Don't miss the opportunity to explore Tskaltubo's historic sanatoriums (Soviet Spas) in their original state on a guided tour from Kutaisi. As they are slated for sale to investors, making this year possibly the last chance to experience their timeless charm. Discover the history of the waters of Tskaltubo, also called the waters of immortality, and learn about the spa town's rise and fall.
Meet your guide in Kutaisi and head to the Tskaltubo town, where you will visit a few abandoned sanatoriums and bathhouses, which used to host hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
Start with the majestic sanatorium Medea, built between 1954 and 1962. Make beautiful photos at the iconic colonnade, explore hotel rooms with original interiors from the 60s, and patios with fountains and sculptures.
Continue to explore the sanatorium Metallurgist, its dramatic entrance with a huge chandelier, and the fancy metalworks in all hotel. Walk with the guide through the corridors of this sanatoria - hotel, see the old theatre hall, and beautiful restaurant hall.
The next stop is at the Spring N6, it is one of the few working bathhouses left in Tskaltubo, and it is here that you will see a bathhouse built especially for Stalin's visit to Tskaltubo. Before finishing the tour you will have a short visit to an abandoned bathhouse nearby.
Please note:
- When visiting abandoned buildings, there is always a risk. There will be trash, broken glass, splintered wood, and crumbling concrete, even though you are accompanied by a guide, take extreme care when walking through the buildings.
- The golden rule of Urbex: Take Nothing but Photos and Leave Nothing But Footprints.
- Locations of the tour are subject to change if they become inaccessible.
