NY Times Includes Batumi in 52 Places to Go in 2019
The New York Times published a list of ‘52 Places to Go in 2019,’ which includes Georgia’s Black Sea coastal city Batumi.
The article reads that Tbilisi, Georgia’s capital, has been flooded with tourists over the past decade, adding Batumi, a “hushed seaside city where verdant mountains slope down to the Black Sea’s smooth stone beaches,” offers a different experience.
“Already a popular escape for Russians, Iranians, Turks and Israelis, the city is preparing itself for its inevitable discovery by the rest of the world: new hotels — including the Le Meridien Batumi and a Batumi installment of the design-centric boutique Rooms Hotel line — are rising, and a cable car will swing straight to the coast from the hilltop Batumi Botanical Garden,” the article reads.
Top 10 destinations of the list are:
- Puerto Rico
- Hampi
- Santa Barbara
- Panama
- Munich
- Eliat
- Setouchi Islands
- Aalborg
- The Azores
- Ontario Ice Caves
By Thea Morrison
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