museum · On the map
- Adjara State MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Batumi Archaeological Museum · On the map
- State Art Museum of AdjaraMuseum · 0.2 km on from Adjara State Museum · On the map
- Cathedral of Alexander NevskyCathedral · 0.4 km on from State Art Museum of Adjara · On the map
6 stops, 3.6 km on foot along the streets: about 45 min of walking.
Day 5: Akhaltsikhe
One day in Akhaltsikhe, Georgia
- Rabati CastleCastle · On the map
- Akhaltsikhe MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Rabati Castle · On the map
- Ahmadiyya MosqueMosque · Next to Akhaltsikhe Museum · On the map
3 stops, 0.5 km on foot along the streets: about 7 min of walking.
Day 6: Tbilisi
- Holy Trinity Cathedral of TbilisiCathedral · On the map
- Sioni CathedralCathedral · 1 km on from Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi · On the map
- Kartlis DedaMonument · 0.4 km on from Sioni Cathedral · On the map
- Freedom SquareSquare · 0.6 km on from Kartlis Deda · On the map
- Museum of Soviet OccupationMuseum · 0.3 km on from Freedom Square · On the map
- Georgian National MuseumMuseum · Next to Museum of Soviet Occupation · On the map
6 stops, 3.9 km on foot along the streets: about 53 min of walking.
Day 7: Tbilisi
- Tbilisi Opera and Ballet TheatreTheatre or opera house · On the map
- Rustaveli TheatreTheatre or opera house · 0.2 km on from Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre · On the map
- Kashveti ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Rustaveli Theatre · On the map
- Art Museum of GeorgiaMuseum · 0.2 km on from Kashveti Church · On the map
- Simon Janashia Museum of GeorgiaMuseum · 0.1 km on from Art Museum of Georgia · On the map
- Bridge of PeaceBridge · 0.7 km on from Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia · On the map
6 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.
More for Georgia
- Things to do in Georgia · 40 places to see, led by Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral
Photo credits
- Bagrati Cathedral: Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kutaisi Synagogue: Dat1003, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colchis Fountain: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kutaisi State Historical Museum: 三猎, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dadiani Palaces Historical and Architectural Museum: Natia an, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of the Blachernae Mother of God, Zugdidi: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zugdidi Botanical Garden: Lika2672, Public domain
- Batumi Mosque: grego1402, CC BY 2.0
- Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God: User:Ephraim Stillberg, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Batumi Synagogue: Jcornelius, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Medea statue: G.N., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alphabetic Tower: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0
- Ali and Nino: Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of the Holy Spirit: chiaracomeluna, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Batumi Stalin Museum: Ephraim Stillberg, Public domain
- Batumi Archaeological Museum: Aleksey Muhranoff, CC BY-SA 3.0
- State Art Museum of Adjara: Yasuhiro Kojima, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky: 19th century postcard, Public domain
- Rabati Castle: I kynitsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Akhaltsikhe Museum: henribergius, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ahmadiyya Mosque: Kober, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sioni Cathedral: This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote ., CC BY 4.0
- Kartlis Deda: Mostafameraji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Freedom Square: LeontinaVarlamonva, CC0
- Museum of Soviet Occupation: Jeremy Teigen, CC BY 2.0
- Georgian National Museum: Jeremy Teigen, CC BY 2.0
- Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0
- Rustaveli Theatre: DDohler, CC BY 2.0
- Kashveti Church: Paata Vardanashvili, CC BY 2.0
- Art Museum of Georgia: Dmitri Yermakov, Public domain
- Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia: Julien Pauthier, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Bridge of Peace: falco, CC0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.