{"id":1303596,"date":"2026-09-29T22:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1303596"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:33:23","slug":"tbilisi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/georgia\/tbilisi\/","title":{"rendered":"Tbilisi"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302421,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-city","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_country_stats":"","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"","hw_hub_country_facts":"","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"","hw_hub_country_cities":"","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"","hw_hub_country_do_title":"","hw_hub_country_do_body":"","hw_hub_country_do_points":"","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"","hw_hub_country_do_more":"","hw_hub_country_food_title":"","hw_hub_country_food_body":"","hw_hub_country_food_points":"","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"","hw_hub_country_food_more":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"","hw_hub_country_money_title":"","hw_hub_country_money_body":"","hw_hub_country_money_points":"","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"","hw_hub_country_money_more":"","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"","hw_hub_country_season_note":"","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"","hw_hub_country_events_title":"","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"","hw_hub_country_events_source":"","hw_hub_country_events_country":"","hw_hub_country_events_count":"","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_events":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Sulphur baths under brick domes, crumbling wooden balconies, Soviet concrete, and the best food and nightlife in the Caucasus \u2014 at a fraction of European prices.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1303917","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"1 GEL | A metro ride, about \u20ac0.35\r\n5th c. | When the city was founded, around the hot springs\r\n8,000 years | Of winemaking in Georgia, the oldest known anywhere","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A city built on hot springs and rebuilt by everyone who passed through","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Tbilisi means roughly \"warm place\", after the sulphur springs the city was founded around in the fifth century. The domed brick bathhouses in Abanotubani still run on them, and an hour in a private room costs less than a restaurant meal.\r\n\r\nThe city has been sacked, occupied and rebuilt repeatedly \u2014 Persian, Russian, Soviet \u2014 and the result is a jumble that works: art nouveau facades with carved wooden balconies falling off them, Orthodox churches, a mosque, a synagogue, brutalist concrete, and a glass footbridge locals nicknamed after a sanitary product.\r\n\r\nThe food is the reason a lot of people extend their stay. Khachapuri, khinkali, walnut sauces, and a supra \u2014 the formal feast with a toastmaster running it \u2014 that is a cultural institution rather than a meal.\r\n\r\nThe nightlife is serious. Bassiani, in the basement of a football stadium, is one of the best-known techno clubs in the world.\r\n\r\nIt is cheap, it is friendly, and most nationalities get a year visa-free. Three or four days.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Airport 30 minutes by bus 337, about 1 GEL. Trains and marshrutkas from everywhere\r\nGetting around | Metro and buses 1 GEL a ride with a Metromoney card. Bolt taxis are very cheap\r\nCurrency | Georgian lari (GEL). Cards work in the city, cash matters outside it\r\nVisa | Many nationalities get a year visa-free. Check your own before travelling\r\nSulphur baths | Private rooms from about 60\u2013120 GEL an hour for a group\r\nLanguage | Georgian, with its own alphabet. Russian is common, English less so","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A river valley between two ridges, with the old town at the narrow end.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Old Town and Abanotubani | First-timers | The sulphur baths, the fortress, balconied lanes and most of the beds. Touristy and central. | 41.6890 | 44.8090 |  | \nSololaki | Atmosphere and value | Just west: nineteenth-century apartment blocks with painted stairwells, quiet streets and good caf\u00e9s. | 41.6920 | 44.7990 |  | \nVera and Rustaveli | Central and lively | North of the river: the main avenue, museums, restaurants and easy transport. | 41.7000 | 44.7920 |  | \nMarjanishvili and Fabrika | Nightlife and young crowd | Across the river: a converted Soviet sewing factory, bars, hostels and the best going-out base. | 41.7060 | 44.7960 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Book a sulphur bath. The domed bathhouses in Abanotubani sit over the springs the city was founded on, and a private room for a group runs about 60 to 120 GEL an hour, roughly \u20ac20 to \u20ac40 split between you. A scrub from an attendant costs extra and is worth it.