31 articles with this hashtag
Police and customs officers say two people, including a foreigner, were arrested after an alleged attempt to smuggle firearms-related items through the Sarpi and Poti border points.
Kazakhstan’s low-cost carrier FlyArystan started weekly Atyrau–Batumi service on 14 July through 25 August, making Atyrau the fourth Kazakh city with a direct Batumi link.
Adjara has produced Georgia’s first commercial avocado harvest, bringing locally grown fruit to store shelves and opening a new chapter for Black Sea agriculture.
Free entry at Europe Square brings Georgian craft beer, food courts, and live music over four days in Batumi.
Adjarian khachapuri — the open boat of bread, molten cheese, butter and egg — is Adjara's signature dish and a staple on Batumi menus from the boulevard to back-street bakeries.
Mtirala National Park in Adjara holds one of the Caucasus's wettest Colchic rainforests — a mossy, waterfall-rich reserve within day-trip range of Batumi and Kobuleti.
Shota Rustaveli State University in Batumi has launched a Peace Education Center aimed at helping students study conflict, historical context and dialogue-based settlement.
The annual Batumi Black Sea Music & Art Festival will be held this year under the official patronage of UNESCO, a recognition Adjara's culture ministry calls a milestone for the region.
Heavy thunderstorms, hail and strong winds are forecast nationwide from 26–28 June, with flooding and landslide risks in western and mountainous areas.
Construction of the first high-rise on Batumi's new artificial island is advancing ahead of schedule, with vertical supports already in place and foundation work underway.
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts presented Sky Castle, a 430-room luxury castle hotel planned for the Gonio area of Batumi as part of the Wyndham Grand complex, backed by a 155 million dollar investment.
Batumi marks the start of the summer tourist season with a free two-day festival on 20–21 June — kite shows on the boulevard from 13:00 and live music at Alphabet Tower from 17:00.
Ripe loquats are appearing across Batumi in late spring and early summer, including trees planted at the Batumi Botanical Garden since 1913.
Laboratory tests of seawater from 14 points along Georgia's Black Sea coast found concentrations of heavy metals, petroleum products and other pollutants within permitted limits, according to media reports citing the National Environment Agency.
Batumi has finished resurfacing and fresh lane markings on the bridge over the Bartskhana River, with traffic fully restored as wider road upgrades continue across the city.
Georgian Airways will fly Tbilisi–Batumi four times weekly from 25 June on Boeing 737s, with 45-minute hops timed for weekend trips to the Black Sea coast.
Georgian prosecutors said two foreign nationals were arrested in Adjara in a joint operation with U.S. and Polish authorities targeting a group that allegedly laundered several hundred million dollars in cryptocurrency since 2022.
Batumi’s municipal inspection service is reviewing sanitary conditions in hotels, guest rooms, food areas and pools as the summer tourist season begins, with samples sent to laboratories.
Officials marked the start of construction on a Swissôtel-branded resort in Kobuleti with hotel rooms, apartments, sports and conference facilities, backed by roughly $300 million and Chapman Taylor design.
Opus Center has bought land in central Batumi for a four-tower complex with shops, a hypermarket, recreation areas and underground parking, with sea and mountain views promised.
The Youth Olympic Festival opened at Batumi’s Dynamo Arena with more than 1,200 young athletes from 12 Georgian regions competing in the city until 6 June.
Domino’s Pizza will open its first Batumi restaurant on 14 June at Porto Point on Chavchavadze Street, offering delivery and dine-in from next month.
Construction is nearing completion on an expansion at Batumi’s Republican Hospital, adding a crisis coordination centre, an updated polyclinic and additional inpatient facilities.
FlyOne will start twice-weekly direct flights between Chisinau and Batumi on 28 June, operating on Thursdays and Sundays with tickets now on sale.
Our WhatsApp channel posts practical updates and local stories for expats.
Follow on WhatsApp