Borjomi

Borjomi

The resort town of Borjomi, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, is in the southeastern part of Georgia, in the Mtkvari River gorge.

At between 810-850 meters above sea level, the town is one of the lower mountainous resorts in the region.

The town rests among a series of mountains covered with coniferous and deciduous forests.

The gorge wherein the city lies is protected and maintains a more stable climate and is protected from drastic shifts in temperature.

The town is situated in a stretch of a low-altitude forest of the subtropical zone, which is the reason for the particularities of its climate. For the most part, the weather is dry and the sky is blue.

Summer is warm in Borjomi, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, but the weather begins to turn cold near the end of October. The winter is reasonably mild, with occasional snowfalls between December and March.

Borjomi is well known for its mineral waters that have been revered for centuries for positively healing people with digestion disorders.

Archaeological excavations have revealed the existence of stone baths in the area, proving that people have utilized these mineral waters for thousands of years.