Mtskheta
Mtskheta (მცხეთა) is a town with a population of about 8,000 people (2014) 15 km north of Tbilisi in the Kartli region of Georgia. Wikivoyage
Population 7,606 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Georgia
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Samtavro Necropolis Archaeological site · 250 m -
Aragvi Gate Ruins · 580 m -
Church of Saint Barbare Church · 690 m -
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Bebristsikhe Fortress Attraction · 800 m -
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Svetitskhoveli Cathedral Church · 930 m - Samtavro Transfiguration Church Church · 410 m
- Mikheil Mamulashvili House-Museum Museum · 850 m
- Palace of Catholicos Melchizedek Ruins · 960 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Mtskheta City Festival
October
Mtskheta City Festival is held annually on 14 October around the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. Folk dances, music, crafts and religious events all happen there
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Mtskheta); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.