From Old Town to Rike Park
You can reach the park across the Bridge of Peace from Old Town or by the stairs from Avlabari. The lower station of the Rike–Narikala aerial tram is by Europe Square, making the park a practical starting point for the views above the city.
The Bridge of Peace
Aerial tram station at Rike Park
The park is useful as a pause between Old Town and Narikala rather than a destination that needs a long itinerary. The riverfront, open space and views make it an easy place to start or finish a central-Tbilisi walk.
My 2015 photographs
In 2015, I photographed the unusual building then intended for a Philharmonic and Presidential Office. I am leaving that observation and these photographs as a record of what I saw at the time, rather than presenting the old plans or rumours as current information.
The building photographed in Rike Park in 2015
Bridge of Peace from the park side
Rike Park building photographed in 2015
House above Rike Park
Children eating cotton candy
A simple place to orient yourself
Rike Park remains a useful meeting point for a walk through this part of Tbilisi: cross the Bridge of Peace, take the tram if you want to go uphill, or continue towards Old Town on foot. It is also part of the same central-city setting that appears in my Tbilisi Marathon 2026 report.
