King Erekle's Bath

King Erekle's Bath in Tbilisi's Abanotubani is one of the historic sulfurous bathhouses of the Georgian capital's celebrated Bath District, named after King Erekle II (Heraclius II), the last independent king of eastern Georgia who patronised Tbilisi's thermal culture in the eighteenth century before the Russian annexation. The bathhouse draws on the same naturally sulfurous thermal springs that have defined Tbilisi's character since its foundation by King Vakhtang Gorgasali in the fifth century, who reportedly discovered the hot springs while hunting and decided to build his capital around them. King Erekle's Bath maintains the tradition of private sulfurous bathing rooms with hot mineral pools, steam, and optional scrub massage services that have been central to Georgian social and wellness culture across fifteen centuries of continuous use.