Mtskheta Heritage Guild

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Mtskheta was Georgia's royal capital when Rome was still pagan, and its monuments — Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, the sixth-century church of Jvari on its hill above the confluence — anchor the country's religious history. The Heritage Guild is a small circle of art historians and archaeologists who lead visits at a scholar's depth: reading the cathedral's stone inscriptions, tracing the building campaigns, setting the architecture against Byzantium and Persia. Visits are paced for attention rather than coverage, often timed to the chanted liturgy, and can extend to sites rarely included in standard routes. For guests who want Georgia's deep history handled seriously, this is the standard.

Available through certified itineraries