Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
The great medieval cathedral of Mtskheta, the old capital just north of Tbilisi, and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tradition holds that the robe of Christ is buried beneath it. It is the second largest church in Georgia after the Holy Trinity Cathedral.
- Where
- Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 41.8423, 44.7210
Get the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Mtskheta-Mtianeti volume with your photos and a note.
Near Svetitskhoveli Cathedral
Samtavro Monastery 0.5 km
A monastery in Mtskheta made up of the Transfiguration church and the nunnery of St Nino. Said to have been founded by King Mirian III in the 4th century and rebuilt in the 11th, it holds his grave and is part of the town's UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Jvari Monastery 1.1 km
A 6th century church on a hilltop above Mtskheta, looking down on the meeting of the Aragvi and Kura rivers. It has survived almost unchanged and gave its name to a whole type of church found across Georgia and Armenia.
Shio-Mgvime Monastery 7.1 km
A medieval monastery tucked into a narrow limestone canyon on the north bank of the Kura, about 30 km from Tbilisi. It was founded in the 6th century by St Shio, one of the Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, and the cave where he lived as a hermit lies within it.
Chronicle of Georgia 11 km
Sixteen bronze pillars, 30 to 35 metres tall, at the top of a long stairway on Keeni Hill near the Tbilisi Sea. The sculptor Zurab Tsereteli began it in 1985 and never quite finished: kings, queens and heroes fill the upper halves, the life of Christ the lower.
Turtle Lake 16 km
A small lake in the wooded hills at the edge of Tbilisi, its name a straight translation of the Georgian Kus Tba. A cable car runs up to it from Vake Park, and locals come for walks and a swim on summer days.
Rustaveli Avenue 17 km
The central avenue of Tbilisi, once Golovin Street and now named after Shota Rustaveli, the medieval poet. It is the city's grand boulevard, lined with plane trees, the opera house, theatres and museums.
Mtatsminda Park 17 km
An amusement park on top of Mount Mtatsminda, high above the city. A funicular climbs up to it, and its rides include a roller coaster, water slides and a big Ferris wheel set right at the edge of the mountain, with all of Tbilisi spread out below.
Georgian National Museum 18 km
A network formed in 2004 that brings the country's leading museums under one roof. Its main building on Rustaveli Avenue holds the archaeological treasury, where the gold jewellery of ancient Colchis is the thing most people come to see.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Questions
Where is Svetitskhoveli Cathedral?
Svetitskhoveli Cathedral is in Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Samtavro Monastery (0.5 km), Jvari Monastery (1.1 km), Shio-Mgvime Monastery (7.1 km).
How do I get the Svetitskhoveli Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Svetitskhoveli Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Mtskheta-Mtianeti volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Svetitskhoveli Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Mtskheta-Mtianeti volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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