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Tbilisi is one of those cities that takes you by surprise. The old town tumbles down toward the Mtkvari River in a mix of carved wooden balconies, crumbling courtyards, and domed sulphur baths that have been here for centuries. The city carries the weight of a complicated history lightly, and there is an openness and warmth to it that makes it one of the more memorable capitals in the region.