Natural "doctor" in Georgia: Tskaltubo city-resort. Therapeutic baths, sanatoriums and resorts on the territory of the resort.

The resort town of Tskaltubo is famous for its therapeutic radon baths, sanatoriums and boarding houses.  Basically all treatment and preventive infrastructure of Tskaltubo was planned, built and developed during the Soviet period. But first things first...

The first mention of the settlement dates back to the 7th century. There was information that the curative effect of local waters became known in the 12th century. How accurate this information is, it is difficult to say. The first official mention of the healing effect of the radon baths Tskhaltubo were published in the 18th century, in the publication "Berlin Nature Society.

Later they were translated into Russian, and only at the end of the 19th century, the Russian academician G. Struve conducted chemical analyses of the local springs. Apparently, there was silence and peace in this direction afterwards.

In 1920 the springs of Tskhaltubo were taken under state control and acquired a status of a balneological resort. In 1926 Bolsheviks started to seriously engage in balneological economy of Tskaltubo. And in 1931 Stalin had already come here. But not for recreation, but to treat his feet.

Almost immediately after his visit, large-scale research was conducted for two years. And in 1936 the first architectural project was developed.