Tour: “Armenian Tbilisi — History, People, Architecture”

Armenians of Tbilisi are not just a diaspora — they are part of the city’s DNA.
Tbilisi has always been a crossroads of cultures, languages, and religions. Among all the peoples who have lived here for centuries, Armenians played a special, even decisive role in shaping the city. Once, they were the majority: they built churches, schools, theaters, hospitals; they created architecture, traded, created art, and donated for the common good.

Armenians were mayors of Tbilisi, its architects, and philanthropists. Their influence on the city’s image, spirit, and history is so profound that it’s impossible to imagine 19th–20th century Tbilisi without them.
Our tour is a walk through a vanished but not forgotten page of history, where Armenians helped shape the face of the city as much as Georgians, Russians, Jews, or Germans.

But this is not just a tour — it is a living walk through history, where you’ll hear the voices of those who made Tbilisi what it is today. During the tour, you will receive cards with authentic quotes from residents and visitors of old Tiflis — from Armenian patrons to French travelers. You will have the honor of telling the group about an important event, person, or building of Tbilisi.