Tag Archives: Tbilisi

On the road with the Georgia State Ballet

It’s a day that feels very British – around 20 degrees, sunshine, drizzle – but my surroundings are very different. We’re talking to ballet star and company director Nina Ananiashvili in her office in the ornate neo-Moorish opera house in Tbilisi, ahead of the Georgian State Ballet’s first visit to the UK. “Do you see… Read More »

Europe’s ‘most exciting city’ Tbilisi is finally back on the map

Rooftop restaurant Republic 24 brings a modern twist to traditional Georgian cuisine For the better part of a decade, the international travel press has been describing Tbilisi as the new Berlin, Europe’s most exciting city and an emerging fashion capital. But with no direct flights since the start of the Covid pandemic, British tourists are… Read More »