It is the historic and magnificent capital of Georgia, which expands on both sides of the Kor River and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Legends tell a story about Tiflis: in the early fifth century, King Vakhtang I was hunting with his falcon in the middle of a dense and towering forest. Shahin saw the pheasant and attacked him several times. After a while both birds fell. The king's companions went in search of the royal falcon and found the birds in the hot springs of the mountain, where both had lost their lives. The king was impressed by the hot water springs and their steam, so that he ordered to cut down the forest trees and build a city in this place, and thus the city of Tbilisi came into being.