Why go
This active nunnery honors Saint Nino, the 4th-century Cappadocian woman who converted King Mirian III and established Christianity as Georgia's state religion. The convent sits near Samtavro Monastery, where Nino herself once lived and prayed. Today, black-robed nuns maintain ancient traditions of prayer, iconography, and sacred chanting that have continued unbroken for centuries. Visitors come for the profound quiet: walled gardens of roses and pomegranate trees, the soft ring of chapel bells, and the chance to witness living monasticism in one of Christianity's oldest continuous traditions. The nuns produce honey, preserves, and hand-painted icons sold in a small shop—tangible blessings from their labor.