This is not a typical history tour. Step into one of Tbilisi’s most notorious districts — a place where criminal
bosses once held real power, streets had their own rules, and survival often depended on silence, loyalty, and fear. Guided by a local who grew up in this very neighborhood, you’ll walk through courtyards and streets shaped by the city’s criminal underworld. Through personal memories and urban legends, the hidden past of Tbilisi slowly unfolds — not as distant history, but as lived experience. You’ll hear stories of powerful crime bosses who controlled territories, the unspoken codes of the underworld, and the complex relationship between gangs, police, and ordinary residents. Learn how families navigated these dangerous years — and how the neighborhood still carries traces of that era today. As we move through the area, you’ll pass former homes of crime bosses, locations tied to real events, and spaces where everyday life existed side by side with the shadow world. These are stories rarely written down — remembered locally, whispered, and often forgotten outside the community. This is an intimate and exclusive exploration of Tbilisi’s criminal past — raw, human, and deeply local. A journey into a side of the city few visitors ever see.