Tbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi is a city of layers: Persian courtyards, Art Nouveau balconies, Soviet avenues and new wine rooms tucked into old stone cellars. The best days move slowly — a market breakfast, a bathhouse, a long walk up Sololaki, then a table that turns into an evening. Beyond the postcard streets, the capital is the easiest doorway into Georgia’s generosity. We plan it around people: a family supra, a local artist, a guide who knows which courtyard will open when you knock.