Black Sea Coast უჩა ზუღა

Travelling on budget, still staying in 'the best' hotel (and that time probably one of the few ones) in town.

Ureki, located in Ozurgeti District in the region of Guria in Georgia, is a premier seaside climatic resort town known for its rare black sand beach with magnetic properties. The sand is believed to help treat health problems, including cardiovascular diseases. Ureki has the highest concentration of magnetic sand among all healing beaches in Georgia. The town is a quintessential Soviet resort town and was once covered by deep forest, hence its name. Beachgoers can enjoy psammotherapy on the sandy beaches and the town is worth visiting for a nice variety to the Batumi beaches. Ureki has a special and interesting place in Georgia with its soothing climate and therapeutic black sand.

The Port of Batumi is a significant seaport located in the city of Batumi, Georgia, on the southeast coast of the Black Sea. It is the largest container, ferry, and general cargo seaport in Georgia, with a total capacity of 18 million tons per year and 5 terminals, including an oil terminal, dry cargo terminal, container terminal, railway-ferry crossing, and passenger terminal. The port has a long history dating back to the Roman Empire and is known for its geostrategic and natural advantages, such as its natural deep-water location, which allows large tonnage vessels to enter without crossing a canal and paying canal fees. The port provides a wide range of high-quality services, including cargo transshipment, warehousing, storage, and ship maintenance. It is also used as a major transit port for oil refining in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. The port plays a crucial role in the Eurasian and international trade network. [see the hidden B/W version]

Batumi Botanical Garden (est. 1912) is one of the largest and oldest botanical gardens in the world, covering an area of over 100 hectares and featuring over 5,000 species of plants from nine phyto-geographic areas.

Enjoying the best botanical garden and the best of wines

Batumi Botanical Garden is located at the distance of 9 km from the center of Batumi, occupying the area approximately 1 km stripe of Southern-Western section of the coastline located between the river Chakvistskali estuary and the Green Cape. Not long time ago the area was totally covered with Kolkheti type forest (beech, chestnut, linden) and evergreen sub-forest. Visitors can enjoy hiking, walking, picnicking, and camping inside the garden.