Became famous as a spa and resort town during the Soviet era, especially from the 1930s to 1980s. The resort developed around the naturally warm mineral springs discovered long before but was fully developed with sanatoriums and health facilities mainly starting in the 1930s
Tskaltubo
The Sairme mineral water springs were discovered in the late 19th century; the first bottling of Sairme mineral water started around 1894.
