Batumi Port & North

Working ferry-and-cargo port — Soviet apartment blocks, local markets, almost no tourism.

North of the Old Town the boulevard ends and the city becomes a working port — ferry terminal for the Black Sea Ukraine/Bulgaria/Romania routes, cargo cranes, the central bazaar, and rows of Khrushchyovka apartment blocks. Best for budget travellers who want to live cheaply and watch the real city operate; not a tourist neighbourhood.