Metekhi Church

The experience

Metekhi is a Georgian Orthodox church perched on a rocky cliff above the Mtkvari River, facing the Old Town. A church has stood on this royal site since the 5th century; the present cross-dome building dates largely to the 13th century and has served as a fortress, prison and theatre across its history. An equestrian statue of King Vakhtang Gorgasali stands beside it.

A cliff-top church that frames one of the classic views back across Old Tbilisi.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.