Colchis Fountain and Modern Kutaisi City
Explore modern Kutaisi centered on the spectacular Colchis Fountain and Parliament building area, discovering how Georgia's second city balances its ancient heritage with a contemporary urban culture shaped by its recent designation as a political capital.
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Colchis Fountain
Admire the magnificent Colchis Fountain at the heart of Kutaisi where golden sculptures of mythological animals from the ancient Colchian civilization — griffin, dragon, horse — rise from a circular pool celebrating the city's identity as the capital of ancient Colchis.
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Georgian Parliament
View the Parliament of Georgia building, controversially relocated from Tbilisi to Kutaisi in 2012 in a political decentralization move, the modern government complex representing the most significant investment in Kutaisi's contemporary political status.
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Rioni River Embankment
Walk the renovated Rioni River embankment where the ancient river that flows through Georgia's former capital has been transformed with promenades, cafes, and parkland creating a pleasant urban waterfront for Kutaisi's residents.
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Central Market
Browse Kutaisi's central market where the agricultural abundance of the Imereti region is on display: fresh produce, dairy, meat, spices, and the traditional Imeretian foods that make this region's cuisine distinctive within Georgian culinary culture.
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Georgian Theater
Visit the Lado Meskhishvili State Drama Theater, Kutaisi's principal cultural venue where Georgian classical and contemporary drama is performed in the city that has produced some of Georgia's most celebrated literary and theatrical figures.
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Museum of History
Explore the Kutaisi State Historical Museum where artifacts spanning Kutaisi's 3,000-year history are displayed — from Bronze Age and Colchian-era gold jewelry through medieval church treasures to Soviet-period documents reflecting the city's complex layered past.