\r\n\r\nTake the cable car up to Narikala fortress, 2.5 GEL each way, for the fourth-century walls and the view down over the old town roofs and the river.\r\n\r\nWalk Sololaki for the stairwells \u2014 nineteenth-century apartment buildings with painted and tiled entrance halls that are genuinely extraordinary and mostly unmarked. Some are open, some are not; be respectful, people live there.\r\n\r\nThe Dry Bridge market sells Soviet cameras, medals, crockery and other debris of a collapsed state, and is free to browse.\r\n\r\nFabrika, a Soviet sewing factory turned courtyard of bars and studios, is where the city's young crowd actually is.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"A sulphur bath | About 60\u2013120 GEL an hour for a private room\r\nNarikala cable car | 2.5 GEL each way, to a fourth-century fortress\r\nSololaki stairwells | Free, unmarked, and remarkable. People live there\r\nDry Bridge market | Free. The debris of the Soviet Union","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The old town, Sololaki and the balconied streets cost nothing and are the main attraction.\r\n\r\nThe Chronicle of Georgia, a set of enormous black pillars carved with Georgian history on a hill above a reservoir north of the city, is free and largely empty of visitors \u2014 reachable by metro and a walk.\r\n\r\nMtatsminda park sits on the ridge above town; the funicular charges, but the walk up is free and the view is the same.\r\n\r\nThe Dry Bridge and Deserters' Bazaar markets are free to walk through, and the second is where the city actually shops.\r\n\r\nMost churches are free, including Sameba cathedral, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world, finished in 2004 and visible from most of the city.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Chronicle of Georgia | Free, enormous, and usually empty\r\nSololaki and the old town | Free, and the reason to be here\r\nDeserters' Bazaar | Free, and where the city really shops\r\nSameba cathedral | Free, and among the largest Orthodox churches anywhere","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Georgian food is its own tradition and one of the great underrated cuisines. It is also very cheap: a full meal with wine runs 30 to 60 GEL, about \u20ac10 to \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nKhachapuri is cheese bread, and the Adjarian version arrives as a boat with an egg and butter on top that you stir in. Khinkali are soup dumplings, twisted at the top \u2014 you hold the knot, bite, drink the broth, and leave the knot on the plate. Eating the knot marks you as a beginner.\r\n\r\nBadrijani nigvzit, aubergine rolls with walnut paste, and lobio, bean stew in a clay pot, are the vegetarian staples, and Georgia is unusually easy for vegetarians thanks to Orthodox fasting traditions.\r\n\r\nWine is made in qvevri, clay vessels buried underground, a method on UNESCO's intangible heritage list and around eight thousand years old. A glass is 5 to 12 GEL.\r\n\r\nChacha, the grape spirit, runs 40 to 65 per cent. Treat it with respect.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"A full meal with wine | 30\u201360 GEL, about \u20ac10\u201320\r\nKhinkali | Hold the knot, bite, drink the broth, leave the knot\r\nQvevri wine | Buried clay vessels, 8,000 years old, 5\u201312 GEL a glass\r\nChacha | 40\u201365%. Be careful","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Out of proportion to the city's size, and internationally known. Bassiani, in the basement of the Dinamo football stadium, is among the most respected techno clubs anywhere, with a strict door policy and a political history \u2014 it was raided in 2018 and the response was a protest rave outside parliament.\r\n\r\nFabrika is the easier entry point: a converted Soviet sewing factory with a courtyard of bars, packed every night and free to walk into.\r\n\r\nThe bars around Marjanishvili and along the river carry the rest, and a beer is 6 to 12 GEL, roughly \u20ac2 to \u20ac4.\r\n\r\nNights start late \u2014 bars fill after eleven and clubs after one.\r\n\r\nThe scene is politically engaged and broadly progressive in a country where that is contested, which is worth understanding rather than just enjoying.