Batumi is the capital city of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara in the country of Georgia. Batumi's coastal location and sub-tropical climate make it a popular holiday destination. It's the party capital of the region, with a nightlife to match, which increasingly includes big name international DJs on the beachfront clubs.
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Expect to party on the beaches with Russians, Armenians, Azerbaijanis, Iranians, Turks, Dutch, Germans, and, of course, Georgians. Also, Batumi has an interesting architecture, mixing modern attempts with old architecture. Batumi and its vicinity is one of the important tourism and resort zones on the Georgian Black Sea littoral. The climate is humid subtropical. The low annual range of temperature, with a mild winter and warm summer is a characteristic of the city and of the Georgian coast as well. The average annual temperature is 14.5°C. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 7.1°C and in August, the warmest month, 23.2°C. The annual precipitation is 2,560 mm.
There is the usual choice of marshrutkas crossing the city in all directions. The newer city buses require a Batumi Card to be ridden. Yandex Maps has inner city bus connections for Batumi. An automatic bike sharing scheme, called BatumVelo is available to rent bicycles and ride along the beaches.
Black Sea. Enjoy the waves and admire the beach, the port, and the Ottoman-era clock tower 1 Music fountain (Dancing Fountains). A nice spectacle at night where fountains are operated to the sound of and music. (updated Aug 2019) 2 Dolphinarium. Shows start at 16:00, 19:00, 21:00 (except M). 20-25 lari. (updated Jul 2018) 3 Batumi Botanical Garden (Minibus 31 does not seem to run anymore as the city bus 10 was extended to the botanical garden southern entrance, this bus runs every 30 minutes, payment can be done with Batumi card or international bank cards visa or Mastercard (the MIR card is not accepted). The bus runs from the airport, city center, then towards the botanical garden).
Walk along the 'Bulvar' and watch the beach. During daytime families and youngsters play, during nighttime it is the favourite place for couples and party-goers. There are a number of restaurants and bars both on the beach and a little inland. The area is generally safe, but watch out for pick-pocketing. Batumi also has many casinos, for visitors so inclined. These tend to have an over-21 policy. Football: FC Dinamo Batumi play soccer in Erovnuli League, the top tier, with a split spring / autumn playing season. Their Adjarabet Arena (capacity 20,000) is on Gudiashvili, 1 km west of city centre. 1 Panoramic Wheel (At the end of the seaside Blv and beginning of the port.).
Western Georgia has plenty of local flavours, and a local specialty is a type of khachapuri named acharuli khachapuri (Ajarian khachapuri) that resembles a Viking boat, with the cheese all mixed up with an egg in the centre. The (vegan) Georgian classic, lobiani (kidney bean paste in bread or pastry) is available at any small bakery around the city. Most are 1 lari but can be up to 1.50. Perhaps the best lobianis in the city are sold just north of the cross section of K. Gamsakhurdia and V. Gorgasali streets, in a nondescript bakery opposite Carpisa and Georgian Kitchen. Unlike other doughy lobianis in the city, they are triangular with flaky pastry. 1.20 lari (Mar 2019). 1 Fish market.
1 Sinner's Bar & Kitchen, 43 Baratashvili. Su–Th 15:00–01:00, F Sa 16:00–02:00. Sinner's Bar has a unique menu with over 50 different shots, fire towers, drinking challenges, buckets of chicken wings and a great selection of draft & bottled beer in Batumi. (updated Aug 2022)
Batumi is generally quite safe. Drivers are more careful than in Tbilisi and the police are reliable for the high number of tourists coming through the city. However, more caution should be taken with street beggars than in Tbilisi. Very young children are often used as pickpockets, especially around the area just south of Batumi Piazza, and beggars are generally more aggressive than in the capital.
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