Batumi

Speaking of summer and the sea, beautiful evenings with a slightly wet breeze, short skirts and loud music, colorful stones and green mountains, sunshine, and wooden houses in the wilderness-all this is associated with Adjara and Batumi. It can be so sunny and so beautiful, and at the same time, so rainy and so mesmerizing. Batumi is romance, love, and the blue sea. Batumi has lots of places to see, lots of places to swim, and lots of places to admire. It, as well as other Georgian cities, loves its guests. Batumi is hospitable and is waiting for you.

About

Batumi is a coastal town. It is located in the western part of Georgia, on the coast of the Black Sea, 390 km from Tbilisi. It is the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. The territory of Batumi was settled even in the Bronze Age. In ancient times, life was bustling in Batumi because of the Black Sea. Locals had active trading relationships with neighboring and non-adjacent countries. From antiquity to the late Middle Ages, Batumi was part of different Georgian kingdoms and duchies; however, in the 15^th century, it became part of the Ottoman Empire. It was part of the Ottoman Empire until the XIX c. During the Russian Ottoman wars of 1877-78, and according to the Berlin Treaty of 1878, Batumi and Adjara stayed within the boundaries of the Russian Empire.

Today, Batumi is one of the economic and transportation centers of the country. It connects Central Asian countries to Eastern European countries through the Black Sea. The Port of Batumi is the second-largest in Georgia, with an annual handling capacity of 18 million tons.

In recent years, Batumi has become a favorite destination for travelers. Batumi has a lot to offer travelers of all tastes, starting from the National Park of Mtirala to Gonio fortress from the 6^th century, from the Black Sea to the unique mountain villages of Maghalmtiani Adjara, where one can find migrating farmer families who follow centuries-old habits until today by moving to small wooden houses every summer to change the cattle pastures and prepare food for the winter and going back every autumn. From the Botanical Garden of Batumi to waterfalls in Makhuntseti and from the crystal-clear waters of Sarpi to the city and nightlife in Batumi. This is only a small list of things, places, and to-dos around Batumi, so don’t waste your time anymore. Just pack, and we will meet you here at Batumi International Airport!

What to See

• Central Mosque of Batumi
• Batumi Boulevard 
• Ali and Nino Sculpture
• Sculpture of Medea
• Fountain of Neptune
• Theatre of Batumi
• Piazza Batumi
• Cathedral of the Mother of God
• Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
• Sameba Cathedral
• Archeological museum of Batumi
• Fish Market
• Petra Fortress
• Botanical Garden