Foreigners about Batumi and interesting tourist routes

Abstract

One of the oldest cities – Batumi can be presented as a mixture of spirituality and culture. Historical facts reflect its uniqueness in the history of Georgia. Religious and secular life flourished here for many years. Batumi, the first Georgian naval gate of Kolkheti, has been described by many visitors with its antiquity. If we turn over the history of Batumi for more than two thousand years, it turns out that it is located at the crossroads of two of the largest cultures in Eurasia.

With its unique physical-geographical location, the monuments of historical importance of Batumi represent the inexhaustible potential and strategic range of tourism development. Such a favorable geographical location is the best way to mark and plan tourist routes in and around Batumi.

To get acquainted with Batumi, the artistic, cinema, literary and other creative routes should be created for the visitors, which will be used within the city overview excursion, city tour. In general, it is desirable to start the excursions from the Batumi seaport, which shall appear as the sea gate of Georgia, or the gate of our country. The guide should be prepared for both the tours by foot and the transport tour. The transport tour usually covers a large area. The duration of both tours should not exceed 4-5 hours. When discussing education, art, culture, architecture, theater, music, painting, we should mention the figures and famous places related to Batumi, Georgian and foreign films, the participating actors, etc. Historically, the modern development of Batumi dates back to the 80s of the 19th century, when Batumi was declared Porto-Franco. This is where the influx of foreign capital began. It was during this period that the consulates of Britain, France, Sweden, Germany, Russia and other countries were opened on the territory of present-day Old Batumi.