What to See and Do In and Around Kutaisi, Georgia, Kutaisi, Georgia

Kutaisi, the second-largest city in Georgia after Tbilisi, is located in the mid-west of the country in the Imereti Region. Georgia and its neighbouring countries – Russia to the north, Armenia and Turkey to the south and Azerbaijan to the east are part of the Caucasus region, which links Europe with Asia.

Many visitors arriving in Georgia on low-cost airline WizzAir will land at Kutaisi, then immediately make the three to four hour journey to Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital or head to the main beach resort of Batumi. 

As my flight from Milan landed just after midnight, and it was raining quite heavily, I was glad that I had decided to stay in Kutaisi for a few nights.

And after seeing all the taxi drivers clamouring for customers in the arrivals hall, I was also pleased that my guest house had sent me a driver. And I was even more delighted when I arrived at my guest house to be greeted at the door with a big smile and a glass of wine!

Home to around 180,000 people, Kutaisi is a reasonably compact city, and it’s effortless to get around. Most places are within walking distance of each other, but there is also a public bus network for getting around town. Bus 1 will take you from the central market to the main bus station. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).