Jvari Monastery: Hilltop Parking below the Fortress Walls

Hilltop Parking below the Fortress Walls. The journey begins at the parking area on top of the hill, with the ruined fortress walls rising on the slope ahead. Jvari is about 20 km north of Tbilisi, an easy half-day trip that pairs naturally with a walk through Mtskheta’s old streets. In the Middle Ages the hilltop was enclosed by a stone defensive wall with towers and a gate; its weathered ruins still line the paths around the church.