Tbilisi - city of art and literature
About this experience
Griboedov and Pushkin, Gumilev and Yesenin, Tchaikovsky, Mandelstam, Okudzhava, Ranevskaya, Akhmadulina and many others - for whom did Georgia become a bright event in their biography? You will be surprised how many familiar names considered Tbilisi significant for themselves and found inspiration and friendship, success and love in it.
What to expect
Many great names of Russian and Georgian literature and art are associated with Tbilisi. It will take quite a while to list them all - from Pushkin and Rustaveli to Akhmadulina and Tarkovsky. The magnificent city gave them inspiration, they linked their destiny to it, and if they left it, mentally returned to its soulful beauty and warmth.
We will walk through the districts of Sololaki and Mtatsminda to Rustaveli Avenue. Let's visit the Tbilisi house where writers and poets gathered. We will find the house where the cult director Paradjanov lived and the gymnasium where the poet Gumilev studied. We will see the street that remembers Okudzhava and Tariverdiev, as well as the alley where Arseny Tarkovsky on an autumn evening thought of his beloved. I will tell you about the birth of the Russian theater in Tiflis and the eternal love of Griboedov and Nino Chavchavadze.
Organizational details
- This is a walking tour with no additional expenses
- There will be several minor ascents along the way, which are hard to avoid in Tbilisi, but I hope to make them more interesting with engaging stories
Irina
November 4, 2024
Thank you for the tour, I learned a lot of new things about the literary and artistic history of Tbilisi, it was very interesting. Listening to the poems of amazing poets against the backdrop of historical buildings creates a certain atmosphere.
Dmitry
October 14, 2024
Excellent tour and amazing guide Maria! The delivery of information interspersed with poems is an original approach and it really touches the soul at certain moments. I definitely recommend it!
Evelina
September 19, 2024
Great tour! Maria is a very interesting storyteller. The program itself is filled with many facts and moments, we managed to see a lot of non-touristy places in the heart of the city in just 4.5 hours. And the way Maria reads poetry ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️