BOTANICAL GARDEN AND PETRA FORTRESS

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Duration: 4-5 hours
Type: car/walking tour
Worth taking with you: Camera
Date: All the year-round

Batumi Botanical garden - the unique nature reserve wherein the territory in 113 hectares the huge collection of flowers and tree species are assembled from various sides of the world. The garden occupies part of the hillside and goes down the blossoming tiers from top to sea edge. The same principle, in legend, has been used during the creation of the hanging gardens of Semiramis.

Closer to the top it is possible to find the plants characteristic of the Himalayas, the lower tiers are given to the Mediterranean flora. Here the collection from 2037 representatives of various tree species is assembled. And all of them wonderfully get on next to each other: Japanese Oriental cherry, Canary date palm tree, cactuses, bamboos, palm trees, magnolias, cypresses and so forth.

• Fortress of Petra. Which name from Greek means "stone". This territory historically was the settlement of one of the ancient Kartvelian tribes-Lazis. Because of the unique strategic and trade and economic arrangement, the emperor Justinian on this place has built up the strengthened city. Here the important overland road which among themselves connected western Georgia, the Byzantine provinces, Persia and Armenia ran. Sea coasting navigation has been also well developed.
• Because of inaccessibility, it was called the fortress of Kajeti - "The bewitched fortress". Fortress repeatedly collapsed and built up again therefore in the territory ruins of the walls relating to various historical eras have remained. According to a legend, the most inventive in the conquest of the stronghold were Persians who having made undermining under one of the towers, have put instead of stones firewood and have set fire to them, as has led to the collapse of design.
• From serf ruins the fascinating view of Kobuleti and Batumi opens. Besides remains of fort it is possible to find mysterious construction which it is accepted to call Luminary. It seems that once it was built for the cultivation of citrus, but now is thrown and is similar to a mysterious labyrinth. 
  

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