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bassiani | World-class techno in a stadium basement. Strict door\r\nFabrika | A converted factory courtyard, free to enter\r\nCheap | A beer 6\u201312 GEL, about \u20ac2\u20134\r\nLate | Bars fill after eleven, clubs after one","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The metro costs 1 GEL a ride with a Metromoney card bought at any station, and buses the same. It is two lines, Soviet-built and very deep \u2014 the escalators at some stations take a while.\r\n\r\nBolt taxis are the practical way to move: a cross-city ride is typically 5 to 15 GEL, a few euros. Use the app rather than negotiating on the street.\r\n\r\nThe old town is walkable but steep and the pavements are uneven in places.\r\n\r\nMarshrutka minibuses go everywhere in the country from Didube and Ortachala stations \u2014 Kazbegi three hours, Kutaisi four, Batumi six \u2014 and cost 10 to 30 GEL.\r\n\r\nTrains are slower but more comfortable for Batumi and Kutaisi, and the overnight to Zugdidi connects to Svaneti.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Metro 1 GEL | With a Metromoney card from any station\r\nBolt taxis | 5\u201315 GEL across the city. Use the app\r\nMarshrutkas | From Didube for the whole country, 10\u201330 GEL\r\nTrains | Slower but better for Batumi and Kutaisi","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Tbilisi costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"One of the cheapest capitals in this part of the world. Dorms are 25 to 60 GEL, roughly \u20ac8 to \u20ac20. A full meal with wine is 30 to 60 GEL and a beer 6 to 12 GEL.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac40.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the lari. Cards work across the city but cash matters outside it, and ATMs are widespread \u2014 take lari rather than paying in euros anywhere that offers.\r\n\r\nThe sulphur baths at 60 to 120 GEL an hour for a private room are the main spend and are worth it split between a group.\r\n\r\nMarshrutkas make the rest of the country cheap to reach: Kazbegi is about 15 GEL and three hours.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | 25\u201360 GEL, about \u20ac8\u201320\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac20\u201340\r\nMeal with wine | 30\u201360 GEL\r\nPay in lari | Not euros, wherever you are offered the choice","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Tbilisi is a safe city with low violent crime, and Georgians are famously hospitable to visitors.\r\n\r\nTraffic is the real hazard. Georgia has one of the higher road fatality rates in Europe, driving is aggressive, and crossing roads requires more care than the traffic lights suggest. Marshrutka drivers in particular are not cautious.\r\n\r\nPavements are uneven, stairwells are unlit, and open holes and missing railings are common in the old town \u2014 a torch on your phone is genuinely useful at night.\r\n\r\nStray dogs are everywhere and mostly harmless; tagged ones have been vaccinated and neutered. They can form packs at night on the edges of the city.\r\n\r\nPolitical demonstrations happen on Rustaveli Avenue and have at times been met with force. They are announced in advance \u2014 go around rather than through.\r\n\r\nChacha at 40 to 65 per cent is poured generously at a supra, and refusing a toast is difficult. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Traffic | Aggressive driving and a high fatality rate. Cross carefully\r\nUnlit and uneven | Old town pavements and stairwells. Use your phone torch\r\nDemonstrations | On Rustaveli. Announced ahead \u2014 go around\r\nChacha at a supra | 40\u201365%, poured generously, and hard to decline","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"A cave city, the old capital, and the wine country east.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Mtskheta | 30 minutes | Marshrutka, about 2 GEL | The old capital and the spiritual centre of Georgia, with two UNESCO-listed churches above the river junction. |  | 1303906\nKakheti and Sighnaghi | 2 hours | Marshrutka, about 10 GEL | The wine region: qvevri cellars, a walled hill town and the Alazani valley under the Caucasus. |  | 1303907\nUplistsikhe | 1.5 hours | Marshrutka via Gori, about 8 GEL | A cave city carved into rock, inhabited from the first millennium BC, with Gori and the Stalin museum nearby. |  | 1303908\nKazbegi | 3 hours | Marshrutka, about 15 GEL | The Georgian Military Highway to a church at 2,170m under a 5,000m peak. Long as a day trip, better overnight. |  | 1303909","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May, June, September and October. July and August are very hot in the city.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Tbilisi sits in a valley that traps heat \u2014 July and August regularly exceed 32\u00b0C and the city is genuinely uncomfortable, which is why Georgians leave for Kazbegi and Batumi.