I am walking on the cobbled streets of Old Tbilisi, staring straight at an equestrian statue of King Vakhtang overlooking the River Mtkvari. Combing the lanes, I spot the Royal Bath House — built in ...

The practice of attending spas as a healthy treat has been a century-long tradition, as seen in these photographs from pre-revolutionary Russia. The unidentified men in the photos are seen performing ...

In Abanotubani, the old Bath District of Tbilisi under the imposing Narikala fortress where the air has a rotten egg odour, children clamber on the brick cupolas of the cluster of subterranean bath ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This town stinks. For that, Giya Khiazaneishvili gives thanks. From a first-floor office suffused with the rank, faint fragrance of ...

Georgia is one of the oldest wine-producing regions of the world. The fermented beverage plays a central role in the famous process of Georgian hospitality, standing as a symbol of friendship.

Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is a beguiling blend of European, eastern, medieval and Soviet culture. The city offers up a cocktail of different characters from the faded elegance of the Chugureti ...

Are you tired of annoying skyscrapers and dull highways? Do you want to visit something different than European art museums or Alp’s resorts? Then you must visit Georgia, and especially, its capital ...

The thermal baths in the Georgian capital Tbilisi have fascinated travelers for centuries, and the city is said to owe its name and its existence to them. French and Russian novelists in the 19th ...