🇬🇪 Georgia
Batumi
Batumi is the subtropical seaside capital of Adjara, an autonomous region of Georgia on the Black Sea coast. Formerly a Soviet resort city, it has transformed dramatically since the early 2000s — the Old Town has been carefully restored, a postmodern boulevard with extravagant architectural follies (the Ali & Nino statue, the Alphabet Tower, the Batumi Tower) runs along the sea, and the casino hotels draw visitors from the Middle East and post-Soviet world. The combination of Black Sea beach, subtropical greenery, Georgian food and wine, and the Ottoman-era Old Town is unique.