Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi vs Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral
Two churches in Tbilisi. Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi has 4 tickets and tours to book; Tbilisi Sioni Cathedral has 1 ticket or tour to book. The table and the two notes below put them side by side; the full pages have what to see, the ticket and the timing for each.
Entry is free and there is no ticket of any kind; the cathedral is a working church rather than a monument. It stands on Elia Hill across the river from the old town, about twenty minutes on foot from Avlabari metro station or a short taxi ride that costs a couple of lari. Most city tours include it as a stop, usually paired with the old town, the sulphur baths and a viewpoint; those cost a moderate amount and the cathedral portion takes half an hour.
Sioni Cathedral, the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Virgin, stands on Sioni Street in the old town of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, near the Mtkvari river and the Peace Bridge, and entry is free. It was the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church for centuries, until the new Holy Trinity Cathedral was completed in 2004, and it keeps one of the most sacred relics in Georgia, the cross of Saint Nino.
