TSKALTUBO

MY CITY - TSKALTUBO 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.

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TSKALTUBO IS LOCATED ON KEY TOURIST ROUTE NEAR KUTAISI. 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.

IVERIA

SANATORY

SANATORY

TSKALTUBO IN WINTER

TSKALTUBO AT NIGHT

SANATORY

MINERAL WATERS 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.

IN THE PARK

HISTORY 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.

THERE ARE MANY CAVERNS IN TSKALTUBO DISTRICT. There are: “Prometheus cave”. “Sataplia Nature Reserve”. “White cave”.

“PROMETHEUS CAVE” “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.

IN THE CAVE

IN THE CAVE

PROMETE CAVE

PROMETE CAVE

IN THE CAVE

IN THE CAVE

“SATAPLIA NATURE RESERVE”. “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”.

DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS

DINOSAUR STATUES

GLASS WALK PLACE

SATAPLIA

SCHEME OF CAVE

DINOSAUR STATUE

THE “WHITE CAVE”. 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.

WHITE CAVE

WHITE CAVE

IN THE CAVE

OTIA IOSELIANI 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 Tskaltubo District.

OTIA IOSELIANI

OTIA IOSELIANI

VILLAGE GUMBRINI 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.

AT THE OPEN LESSON

MY SMALL STUDENTS

IN THE SCHOOL YARD

DURING THE LESSON

WE ARE WPORKING

HOW WE RECYCLE THINGS

HOW WE RECYCLE THINGS

DURIND WORKING