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 7 | 2 | Cold and grey. Cheapest, and bath weather\r\nFebruary | 9 | 2 | Cold. Quiet and good value\r\nMarch | 14 | 3 | Warming. The city comes outdoors\r\nApril | 19 | 4 | Very good. Green hills and comfortable walking\r\nMay | 24 | 5 | Excellent. Warm and everything open\r\nJune | 28 | 5 | The best month before the heat builds\r\nJuly | 32 | 3 | Very hot. The city empties to the mountains and the coast\r\nAugust | 32 | 3 | The hottest month. Not the time for a city trip\r\nSeptember | 27 | 5 | Superb. Harvest season and the heat breaking\r\nOctober | 20 | 5 | The best month overall. Warm, golden and quiet\r\nNovember | 13 | 3 | Cooling and wetter. Good value\r\nDecember | 8 | 3 | Cold. New Year is a major holiday here","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"A wine harvest in autumn, and a city that treats New Year seriously.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/georgia\/tbilisi\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Rtveli | September to October | Kakheti and countrywide | The grape harvest, when families across the country make wine in qvevri and visitors are frequently invited to help. |  | \nTbilisoba | Early October | Citywide | The city's own festival, with wine, food and music across the old town over a weekend. |  | \nNew Year | 31 December to 2 January | Citywide | The biggest holiday of the Georgian year, with fireworks and a supra in every home. |  | \nOrthodox Easter | April or May | Citywide | A major religious holiday with midnight services and much of the country closed. |  | \nSummer exodus | July and August | Citywide | When the heat drives locals to the mountains and the coast, and the city is at its emptiest. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Prices are shown in euros for comparison, but you will pay in lari. A sulphur bath split between a group lands in the doing line.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 16 | 15 | 3 | 10\r\nComfortable | 32 | 28 | 6 | 22","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A good scene in the old town and around Fabrika, at very low prices. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Tbilisi","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/georgia\/tbilisi\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Tbilisi travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Do I need a visa? | Many nationalities get a full year visa-free in Georgia, which is unusually generous and is why so many people end up staying. Check your own nationality before travelling, since the list is specific.\r\nHow cheap is it? | Very. Dorms 25 to 60 GEL \u2014 about \u20ac8 to \u20ac20 \u2014 a full meal with wine 30 to 60 GEL, a metro ride 1 GEL, and a cross-city taxi 5 to 15 GEL. A day runs \u20ac20 to \u20ac40.\r\nHow do I eat khinkali? | Hold it by the twisted knot at the top, bite a small hole in the side, drink the broth out, then eat the rest and leave the knot on your plate. Eating the knot is the sign of a beginner, and people will notice.\r\nAre the sulphur baths worth it? | Yes, and they are the thing to do here. A private room for a group is about 60 to 120 GEL an hour, which is \u20ac20 to \u20ac40 split between you, and the scrub from an attendant is worth paying extra for. The city was founded on these springs.\r\nWhat is a supra? | A formal Georgian feast run by a tamada, or toastmaster, who proposes a long sequence of toasts that everyone drinks to. It is a genuine cultural institution rather than a dinner, and the chacha \u2014 a grape spirit at 40 to 65 per cent \u2014 is poured generously and is hard to refuse politely.\r\nIs it safe? | Violent crime is low and Georgians are exceptionally hospitable. The real risk is traffic \u2014 Georgia has one of the higher road fatality rates in Europe and driving is aggressive. Pavements and stairwells are also poorly lit and often uneven, so a phone torch earns its keep at night.\r\nWhen should I avoid? | July and August. Tbilisi sits in a valley that traps heat and regularly passes 32\u00b0C, which is why locals leave for the mountains and the Black Sea. October is the best month of the year here.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Tbilisi hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_city_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Tbilisi | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/georgia\/tbilisi\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_city_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_city_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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