The capital of Adjara - Batumi: rest

The capital of Adjara Batumi is the main resort city of Georgia, which always welcomes guests with joy. Every year, thousands of tourists from Europe, Russia and neighboring Caucasian countries come here to bask in the beautiful beaches, have fun in the best nightclubs and taste world-famous wines. In this article we will tell you about the famous capital of Adjara, its sights and attractions.

How to get to Batumi?

Russians wishing to spend their holidays in this wonderful city, it's easiest to get to it by plane from Moscow. The flight time will only take two and a half hours plus a taxi ride from the airport. For those who want to save money, we recommend getting to the city by public transport.

If you plan to fly from another city in Russia or the CIS, then be ready for transplants. So, you can fly to Tbilisi, and then take another flight or train to the final destination of your trip. In addition, from other cities in the country you can easily get on minibuses or buses.

Hotels in Batumi

Like any large city, the capital of Adjara provides its guests with a variety of accommodation options. However, most of all here are small family-type hotels, where tourists can get a minimum set of services. If you are accustomed to receive the highest level of service in hotels, you can go straight to one of the five-star hotels, famous for their high standards. Here you will be offered comfortable rooms with comfortable furniture, air conditioning, TV, telephone and safe. For guests, there are restaurants, cafes, swimming pools, spas and fitness centers. If you come to rest with a child, the hotel administration will offer you, if necessary, the services of a qualified nanny.

Beaches

The central city beach residents and guests of Batumi are named in the western manner of Batumi Beach. This is the most popular place in the city on hot summer days, and therefore there is absolutely nowhere to turn around. Nevertheless, the infrastructure here is perfectly developed: for the guests there are many restaurants and cafes.

If you prefer secluded beaches, then you direct road to the suburbs - the beaches of Gonio and Kvariati. After a lot of swim in the gentle sea, you can change the situation and go to the local water park. Here, among other things, you will find five pools with different waves. While men conquer the steep slides, ladies can have a great time at the local spa or enjoy a real soap massage, which they will make a high-class specialist who came from Turkey. The capital of Adjara will not make guests miss it on warm summer evenings, as the best DJs of the planet work on its beach discotheques.

Cafes and restaurants

As you know, tourists are delighted with the cuisine that Adzharia offers to its guests. The capital (Batumi) is famous for its wonderful establishments, where the best chefs and culinary specialists work.

In local cafes and restaurants are widely represented fish dishes, dairy products, hot sauces and all kinds of snacks. Experts on local holidays recommend tourists to dine and try the local wine in the place opposite the picturesque harbor "Sanapiro". They also say that you will never know the taste of the national cuisine, unless you try the Adzharian khachapuri. This pie in the form of a boat is baked from dough and cheese-egg stuffing. Try this dish you can not only in the famous restaurants of the city, but also in the mass of the zabigalovok scattered along the streets of Batumi.

In addition to traditional dishes, which are famous for Adzharia, the capital (Batumi) offers guests and delicacies of other regions of Georgia. First of all you should try shish kebabs, lobio and satsivi.

Attractions and excursions

Those who are not used to the whole vacation to bask under the hot sun on the beach, certainly will be interested in a rich excursion program, which offers hospitable Adzharia. Batumi has many interesting places that every curious tourist should visit. First of all you should see the ruins of the Gonio fortress (12 kilometers south of the city), once a stronghold of the Roman Empire, and then of Byzantium. After that you can visit the local museums, where you will learn all about Stalin's biography, view the collection of Pirosmani and Akhvlediani paintings, study the glorious history of Batumi, and also get acquainted with the collection of works of European and Russian masters of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Batumi botanical garden will amaze you with an abundance of green plantations brought from all corners of the globe, and will help to escape the summer heat in the shadow of its famous trees. Lovers of architecture will not leave indifferent the Orta Jama mosque built in the 19th century. It is famous for its beautiful examples of Arabic calligraphy. You will also be interested in the numerous Catholic, Orthodox and Armenian churches of the city. From modern architectural sights we can allocate the area of Europe with its stunning imagination singing fountains and a steel monument Medea.

What will Ajaria (Batumi) remember?

Rest in this wonderful country will come to an end sooner or later. What to bring with you from Georgia for memory? Souvenirs of all kinds you can buy in one of the many shops located along the waterfront of the city. If you decide to impress your friends and acquaintances with quality gifts, then you should visit one of the specialized souvenir shops that are located in the city center. For fruits, various trifles and vivid impressions go to the Batumi market. If you want to catch all the variety of goods on the spot, then you should get there early and stay until dinner.

Before you go home, definitely visit one of the specialized wine shops and buy a couple of bottles of "Saperavi" and "Kindzmarauli." Do not forget to take along a couple of liters of real home wine, bought on the recommendation of good friends.