City · hilltown of Kakheti
Sighnaghi
790 m
110 km
1h 45m
1 night
May–Oct
City walls
Why go
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A walled 18th-century hilltown above the Alazani valley — the "city of love".
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Bodbe Monastery and St Nino's spring on the doorstep.
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Wine tasting and long views to the snow line of the Greater Caucasus.
Sighnaghi is a pastel hilltown wrapped in Georgia's longest surviving town walls, looking north across the Alazani vineyards to the Greater Caucasus. It is the romantic heart of Kakheti.
Ideal
What to see
Site
Type
Entry
Visit
Sighnaghi town walls
Old town
Free
2 h
Bodbe Monastery
Monastery
Free
45 min
Sighnaghi Museum
Museum
Ticketed
1 h
Pheasant's Tears winery
Winery
Booked
1–2 h
Ticketed sites are paid on site in Georgian lari (₾).
Tours through Sighnaghi
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- How many days do you need in Sighnaghi?
- Most travellers spend 1 in Sighnaghi. We build it into a longer Georgia itinerary around your dates.
- What is there to see in Sighnaghi?
- Highlights include Sighnaghi town walls, Bodbe Monastery, Sighnaghi Museum, Pheasant's Tears winery.
- Where should I stay in Sighnaghi?
- We place guests in vetted, hand-picked stays in Sighnaghi, 1 of which we contract directly, and quote them as part of your trip.