The sulfur pools

Although Borjomi Central Park, dating back to the 1850s, is nowadays mostly full of rides and entertainments, there are also places that take you back to Borjomi’s glorious past as a 19th century holiday resort for the rich and famous.

Just 3 km upstream on the Borjomula River are several small, spring-fed sulfur pools with a constant temperature of about 28°C to 38°C throughout the year. The entrance fee is around 5 GEL per person. Bring your own swimming costume, towels are provided.

In these pools you can bathe just like the royal Romanov family and their noble entourage did, when Grand Duke Nikolai Mikhailovich of Russia had his summer palais built at the end of the 19th century and the region was full of wealthy summer guests.  

In addition to walking all the way from the main entrance of the park alongside Borjomula River, you can also reach the sulfur pools from the other side, beginning at the small village of Sadgeri, some 7 km south of Borjomi Central Park.

From there a small driveway, suited for cars, leads towards the sulfur pools. The last couple of hundred meters have to be done on foot though.

The healing powers of the sulfur pools, often in combination with drinking mineral waters directly from a spring, have long been known and sought after for having positive effects on the joints, skin or cardiovascular system.

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Project “Increased regional added value in the tourism sectors of Georgia by Digital Heritage Tourism Guides” was funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) with funds of Austrian Development Cooperation.