Batumi City at the Black Sea Coast

Batumi is the second-largest city of Georgia, located on the coast of the Black Sea in the country's southwest. Batumi is located on the site of the ancient Greek colony in Colchis called Bathus or Bathys – the Greek name meaning "deep harbour". Under Hadrian (r. 117–138 AD), it was converted into a fortified Roman port and later deserted for the fortress of Petra founded in the time of Justinian I (r. 527–565). At the end of XIX c when Britains discovered oil shelves in Azerbaijan. They started development of the port facilities in Batumi to use it as a transit port for delivering oil from Baku to Great Britain. The main touristic attractions in and around Batumi are Old City built in XIX-XX cc, Roman Fortress in village Gonio and 100 years old Botanical Garden. Makhuntseta waterfall 40 km southeast from Batumi is another touristic destination in this area.

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