Sighnaghi: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Sighnaghi Fortress is a monolithic fortification enclosing the city. It was built in 1762 by King Erekle II; its four-kilometre-long walls enclose almost 40 hectares. Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Sighnaghi can continue searching for accommodation afterwards.

Sighnaghi is connected to Tbilisi by regular minibus services; private taxis are also available. The stated distance is 115 km.

Culture

A theatre is in operation in Sighnaghi, with a history dating back to 1872. The Vano Sarajishvili House Museum is in operation in Sighnaghi. The Sandro Mirianashvili memorial museum in Sighnaghi can be visited; it opened in 1998.

The Sighnaghi Museum displays 60,000 objects, including archaeological exhibits. Its art gallery contains around 600 paintings and sculptures, including a permanent exhibition featuring paintings by Niko Pirosmani. The ethnographic collection includes old textiles, copper and wooden utensils, tools, winemaking objects, goldsmith's work and musical instruments.

The Bodbe Monastery is located near Sighnaghi and is also known as St. Nino's Monastery and the Episcopal Center in Kakheti; it is 2 km from Sighnaghi.

Things to Do

When walking through Sighnaghi, visitors can see narrow cobblestone streets and red-roofed houses with elaborately carved balconies.

Visitor activities associated with Sighnaghi include shopping, guides and tour operators, quad biking, electric buses, swimming pools, ziplining, paragliding, silk-related activities and workshops in Nukriani.

More destinations to choose from: Sagaredscho, Akhalsopeli, Ujarma, Omalo, Dedoplis Tskaro, Kachreti, Zinandali, Tkhilistskaro.

To the main travel overview: Kakheti.