Sioni Cathedral

The cathedral was originally built in the 6th and 7th centuries, but it has been destroyed and rebuilt so many times that it is difficult to say which part comes from when, although the south portico is undeniably the work of a shabby 1990s contractor. What you see is mainly 13th-century, though the southern chapel was built and the cupola restored in 1657. The most important sacred object here is the cross of St Nino which, according to legend, is made from vine branches bound with the saint’s own hair. A replica of this is displayed to the left of the altar, with the real thing kept safe inside.