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Abanotubani (Bath District) (Tbilisi)

Description: Abanotubani (Georgian: აბანოთუბანი) (in English "Bath ... more

Abanotubani (Bath District) (Tbilisi) ... District") is the ancient district of Tbilisi, which is famous for its baths fed by the sulfric hot springs. Located next to the eastern bank of the Mtkvari River, Abanotubani has a historical importance for the city, because the place where the current baths are supposed to be the place, where the Georgian King of Iberia, Vakhtang Gorgasali’s falcon fell and the King Vakhtang discovered the hot waters and decided to build a city upon them.

Newest Review: ... sulphur baths are much more a social and medical event than a spiritual one. As a result there are no restrictions in bathing for mixed sex groups or couples. Furthermore, men may go naked (which is strictly forbidden in a hammam) and so more modest bathers may prefer to take a private bathing room. We went to the Orbeliani baths which are reputed to be the most impressive. We were confused ... more

... at first because this one does not have steps that descend from street level to the entrance. Instead you enter through a rather ornate entrance that, with its pointed arch and blue mosaic tiles, looked more like a mosque than my idea of a sulphur bath...more

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Abanotubani (Bath District) (Tbilisi): An eggstraordinary eggsperience (1355 words)
by - written on 12/06/07 (Very useful, 606 readings)
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In a city that - despite being visually attractive - has little in the way of tourist attractions, the sulphur baths of Tbilisi are a welcome diversion from viewing churches and musuems. On a three month trip you can suffer culture fatigue after a while but it was nice to know that even in indulging ourselves and shunning the churches, we were experiencing a little bit of Georgian culture that goes back to the founding of the capital city. It is claimed that Tbilisi was founded in the fifth century; the legend says that King Gorgasali was hunting for deer and shot one that fell into a hot sulphur spring. The deer strangely and miraculously healed and this is ... Read the complete review