2.  Tskaltubo
is widely popular destination for
health treatments since the 8th century.
 It is located in a beautiful region of Western
Georgia – Imereti- the foot of the Caucasus
Mountain Range.
 Here is subtropical climate and considered
to be the warmest spa resort in Eurasian
region, the warmest thermal spa area in
Eurasia, low elevation, rich nature.
 Existing and operating sanatoriums and baths
receiving visitors on a daily basis.

4.  There
are more than 150 types of deciduous
(leafy) and coniferous (evergreen) trees on
the territory of this unique resort area.
 The City has 80ha City Park in the city
center.
 Theatre House ”Iveria”.
 Playgrounds.
 Operational public baths.
 Sanatoriums situated in circle around City
Park.

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Tskaltubos water composition is very complex and rare, with
no analogies in Asian or European countries.
While salt and mineral levels are low, the salts have
extremely active Calcium and Magnesium contents.
The chemical composition of Tskaltubo water does not
include any strong toxic substances.
The chemical composition of almost all of Tskaltubo „s
waters is more or less identical . It does not change
seasonally and it does not depend on the amount of sediment
(rain, snow, etc.)
The temperature of Tskaltubo „s water, which varies from 32
to 35 degrees c, is almost equal to human body
temperature.
Thus, the water does not require additional warming or
cooling.

15.  In
the 12th and 13th centuries Tskaltubo was
widely popular as a destination for health
treatments due to the unique therapeutic
qualities of its thermal waters.
 Besides spa, Tskaltubo can offer outdoor
activities: to see other places of interest –
Historical sites (castles & churches) caverns,
parks & gardens and etc.

16.  There
are: “Prometheus cave”.
 “Sataplia Nature Reserve”.
 “White cave”.

17. “Prometheus cave” is one of the richest caves of
Europe. It is characterized by the variety of
underground rivers and beautiful landscapes.
 Walking route for tourists is 1060 m . Near the
main entrance about 60 meters long there is a
lake. The cave itself is very breathtaking with
its specious architectural halls, which are 16 of
them and each one is distinct by scales and
unsurpassed shape.
 “Promete Cave” is one of the richest with its
space, variety and underground rivers and
landscape. The part of the route is passed by
boat.
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24. “Sataplia Nature Reserve” is located in Tskaltubo
district, about 260 km, from Tbilisi- the capital
of Georgia and in 9 km from the resort
Tskaltubo.
 It is established in 1935 to protect the
“Sataplia Cave” and dinosaurs footprints found
in the area.
 “Sataplia Cave “ is named after Sataplia
Mountain , which gained its name from the local
tradition of collecting honey from the bees that
inhabit the mountain‟s southern slope. “Sataplia
“ means “ place of honey”.
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31.  There
is found another natural cave, named
“White Cave”.
 Especially in the white cave microclimate of
caves which have been successfully used to
treat hypertension, bronchial asthma and
neurosis.
 Currently there are works on improvement.

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Tskaltubo has many famous people, but the most
famous is Otia Ioseliani.
Otia Ioseliani- was a Georgian prose writer and
dramatist, whose plays have been successfully staged
in Georgia as well as in other countries of the former
soviet union and east Germany.
Otia Ioseliani was born in the village of Gvishtibi,
Tskaltubo District. He began writing in the mid-1950s
and published his first collection of stories in 1957.
The nation wide recognition came with his first novel
“The falling stars”.
In the 1960s Ioseliani first tried his hand at screen
scripts and theatre plays, resulting, among others, in
the comedies “Until the Ox-Cart Turns Over” and “
Six Maids and a Man”, which are successful enough
to fill the theatres in East Berlin.
Ioseliani died in 2011 at age of 81. He was buried in
the yard of his own house in his native Gvishtibi, in

38. InTskaltubo District there is a village named
“Gumbrini”. Its name became from the
bentonite clay found in the ground.
 There is a Gumbrini Public school in the village
It is my sweet, native school.
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