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Sololaki, Tbilisi — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Sololaki is a central district of Tbilisi on Sololaki Hill beneath Narikala, near the Georgian National Museum and Kashveti Church.
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Where to stay in Sololaki
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Staying in Sololaki suits sightseeing above all. The quarter puts you within walking distance of central Tbilisi's principal museums, and its nineteenth-century houses have filled with small guesthouses and boutique hotels rather than large chains. Days here can begin at the Georgian National Museum or the National Gallery of Georgia and end with the climb to Narikala for the view.
Nights are quieter than in the bar-heavy lanes of the Old Town next door. For big chain hotels, look to the wider city.
Things to do in and around Tbilisi
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Museums & Galleries
3- National Gallery of Georgia Heritage
- Georgian National Museum
- Art Museum of Georgia
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Metekhi church Heritage
- Kashveti Church Heritage
- Norashen Holy Mother of God Armenian Church Heritage
Castles & Historic Sites
1- Narikala Heritage
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About Sololaki
What are the main landmarks in Sololaki?
Sololaki packs its sights close together. On and just off Rustaveli Avenue stand the Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia, which houses the Museum of Soviet Occupation, along with the National Gallery of Georgia and the domed Kashveti Church. The Art Museum of Georgia sits closer to Freedom Square.
Older still are the neighbourhood's churches: the Norashen Holy Mother of God Armenian Church, the Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church, and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Above them all, the walls of Narikala crown the hill.
What is the history of Sololaki?
The oldest thing above Sololaki is Narikala, the fortress whose walls have guarded the approach to old Tbilisi since its early centuries. The neighbourhood below grew into one of the city's prosperous residential quarters during the nineteenth century, when merchants built the decorated mansions that still line its streets. Georgian, Armenian, and Russian families settled here.
Their churches survive as proof: the Norashen Holy Mother of God Armenian Church and the Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church served the Armenian community, while the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral marked the Russian presence. The Simon Janashia Museum of Georgia later gathered the nation's antiquities on the quarter's northern edge.
Where is Sololaki?
The district occupies the sloping ground between Freedom Square and the ridge of Sololaki Hill, set back from the river on the right bank of central Tbilisi. Rustaveli Avenue runs along its northern edge, and the lanes of the Old Town wrap its eastern side. Above it all stands Narikala, reached by footpaths climbing the hillside.
The walk across it is short.
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Updated October 2026