Tbilisi: Faces of the Old City. A Tour of Mascarons and Entrances in the Sololaki District

Get ready for a fascinating journey through the most beautiful, sometimes little-known and not always accessible entrances of the Sololaki neighborhood. You’ll also see unique architecture — the true face of what was once one of the most luxurious and affluent districts of Tbilisi.

And there will be literal faces too — mascarons with expressive features on building facades, along with other decorative elements. You’ll learn when — and for how long — the focus shifted from displaying wealth to emphasizing ideas, uniqueness, and even… modesty. When true luxury meant not abundance and splendor, but harmony and comfort.

You’ll feel the pulse of a world and culture being born — one that now, perhaps, is giving way to something entirely new.