EXPLORING the ABANDONED SPA TOWN of TSKALTUBO GEORGIA

EXPLORING the ABANDONED SPA TOWN of TSKALTUBO GEORGIA | Once a Soviet Resort, Now in Ruins

When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the decadent Georgia spa town of Tskaltubo fell off the map. Once an elegant Soviet destination that attracted the elites of the Communist Party, including Joseph Stalin himself, for its natural springs, Tskaltubo is now an array of crumbling hotels, bath houses, and sanitoriums—ornamental health resorts designed for both rest and medical treatments.

Tskaltubo’s sanitoriums and hotels were places of healing, relaxation, and entertainment, attracting tens of thousands of visitors across the Soviet Union between the 1960s and 80s. The town was the favored destination of Georgian-born Stalin and the communist elite. Being favored by Stalin, Georgia was positioned as a leisure destination in the Soviet Union; but Tskaltubo was known for its legendary healing waters long before that. The spring water in Tskaltubo is said to have a high level of radon, which has long been believed to decrease inflammation. Legends of people healing their ailments in the area's springs have lingered for centuries.

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