Batumi in 3 days: the rotating love-sculpture on the Black Sea, the homeland of the boat-shaped khachapuri, subtropical botanical gardens and the most eccentric boulevard in the Caucasus.
Ottoman-era overhanging wooden balconies above narrow streets — the most atmospheric old town in the South Caucasus.
The defining Georgian dish in its homeland — molten cheese, egg and butter in a bread boat.
The Alphabet Tower, Ferris wheel, Cha-Cha Tower and subtropical palms along the Black Sea.
8-metre steel figures slowly meeting, merging and separating — the most moving public sculpture in the Caucasus.
Soup dumplings and shashlik with Georgian wine — the essential Batumi evening.
Batumi has 25+ casinos or relaxed beach bars — the most distinctive nightlife on the Black Sea.
2,000 subtropical species on the cliff above the Black Sea — palms, bamboo, rhododendrons in bloom.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideTraditional Adjarian home cooking north of the city.
40m waterfall and 13th-century stone arch bridge — the finest natural site near Batumi.
🎫 Book tickets via GetYourGuideAdjarian skin-contact wines at a wine bar in the Old Town.
1st-2nd century AD Roman fort near the Turkish border — the eastern edge of the Roman Empire, where Saint Matthias is supposedly buried.
The most dramatic border crossing on the Black Sea — Georgia and Turkey separated by a line across the sand.
Fresh mullet or bluefish grilled simply with tkemali plum sauce.
130m tower honoring the unique Georgian alphabet — 360° views of the city, sea and mountains.
The cable car to the hills above Batumi for the finest sunset view over the Black Sea.
Count your khinkali — 10 is respectable, 20 is legendary. At Machakhela for the best in Adjara.