Adjarian Orthodox and Islamic Heritage
Batumi · Georgia
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Explore the diverse spiritual landscape of Batumi through its most significant houses of worship. You will see the contrasting architecture of a grand mosque and several historic churches. This walk reveals how different faiths have shaped the city's skyline and community.
The walk
Batumi Mosque
The last of three historic mosques, surviving a Soviet stint as a military warehouse.
Holy Christ the Savior Church of Batumi
The spiritual heart of Batumi's Armenian community, once used as a Soviet warehouse and observatory.
Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God
A Gothic Revival cathedral that survived a Soviet stint as a high-voltage physics lab.
St. Tbel-Abuseridze Church
St. Tbel-Abuseridze Church, an Orthodox church in Batumi, Georgia.
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
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The unglamorous things
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No signal needed
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Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.