Bodbe Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Sighnaghi, Georgia

Bodbe Monastery is a complex with a three-nave basilica, bell tower, and various buildings arranged on upper and lower terraces overlooking Sighnaghi. The structures sit on a hillside that offers views across the surrounding Kakheti wine region.

The monastery was founded in the 9th century and holds the tomb of Saint Nino, who brought Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century. Over time it grew into a major religious and cultural center for the region.

Pilgrims gather here on 14 January for the monastery's patronal feast, and the tomb of Saint Nino in the south aisle is the national shrine they come to venerate. The convent runs icon-painting and gold-embroidery workshops, and a school of handicrafts and painting opened after 1889. Writers Zakaria Bodbeli in the 17th century and Onopre Bodbeli and Ioane Jorjadze in the 18th worked here.

The monastery is open to visitors daily, though access may be limited during religious services taking place there. Wearing modest clothing is expected, and arriving earlier in the day helps avoid crowds.

The spring of Saint Nino lies about 3 km from the monastery, not at the convent itself, beneath a small church of Zavulon and Sosana, Nino's parents, built in the 1990s. Its water is considered healing, and pilgrims walk down from the viewpoint behind the church to reach it.