Baths of Tbilisi

Tbilisi was literally born in a bath. Around 458, when King Vakhtang Gorgasali was hunting here on the banks of the Mtkvari/Kura, he saw a pheasant rise on the opposite side of the river and released his falcon. The falcon struck the pheasant, and both birds fell. Crossing the river, the king discovered them floating in a pool of hot water — already cooked. Taking this as a divine sign, he moved…