格鲁吉亚：外高加索的著名古都第比利斯

01、第比利斯速写

第比利斯（Tbilisi ）位于大高加索与小高加索之间，地处外高加索的战略要冲，是高加索地区的重要交通枢纽，格鲁吉亚的首都和政治、经济、文化及教育中心，也是格鲁吉亚最大城市。

Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of roughly 1.5 million inhabitants. Tbilisi is known for its distinctive architecture, which reflects the city's storied past and comprises an eclectic mix of Medieval, Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, Stalinist and Modernist structures. Present-day Tbilisi is one of the safest cities in Europe and frequently ranks among the most popular emerging destinations thanks to Georgia's growing tourism industry.

第比利斯位于东乔治亚的中心，在特莱耶蒂山脉的山麓。根据格鲁吉亚传说，它是由Vakhtang Gorgasali在5世纪建立的，他在狩猎时射杀了一只掉进暖泉中的野鸡，它不是被煮熟了就是被治好了。不管怎样，国王都受到启发，在遗址上建立了一座城市，城市的名字来源于格鲁吉亚语的tbili，意思是“温暖”。

Tbilisi lies in the centre of eastern Georgia, in the foothills of the Trialeti mountain range. According to Georgian legends, it was founded in the 5th century by King Vakhtang Gorgasali who, while hunting, shot a pheasant which fell into a warm spring and was either boiled or healed. Either way, the king was inspired to found a city on the site, and the name of the city derives from the Georgian word tbili meaning "warm".

虽然这座城市已经被摧毁和重建了约29次，但老城区的布局基本上是完整的，只有狭窄的小巷和围绕着庭院建造的弯曲的大房子。

Although the city has been destroyed and rebuilt some 29 times, the layout of the Old Town is largely intact with narrow alleys and big crooked houses built around courtyards.

老第比利斯。也许是走过这座古老城市最独特的乐趣之一，那里有旧式的阳台、古老的教堂、蜿蜒的街道和迷人的商店。准备去看看一些不拘一格的风景，从靠近埃瑞克街的废弃路面电车，到夏迪尼街的艺术画廊，再到美丽的现代艺术里的伊索里街。包括索洛拉基，其优雅的餐厅和新艺术建筑，古老的第比利斯本身-从教堂到清真寺到硫磺浴，贝塔米-居住着两座城市最古老的教堂和令人惊叹的纳里卡拉要塞风景-和mtsasminda，就在鲁斯塔维利大街上的山上，一个更加安静、“宜居”的地区，挤满了迷人的老房子和许多家庭。

Old Tbilisi. Perhaps one of the most distinctive pleasures of walking through the Old City, with its old-style balconies, ancient churches, winding streets, and charming shops. Be prepared to see a number of eclectic sights, from the abandoned streetcar near Erekle Street to the art galleries of Chardini Street to the stunning modern art lining Sioni Street. Sub-neighborhoods include Sololaki, with its elegant restaurants and art nouveau architecture, Old Tbilisi proper - with sites ranging from churches to mosques to sulfur baths, Betelmi - housing two of the city's oldest churches and the stunning vistas of the Narikala Fortress - and Mtsasminda, just up the mountain from Rustaveli Avenues, a more sedate, "livable" district filled with charming old houses and a number of families.