Batumi is the capital of the autonomy of Georgia - Adjara, and in combination the main resort of the country. If you ask the representatives of the older generation about Batumi, they, most likely, will tell you about this wonderful place of rest for a long time and with warmth. Currently, the Black Sea resort is experiencing a second birth. In Batumi hotels quality service, restaurants offer deliciously delicious national dishes, on the beaches all the amenities for tourists are provided. If desired, you can visit night clubs, the level of which corresponds to the European one. In recent years, more and more tourists from the countries of the former Soviet Union and European countries have come to Ajara to rest, especially since there is much to see in Batumi.
Georgia - attractions in Batumi
Many cultural and historical sights of Batumi are world famous, including religious confessions, the fortress of Tamara and the Goniy fortress, the Botanical Garden, etc. Some of the sights we will tell.
Botanical Garden in Batumi
In the Batumi Botanical Garden, located a few kilometers from the city on the rocky shores of the Black Sea, over 5 thousand plant species are represented. The laid garden was at the end of the XIX century Russian botanist and geographer Krasnov. The idea of the legendary gardens of the Semiramid was the basis for the landscape solution of the botanical garden - stratification in the arrangement of plantations. Directly at the entrance grows a tree planted by Alexander III during his arrival in Batum. On the territory of education there are comfortable rest places and observation platforms, from which you can admire the picturesque landscapes.
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Batumi - Seaside Park
The seaside park in Batumi stretches along the coast for 2 kilometers. This wonderful vacation spot is very popular with locals and guests of the capital of Adjara. Especially attractive is the palm grove, which served as a place for the filming of many famous paintings. With beautifully designed bulletin boards, you can watch for hours the game of dolphins in the coastal waters, watch the floating ships. Primorsky Boulevard - the concentration of bars, cafes, restaurants, clubs. There are sports complexes and attractions for children. Singing fountain with illumination considers it our duty to visit every tourist who came to Batumi.
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Georgia is a statue of love in Batumi
Just a few years ago in Batumi a new moving sculptural composition made of metal was installed, representing a young man and a girl, looking towards each other. They move towards each other, merging into a single figure. The idea for the composition was the love story of a Georgian girl and an Azerbaijani guy, described in the novel "Ali and Nino".
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Batumi-Gonio
Not far from Batumi on the border with Turkey is the oldest fortress in Georgia. Built in the 1st - 2nd century, it was a Roman citadel, later the fortress was owned by Byzantium. In the XVI century, the fortress of Gonio was rebuilt and rebuilt by the Turks. In this form it is perfectly preserved until the present times.
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The fortress of Queen Tamara
The earliest buildings in the fortress date back to the era of antiquity. Remains of an old fortified wall, a multi-level tower dating back to the 6th century. For many centuries, the fortress controlled the road to the sea from Imereti and Meskheti.
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Batumi: museums
Those who wish to get acquainted with the history and culture of Adjara can visit numerous museums. The museum of archeology presents exhibits relating to the Stone Age, the ancient and Roman era. The State Museum of Art exhibited works by Georgian artists, including Pirosmani, famous Russian painters.
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This is not all places of Batumi, where you can interestingly and profitably spend time. The city has a dolphinarium, drama plays can be seen at the Chavchavadze Theater, and a lot of pleasant impressions will be left to visit the waterfall of Mahuntseti.
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Other Georgian cities, such as Tbilisi and Kutaisi, are also interesting with their sights.