Updated 18 October 2026
Batumi or Tbilisi, Which Georgian City Is for You
Batumi or Tbilisi? An honest comparison of Georgia's two big cities, covering food, sea, costs, weather by season and how to do both in one trip.
Batumi & the Black Sea
All our Batumi & the Black Sea guides for Georgia, in one place.
6 guides: Batumi & the Black Sea
Updated 16 October 2026
Black Sea Beaches Beyond Batumi
The coast north of the city is quieter, cheaper and where Georgian families actually go, including a stretch of black magnetic sand people travel for.
Updated 27 September 2026
Where to Stay in Batumi: Seafront, Old Town or Out of Town
Batumi is a Black Sea city with casino towers, a nineteenth century old town and a long pebble beach, and each wants something different from your hotel.
Updated 17 August 2026
The Goderdzi Pass and the Adjara Mountains
Behind the Black Sea beach resorts a road climbs inland past waterfalls, arched stone bridges and villages of wooden houses that few beachgoers know about.
Updated 2 August 2026
Batumi Beaches and the Black Sea Coast
What the Black Sea coast near Batumi is really like: pebble beaches, quieter Gonio and Kvariati, swimming season, water temperature and family spots.
Updated 18 March 2026
Batumi and the Black Sea Coast: The Complete Guide
Batumi and Georgia's Black Sea coast: the palm-lined boulevard, the quirky skyline, pebble beaches, Adjaran khachapuri, the botanical garden and day trips.