Old Batumi: museums, town houses and squares

Museum buildings are part of the walk

Even without entering exhibitions, compare the scale of the Adjara and art museums with neighbouring houses. The walk passes active churches and ordinary courtyards. Residential stairwells are not tourist passages simply because a door is open

From houses to open squares

Lazare Biniat-oghli’s house provides an intimate stop before the more open centre. At Medea and Neptune Fountain, look at how sculpture relates to surrounding façades. The squares connect on foot, but choose museum visits by interest rather than attempting every exhibition in one outing

Stops in route order

Adjara State Museum — A regional collection covering Adjara's nature, archaeology and urban life. Allow a separate stop for the galleries; the walking route stays on the street

St Theodore of Adjara Church — Parish church in urban neighbourhoods away from the main tourist boulevard. Courtyard access depends on church arrangements

Lazare Biniat-oghli house — Historic town house preserving the scale of old Batumi streets. View façade details from the pavement; do not enter residential stairwells

Ajara Museum of Art — Georgian art in a building with a relief frieze by Tamar Abakelia. Look at the exterior frieze; check hours and exhibitions before entering

Medea statue — Figure of Medea with the Golden Fleece above Europe Square. View it together with the surrounding square’s architecture

Neptune Fountain — Figurative fountain in front of the Drama Theatre in central Batumi. Compare the sculpture and theatre façade from the square’s edge

Access and planning

Exhibitions, services and private houses have their own access conditions. Add time for them separately

Choose one museum for a longer visit; finish by the theatre or continue to the old boulevard