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Argo Cable Car
Gondola from central Batumi up Anuria mountain to a leisure complex about 250 m up.
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Landmarks in Batumi
Landmarks in central Batumi. Kartvelio picks come first.
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Petra Fortress
პეტრას ციხე
Ruins of a 6th-century Byzantine fortress town by the sea at Tsikhisdziri, north of Batumi.
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Europe Square
ევროპის მოედანი
Old Batumi's central square, with the Medea statue, a fountain and 19th-century facades.
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Alphabetic Tower
ანბანის კოშკი
130-metre tower on Batumi Boulevard wrapped in the 33 letters of the Georgian alphabet.
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Galaktion Tabidze
გალაკტიონ ტაბიძე
Public park on Tabidze Street in Batumi, also called Galaktion Tabidze Square, with a wheelchair accessible entrance.
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Astronomical Clock
ასტრონომიული საათი
Astronomical clock in Old Batumi showing the sun, moon phases, zodiac signs and planets.
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Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God
ბათუმის ღვთისმშობლის სახელობის ეკლესია
Gothic Revival church built 1898–1903 as a Catholic church, now Batumi's main Orthodox cathedral.
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Batumi Dancing Fountains
მოცეკვავე შადრევანი
Evening water, light and music shows at Ardagani Lake, Old Boulevard and Europe Square.
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Batumi Ilia Chavchavadze State Drama Theatre
ბათუმის დრამატული თეატრი
Classical-style 1937 theatre in Batumi's old centre, home to Adjara's main drama company.
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Batumi Lighthouse
ბათუმის შუქურა
Working 19th-century lighthouse in Miracle Park, rebuilt by French engineers in 1882.
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Batumi Mosque (Orta Jame)
ბათუმის მეჩეთი
Batumi's only active mosque, a 19th-century Ottoman-style building with a golden dome.
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Batumi Piazza
ბათუმის პიაცა
Italian-style square in Old Batumi with cafés, a clock tower and a large marble mosaic.
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Batumi Summer Theater
ბათუმის საზაფხულო თეატრი
Open-air theatre on Batumi Boulevard, built in 1947 and rebuilt in 2013.
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Batumi Tower
Skyscraper completed in 2012 with a Ferris wheel built into one corner of its facade.
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Gonio Fortress
გონიოს ციხე
A Roman-era fortress 12 km south of Batumi, with 18 towers and a museum.
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Medea Monument (Europe Square)
მედეას ძეგლი
Bronze statue of Medea holding the Golden Fleece, unveiled in 2007 on Europe Square.
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Old Batumi (Old Town)
ძველი ბათუმი
Batumi's historic quarter of narrow paved streets, balconied houses and places of worship of many faiths.
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Ilia Chavchavadze
ილია ჭავჭავაძე
Statue of the writer and public figure Ilia Chavchavadze on Rustaveli Avenue, beside the Batumi State Theater and open to visit at any hour.
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