{"id":378,"date":"2024-03-15T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tikatours.com\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2024-03-15T07:05:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T07:05:07","slug":"tbilisi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tikatours.com\/?page_id=378","title":{"rendered":"TBILISI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"378\" class=\"elementor elementor-378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a628d46 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a628d46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f8e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20f8e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TBILISI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b2913 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7b2913\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c23c66 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c23c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surrounded by hills, sliced in two by the Mtkvari (Kura) River, with tree-lined boulevards, charming lanes, towering churches and pastel-painted houses, Tbilisi is unexpectedly lovely.<\/p><p>Like a lovely lost kingdom, Georgia\u2019s capital city lies deep in the country\u2019s heartland, watched over by ancient towers and churches. The central city unfurls along Rustaveli Avenue, the intriguingly eclectic architecture reflecting Georgia\u2019s dynamic history.<\/p><p>Broad and leafy streets, grand neo classical buildings and space-age modern designs sit alongside ancient churches, mosques, synagogues and a teasing maze of twisting, balconied side streets. Here and there, honeysuckle blossom and mulberry trees give shade to surprising courtyards.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">History<\/h3><p>Founded in the 5th century, the city has always attracted people from around the world, illustrating Georgia\u2019s ancient role as a merging point of cultures along the Silk Road. Today, most trips to Georgia start in Tbilisi, often striking travelers as both reassuringly familiar and genuinely exotic. The name Tbilisi derives from the Old Georgian word \u201cTpili\u201d, meaning warm and was given to the city because of the area\u2019s numerous sulfuric hot springs.<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Geography and climate<\/h3><p>Located in East Georgia, this city of approximately 1.5 million people sits within a large basin surrounded by hills. The Mtkvari River slips purposefully through its streets.<\/p><p>The summer months in Tbilisi are long, dry and hot and the winters are relatively cold.\u00a0July is the hottest month with an average temperature of 24\u00a0\u00b0C. 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