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Which beaches in Georgia are sandy?

Where the coast has sand and where pebbles.

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Short answer

Sandy beaches begin in Guria: the shore at Ureki and Grigoleti is covered with grey and black sand containing magnetite. At Anaklia-Ganmukhuri the beach has pebbles and fine sand. The coast in Ajara is rocky.

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Why

  1. After a few kilometres of rocky beaches in Ajara the coast turns into the sandy beaches of Guria.
  2. The sand at Ureki and Grigoleti is grey and black with magnetite.
  3. Chakvi also has sandy beaches, so the picture can differ in some parts of Ajara.

Details

Ureki and Grigoleti are in Guria, where the shore stretches for about five kilometres. For more on the sand, see the question about Ureki's magnetic sand. For the surface in Batumi: Batumi's beaches, pebbles or sand.

Check the beach type in Samegrelo (Maltakva, Anaklia, Ganmukhuri) before you go. At Anaklia-Ganmukhuri the beach has pebbles and fine sand.

Tip

If sand matters most to you, look at Guria (Ureki, Grigoleti), and before heading to a specific beach ask your hosts about its surface.

What may differ

The shoreline changes after storms and landscaping work, so the surface in some places may differ from the description.

Common misconception

All beaches in Georgia are pebble beaches.

What actually happens

Guria has sandy beaches with grey and black sand, and Anaklia-Ganmukhuri has a mix of pebbles and fine sand.

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