What is Batumi Georgia known for?

Although industrially developed, Batumi is an attractive city and popular resort. Its many gardens and its streets are lined with exotic plants; north of the city is the Batumi Botanical Garden, with a rich collection of subtropical and tropical plants.



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Top Attractions in Batumi
  • Batumi Botanical Gardens. 2,346. Gardens. ...
  • Batumi Boulevard. 2,018. Historic Walking Areas • Gardens. ...
  • Batumi Dolphinarium. 1,234. Aquariums. ...
  • Argo Cable Car. 1,770. Trams. ...
  • Monument Ali and Nino. 1,138. ...
  • Europe Square. 599. ...
  • Ethnographic Museum Borjgalo 222. ...
  • Piazza Square. 697.


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Much of Batumi's economy revolves around tourism and gambling (it is nicknamed The Las Vegas of the Black Sea), but the city is also an important seaport and includes industries like shipbuilding, food processing and light manufacturing.

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Batumi is a city of eye-catching architecture, where stately 19th Century buildings sit beside some of the most playful and unique skyscrapers in the world. From stately baroque edifices and ornate houses of worship to Insta-friendly novelty buildings like the Alphabet Tower, Batumi has it all.

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If you want the seaside, the beach, and you prefer a resort atmosphere, then Batumi would be the better choice. If you're keen on culture, museums, old architecture, and you like to have urban experience, then Tbilisi is a good destination for you.

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Cost of Living Comparison Between Tbilisi and Batumi, Ajara You would need around 6,812.4GEL in Batumi, Ajara to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with 8,200.0GEL in Tbilisi (assuming you rent in both cities).

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A family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,037.8$ (5,471.5GEL) without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 570.1$ (1,530.7GEL) without rent. Batumi is 63.8% less expensive than New York (without rent). Rent in Batumi is, on average, 85.3% lower than in New York.

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Two days is the perfect amount of time to discover Batumi, Georgia's bizarre city on the sea. Most travelers come to Batumi to indulge in forbidden cultural activities of gambling and drinking; however, this Black Sea “sin city” offers so much more.

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The jewel of the Georgian Riviera, the port city of Batumi has long been a favored playground of Georgian and foreign elites.

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In general, Batumi is a very walkable & bikeable city, as there are far fewer hills than in Tbilisi.

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Nonetheless, English, Russian, and Turkish are also commonly spoken. Russian is spoken by most older Georgians, while English is spoken by many (though hardly most) younger ones.

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The best time to visit Georgia is either side of the summer heat and winter freeze – in May, June and September. The lowlands around Tbilisi are particularly hot and humid in midsummer - while the mountains are cooler and drier.

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Pros to living in Batumi: A relaxed atmosphere for most of the year. Small city feel (population around 155,000). Has relatively modern infrastructure, less traffic & pollution than Tbilisi (though still a significantly annoying amount during the high season), shorter lines in the supermarkets, etc.

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More than five hundred employees take care of water supply and sewerage services in Batumi. The main value of Batumis Tskali is quality and safe drinking water - which is taken care of by the company's chemical-bacteriological laboratory.

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