Abandoned Soviet Sanatorium Medea in Tskaltubo

Tskaltubo. A Travelogue from an Old Soviet Spa Resort

Tskaltubo, a small Georgian town 9 kilometres from Kutaisi was one of the most popular spa resorts of the USSR, attracting more than 100 000 visitors a year. Today, most sanatoriums are abandoned, some serve as housing for refugees from nearby Abkhazia. Few tourists come to enjoy the healing properties of the radon-carbonated waters of […]

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