Are you going to get to know the Georgian capital better? Explore local museums, cathedrals, Abanotubani district, Narikala fortress, at the foot of which is a botanical garden. Are you planning to acquire antiques, antiques and unique items? Don't miss the flea market in Tbilisi.
Flea market Mshrali Headey
It is recommended for visiting lovers of antiquity and various kinds of curiosities: here they sell cup holders, candlesticks, carvings, cameras of different years, numerous badges, coins, books, cutlery, porcelain and earthenware, carpets with art paintings made by hand, crystal, wine horns of various sizes, abstract painting, porcelain busts of Stalin, old daggers in silver frames, jugs in the form of figurines in national costumes, caskets, smoking pipes, embroidered and paintings by modern Georgian masters.
Even if shopping is not your goal, you should still visit a flea market as part of an excursion to breathe in the “air of nostalgia”. In addition, when communicating with local artists and traders, you can learn many legends and stories about Tbilisi.
It is better to pay a visit to the market one weekend when it “grows”, which increases the chances of finding “your” item. Counters are not provided here - sellers trade from cars or by spreading their goods on the ground. As for prices, in the Mshrali Hidi market they are above average, but bargaining is always appropriate: with good bargaining, you can get a silver ring for 10 GEL or a handmade doll for 20 GEL.
It is worth noting that on the other side of the Kura River, not far from the Dry Bridge, you can find small antique shops, where buyers are offered to buy antique china, dishes, furniture, chandeliers.
Shopping in Tbilisi
Those who are interested in souvenir shops will find them anywhere in the city, but a popular shop among tourists is the one that is located near the Theater. Paliashvili (prices are not the lowest, but the range and quality are higher). Here they sell handicrafts made of enamel and silver, national costumes and original souvenirs. And those in a hurry can just walk along Rustaveli Avenue in search of souvenir daggers, felt and clay products, wine horns and other things.
Travelers, whose goal is to become the owners of a beautiful Georgian carpet, it makes sense to shop in “Carpets” (Leselidze, 27). Paintings by artists can be purchased at the Tiflis Avenue art center, interior items at Meydan 91, and wine at the House of Wine.
