- Tbilisi or Batumi - where is the climate better?
- What to buy?
- Cuisine and restaurants
- Monuments and landmarks
Of all the states located in the Caucasus, Georgia has been most actively developing its tourism business in recent years. Moreover, it affects not only resort cities located on the Black Sea coast, but also other interesting places in the country. You can often hear a question from a potential tourist, which is better - Tbilisi or Batumi?
Let's try to find an answer to this rather interesting question, since, on the one hand, it is difficult to compare the capital of Georgia and a small city on the coast. On the other hand, there are common components of recreation - restaurants, shopping, monuments of architecture, culture, history.
Tbilisi or Batumi - where is the climate better?
As for the climate of Tbilisi, forecasters characterize it as temperate continental, characterized by long hot summers, warm autumn, little snow, relatively mild winters. It is best to visit the Georgian capital in the spring-summer period, but remember that during the height of the high season the air temperature in the city can reach + 40 ° C.
The climatic conditions of Batumi, as a resort city, can be considered ideal, the climate is close to subtropical, warm, mild, humid. The end of spring - June, the end of August - September are suitable for rest. It is too hot in the middle of summer, with high humidity, the weather is poorly tolerated by people of age or with cardiovascular problems.
What to buy?
Tbilisi is a city created for shopping, from here you can take home a lot of interesting souvenirs, for example, daggers, old national costumes, Georgian carpets, both antique and masterpieces of carpet weaving by modern craftswomen. Delicious souvenirs are cheeses and wine, without which it is difficult to imagine the luggage of a tourist leaving the city.
In Batumi, as in any seaside resort, there are many souvenir shops and shops. Most of them are located in the area of the greatest concentration of tourists - on the embankment or in the city center. In order to save money, you can go to the clothing market for souvenirs and gifts. It is called "Hopa" and pleases guests with low prices for relatively high-quality clothing from Turkey and Dubai. Fruit, seafood and wine are best bought at the Batumi Central Bazaar.
Cuisine and restaurants
You can make legends about Georgian cuisine and sing hymns to it, it is so tasty, satisfying, fragrant. The simplest Georgian snack is khachapuri (fragrant pancake with cheese filling) or khinkali - Georgian dumplings. If we talk about an evening meal in a restaurant, then the list of dishes can take several pages, although the first place in any case will be barbecue and Georgian wine, which is traditionally served in an earthen jug. To feel the true flavor of a Georgian restaurant, you need to find the so-called "dukhan" (there are many of them in the old part of the city). The ascetic interior of the halls - vaulted ceilings, rough, simple furniture - are more than offset by delicious national dishes.
Batumi has a huge number of cafes and restaurants serving Russian, Italian, Japanese cuisine. Most of the tourists are looking for food establishments with national dishes and, naturally, find it impossible to miss tasting khinkali and barbecue, and Adjarian khachapuri are recognized as the most delicious in Georgia.
Monuments and landmarks
All citizens recommend starting acquaintance with Tbilisi from the historical center. Along the narrow streets of the Old Town, there are low cozy houses, 2-3 stories high, entwined with grapevines. You can ask a local resident to acquaint you with the history, and then hear an amazing, soulful story about each of the houses and structures. The visiting card of the capital is the Narikala fortress, erected on the top of Mount Mtatsminda. You can see the Botanical Garden, located at the foot of the summit, the fort itself, from where you can enjoy stunning views of the main Georgian city.
The main entertainment of Batumi is concentrated in the area of the seaside boulevard - shops, restaurants, attractions, just walks along the beach. There are beautiful architectural structures, historical and cultural monuments in the city.
Putting the Georgian capital and the seaside resort city at the center of the analysis, we can draw some conclusions. There are the main features of the rest, which are radically different from each other. Therefore, foreign guests should buy tickets in Tbilisi who:
- planning to discover Georgian cuisine;
- love handmade carpets;
- love to get acquainted with historical sights, plunging into the atmosphere of the Old Town.
On the Black Sea coast, in beautiful Batumi, travelers should gather who:
- dream of spending time in bliss and relaxation, breathing in the healing sea air and admiring the horizons;
- they love to fly along the seaside boulevard;
- love to eat deliciously.
