Your Visit to Tbilisi

Culture, Cuisine, and Hospitality

• World's oldest wine region — Georgia is recognized by UNESCO for 8,000 years of continuous winemaking tradition, centered in the Kakheti region
• Qvevri winemaking — Georgia's traditional method of fermenting and aging wine in large egg-shaped clay vessels buried underground, inscribed by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage, is still practiced today and offers visitors a direct link to one of humanity's oldest continuous crafts
• Legendary hospitality — the Georgian "supra" (feast) tradition turns any meal into a warm, memorable cultural exchange
• UNESCO World Heritage sites just outside the city, including the ancient capital Mtskheta
• Dramatic natural beauty — from the Caucasus mountains (Kazbegi, a few hours from Tbilisi) to Black Sea coastline

Beyond the Conference

We encourage delegates to extend their stay and visit:

• Old Tbilisi — sulfur bathhouses, Narikala Fortress, the Bridge of Peace, cobblestone streets
• Kakheti wine region — day trips for wine tasting and vineyard tours
• Kazbegi & the Georgian Military Highway — mountain scenery and the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church
• Georgian cuisine — khinkali, khachapuri, and a wine culture unlike anywhere else in the world
• Georgian culture & hospitality — the unique Georgian alphabet, one of the world's few original writing systems; UNESCO-listed polyphonic singing; and a hospitality tradition in which every guest is treated as a gift