Useful information about Batumi and Georgia
Batumi - a city of unique combinations
Batumi it is a pearl by the sea, the second largest city & nbsp; countries, the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. It is possible to enumerate the features of the most contrasting and unusual settlement of Georgia indefinitely. Here ancient fortresses, ancient streets and ultramodern buildings coexist quite calmly. Batumi is able to surprise & nbsp; even the most demanding traveler.
The exact age of the city on the Black Sea coast is not known, approximately the 4th century BC. e. According to legend, it was Jason who sailed to his coast in search of the Golden Fleece. His in his writings in the 1st century BC. e. Aristotle mentioned, referring to & laquo; the trampoline & raquo;, that is, a deep place. The imprint in the history and architecture of Batumi in different periods was left by the Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, and British.
Narrow cobblestones breathe history & nbsp; streets surrounded by houses of the XIX & nbsp; centuries of construction. Old Batumi & nbsp; It’s easy to find between the port and the embankment. The fortresses of Gvara and Gonio-Apsaros are much older, they date from the period BC. Ancient churches, monasteries, synagogues, mosques, arch bridges, the Botanical Garden, operating since 1912, & nbsp; all these are historical attractions of the Black Sea resort.
Modern buildings gush with creative ideas. Shell standing in the fountain it's a registry office; & nbsp; a building & nbsp; in the shape of an inverted bottle House of Justice; & nbsp; structure repeating & nbsp; outlines of a DNA molecule tower & laquo; Alphabet & raquo ;. Piazza transfers to Venice, Europe Square reminds Paris. & Nbsp; Right in the high-rise building of the Technological University, a real Ferris wheel sparkles with gilding. There is even a McDonald’s building with fantasy, in its form it reminds someone of a cap, someone a drop of oil. Batumi McDonald's & nbsp; recognized as the most beautiful in the world.
The embankment is 7 kilometers long, they want to extend it a little more, right up to the border with Turkey. Once upon a time sea scenes of the famous film & laquo; Love and pigeons & raquo; were filmed here, now many tourists and residents of this hospitable sea city with Georgian flavor play ping pong, & nbsp; & nbsp;