Travel guide

Batumi

Black Sea beach city with a skyline

🗓️ Best time: June–September💰 Budget · ~$60/day📍 Georgia

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About Batumi

Georgia's summer capital — a pebble beach running the length of the city, a subtropical botanical garden on the cliffs above it, and a strip of casinos and glass towers that make it feel like nowhere else on the Black Sea.

⭐ Things to do in Batumi

Batumi Boulevard seafront walkBotanical Garden above the coastAli and Nino moving sculptureOld Town PiazzaCable car to Anuria mountainGonio Fortress, 15 minutes southMtirala rainforest day tripMakhuntseti waterfall and stone bridge

🍽️ What to eat in Batumi

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Acharuli khachapuri (the boat-shaped one, invented here)Borano cheese and butterGrilled Black Sea fishChacha grape brandy

✈️ Know before you go

🚕 Getting around

Walkable along the boulevard; Bolt is cheap for anything further.

💡 Local tip

Acharuli khachapuri is the size of a dinner plate and eaten by tearing the crust and dipping. One is enough for two people.

🛡️ Safety

Very safe for travellers; low crime. Avoid the South Ossetia and Abkhazia administrative boundaries.

🌙 Nightlife

Casinos on the seafront; beach bars in summer; Sector 26 for live music.