Sololaki · Culture

National Gallery

Home to the famous naïve paintings of Niko Pirosmani and 20th-century Georgian art.

Pirosmani painted feasts, animals and tavern signs for a living; today he is Georgia’s best-loved artist.

Also in this neighbourhood

The ridge above Sololaki, home to the 20-metre Mother of Georgia — wine for friends, sword for enemies.

The city’s grand boulevard — parliament, opera, theatres and the national museums.