Abnormal weather in Georgia. Promenade along the Batumi embankment in terrible heat. Batumi Boulevard.

One of the main attractions of Batumi. Approximately at an altitude of 250 meters from sea level on Mount Anuria, the construction of the Argo cultural and entertainment complex, including a cable car and an entertainment center at the upper station, continued from 2010 until August 2013. The length of the cable car, along which 20 eight-seater cabins are constantly moving, is 2,586 meters, and the height is 256 meters. The journey in one direction takes approximately 15 minutes. At full load, the cable car can serve approximately 500 people per hour. Each cabin moves approximately at a speed of 5 meters per second.

Opening hours: in winter, daily from 11 am to 6 pm, and in summer from 11 am to 12 am. The fare is 25 lari -an adult ticket, children under 5 years old are served free of charge. From 5 to 12 years old, the ticket is GEL 5.

Next to the entertainment bay and the yacht club there is an original structure made in the Turkish style. This is the Chacha Tower, a 25-meter-high building with four towers, a clock and an observation deck. There are four pools around the structure, sensor cylinders nearby, with the help of which chacha was poured once a week. Now the tower is not functioning, it stands with iron grids at all entrances.

One of the business cards and attractions of Batumi. A symbol of connection and mutual understanding between people of different nationalities. Tamara Kvesitadze, a sculptor and artist, was inspired to create it by the novel "Ali and Nino" by Azerbaijani writer Said Kurban. The peculiarity of the sculpture is that it is dynamic. Every day, starting from 12 o'clock in the afternoon, there is a fascinating and cyclical movement of statues. Every ten minutes, the lovers move towards each other, merge together and leave to start their journey again. The impression of the spectacle is enhanced with the onset of evening twilight, when the multi-colored backlight turns on. Very beautiful and romantic.

The first lighthouse in Batumi was built of wood in 1863, and it shone with a white light. In 1882, it was completely rebuilt from stone, and it still retains its former appearance. The lighthouse is still functioning, and ships are sailing on it. If you are lucky, and the caretaker will allow you to climb, having overcome 75 steps, you can enjoy the views of Batumi. And, by the way, the lighthouse has very criminal coordinates – 41.6; 41.6.

Musicians are playing on the street, where there are a lot of people. All along the embankment there are benches, various cafes, attractions. On the beaches there are changing rooms, showers and paths to the sea. There is not much garbage on the beaches. Restaurants are available here, so if you want to order something for yourself, you can go in and take it quietly.

When the wind blows on a hot day, it's a pleasure to walk, but without fresh air it's better to be in the shade.

Pier Batumi is the central pier and the famous meeting place on the boulevard. It is the longest and most beautiful on the embankment. There are several good cafes on both sides. We were recommended "Medusa". There is a disco bar at the end of the pier. In the daytime, you can sit on the pier, drink coffee, watch the waves. And in the evening - smoke a hookah, dance. There is also a playground and shops. It is located near the colonnade and the central entrance to Batumi Boulevard. This is a great place to walk.

In parallel with the bike path, there are several beautiful places and attractions: the central entrance to the embankment, fountains, a bamboo grove, a monument to Michel D'Alfonso, a colonnade, a summer theater, a bird nursery, as well as a monument to the gardener-decorator Jason Gordeziani.

In 1977, musical fountains became a new decoration of the central part of the boulevard. Coolness refreshes the day, with the onset of twilight a real fairy tale is born here. The play of colors with water drops also causes delight. A bamboo oasis is planted here next to the light and music fountain. It's nice to sit on a bench near green giants on a stuffy hot day.

There is also a wedding palace nearby. An unusual building, shaped like a dolphin or a shell. The registry office is open 24 hours. But not for tourists. Because the registration document issued here is valid only on the territory of Georgia.

The famous French nobleman Mikhail D'alfons, who lived here from 1885 to 1889, was the main horticulturist and decorator in Batumi. The foundation and development of Batumi Boulevard is associated with his name. In a short time, D'alfons turned an impassable coastal zone into a real miracle. For this, his contemporaries called him a good genius of the Batumi coast. It was D'alfons who saw the unique opportunities of the Adjara coast, which contributed to the development of the rich landscape and the creation of a place for recreation here.

Antique colonnades, built on Primorsky Boulevard in 1934 on the Black Sea coast, symbolized the entrance to the embankment. The idea of their creation belongs to the Batumi doctor. He brought the project from Italy, where he was on a business trip.

In the future, the project was implemented under the guidance of Kirakosyan, a famous Batumi architect. The colonnade consists of two sections, 10 snow-white columns each. A checkerboard floor is laid out in mosaic between the sections. During their construction, the coastline was much closer, so they harmoniously fit into the seascape.

In 2001, a fire broke out in the summer theater. It took the city authorities 12 years to restore the theater. In 2013, it started functioning again. The Summer Theater is located in the very center of the city, in a beautiful park running along the embankment. In the warm season, the theater hosts various concerts, festivals, performances and productions.

There is a monument to Pushkin, installed in 1960. Not far away, behind the summer theater, on Ninoshvili Street, opposite the Tourist hotel, there is a bird nursery. On the territory there is a lake, a decorative bridge, a statue. Turtles and parrots also live in the nursery. Bird families live behind a low fence: swans, pelicans, guinea fowls, peacocks, ducks. Birds are in contact, approach the fence, look at visitors and beg for food. We managed to pet the Pelican. It was very cool and interesting.

At every step there are numerous rows of bicycles for rent. There are also sports facilities: sandy fields for playing football, volleyball, playgrounds with exercise equipment, tennis courts, outdoor pools, playgrounds, a red bicycle path running along the entire embankment.

A small cozy corner in miniature resembles a natural landscape, as if in the land of the rising sun. There are paths made of natural stone between the trees at the entrance to the garden. And there is a bridge across the pond, surrounded by a composition of Japanese plants and coniferous shrubs. Water is bubbling, benches, plants, interesting maze paths are everywhere.

The building was built in 1897 as a men's gymnasium designed by Polish architect Alexander Shinkevich. In 1935, a two-year teachers' institute was opened here. In 1938, the institute was named after Shota Rustaveli. In 1945, the institution was formed as a pedagogical institute, on the basis of which the university was opened in 1990.

Octopus, the former cafe "Fantasia", an example of modernist art of the 60-80's. It was built in 1975. The residents of Batumi nicknamed the mosaic art object "Octopus". At the beginning of the two thousandth cafe closed. Restoration began in January 2018. The building was restored according to archival photos.

The team of architects had to do a lot of work to make the "Fantasy" look the same as 40 years ago. As part of the project, the territory near was also put in order. The alley and fountain have been restored. The octopus was rediscovered quite recently: in August 2019.

The structures are scattered along the entire coast in various variations and are a distinctive feature of the boulevard and a favorite place for photographing.and