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Direct Flights to Tbilisi

Netherlands: Amsterdam – Georgian Airways – Monday, Wednesday, Saturday Transavia – Monday, Wednesday Germany: Berlin – Georgian Airways – Wednesday, Saturday Dusseldorf – Eurowings – Monday, Saturday Munich – Lufthansa – Everyday Italy: Milan (Bergamo) – Georgian Airways – Tuesday, Friday, Sunday France: Paris – Air France/Georgian Airways – Tuesday, Friday, Sunday Nice – Georgian Airways – Monday, Wednesday, Saturday United Kingdom: London (LHR) – British Airways – Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday London (Luton) – Easyjet – Tuesday & Saturday

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Direct Flights to Kutaisi

Kutaisi is 3-4 hours drive away from the capital. There are comfortable busses operating to and from Tbilisi, adapted to the flight schedule. Bus fare is around 25GEL (8-9Eur) Belgium: Brussels Charleroi – Every Thursday & Sunday Germany: Berlin – Wednesday & Sunday Dortmund – Tuesday & Saturday Frankfurt Hahn – Monday & Friday Hamburg – Tuesday & Saturday Memmingen/Munich West – Thursday & Sunday Italy: Milan (Malpensa) – Monday, Wednesday, Friday Rome – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

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Getting to and from the airports

Please make sure to get at least one sim card with mobile internet as soon as you arrive. Cellfie, Magti, and Geocell should have options to do so at the airports and a week of unlimited internet should cost around 30 GEL. Tbilisi: It is very simple to get around in the capital. You can download Taxi apps, such as: Bolt, Yandex or Maxim to order a ride. Taxis are quite cheap, the airport ride to/from the city center of Tbilisi should not be more than 35Gel (~10-12Eur). Official airport taxis cost around 40-60 Gel (13-20Eur). It takes approximately 30 minutes to reach the city center. Kutaisi: Busses stand right outside the airport and are all fitted to the flight schedules. You can book bus ride with your flight or via https://georgianbus.com/. Even if your flight is delayed, you can take any bus departing from the airport. The bus arrives in the city center of Tbilisi. It makes couple of stops in Tbilisi, but the last one will drop you off at the Liberty Square.

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Things to do in Tbilisi

Sightseeing: 1. Old town Tbilisi – Take a look at the Sulphur baths and Leghvtakhevi canyon. Opposite side of the road is the Metekhi Virgin Mary assumption church. You can walk towards the bridge of peace and the Clock Tower. You can also take a cable car to go to the Mother Georgia and Narikala Fortress. 2. Museums – Georgian National Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Tbilisi Open air museum of Ethnography 3. Take Cable car from Vake Park to Kus Tba (Turtle Lake) for a nice walk 4. Mtatsminda – Take a funicular to Mtatsminda Park to the TV Tower. You can also check out a pretty cool Ferris wheel. 5. Orbeliani Square – historical place with lots of cafes and events. In the area there is also a nice foodcourt, called Orbeliani Market. 6. Sameba Monastery – One of the largest religious buildings in the world by area 7. Day trip to the old capital of Georgia, Mtskheta – visit Jvari Monastery and Svetitskhoveli Some food recommendations: 1. Chashnagiri – Georgian Restaurant in Saburtalo and in Old town as well. Great food! 2. Begheli – Georgian Restaurant between Vake and Saburtalo. 3. Wine Factory N1 – area with some bars and restaurants. A lot of locals go there in the evenings to have drinks or dinner. 3. Fabrika – area with a lot of bars and cafes, close to Old Tbilisi. More hipster. 4. Café 144 Steps – Located in old Town Tbilisi, where you have to climb 144 steps to get there. You will earn a beautiful view of the city. 5. Lolita – diverse food and nice cocktails close to Rustaveli avenue. 6. Stamba – nice cocktails. 7. Ska – Chain for coffee and great juices. Shopping: 1. Galerea Tbilisi (Rustaveli Avenue), City Mall (Saburtalo), Tbilisi Mall (Dighomi), East Point (closer to the airports) – large shopping malls that have a lot of well known brands, as well as local Georgian designers 2. Chavchavadze avenue – One of the main avenues with shops 3. Dry Bridge market – Flea market displaying various items, from art & housewares to Soviet memorabilia

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Things to do in Georgia

Georgia is a great place to travel around. You can plan based on what you’re interested in or how long are you staying in Georgia. In case you arrive in Kutaisi, you can travel in the surroundings, such as: 1. Prometheus Cave 2. Okatse Canyon 3. Martvili Canyon Around Tbilisi, you can travel to: 1. Mtskheta (day trip, 40 minutes away from the capital) 2. Stepatsminda (kazbegi) – town in the caucasus mountains 3. Uplistsikhe – a cave town one hour away from Tbilisi, can be combined with visiting Stalin museum (his birthplace) Bit further out: 1. Vardzia – Cave town in south of Georgia, usually combined with visiting Akhaltsikhe Rabat Castle. 2. Batumi – Seaside city, also known as Dubai of Georgia. Can be reached by train as well as bus or private transfer. Much further out but absolutely worth it: 1. Mestia – historic town in the middle of Caucasus mountains. There are daily flights with a tiny plane that can take you there (40 minutes), or you can drive up there (9 hours from Tbilisi). Great for hiking and exploring. Flights are highly dependent on the weather conditions, so they get frequently cancelled. We recommend going there after the wedding, to be sure that all the snow is gone and all the trails are open by then. 2. Ushguli – Combined with Mestia Around the wedding location: Our wedding location is in the middle of the wine-making region. Before or after wedding, you can consider visiting: 1. Telavi – a cute small city 30 minutes away from the wedding location 2. Signagi – known as the city of love, also around 30 minutes away from the wedding location 3. Lagodekhi natural reserve – great area for hikes