Tskaltubo, lying 120 meters above sea level, received town status in 1953. The locals maintain that it made its name as early as the 7th century, while historical sources mention it from the 12th. Tskaltubo receives holidaymakers and patients all year round — treatment with thermal waters suits different ailments at different times — and yet the thermal waters have most visitors in summer, when the burning sun blazes and cool baths are not only beneficial but pleasant. What happens in Tskaltubo in spring? At that time you can visit the caves in the Sataplia state reserve, stroll in the Colchian forest there, and see the only dinosaur footprints in Georgia.