Gonio Fortress
A Roman fort at the mouth of the Chorokhi river on the Black Sea, 15 km south of Batumi and close to the Turkish border. Its great square of walls still stands, and old stories link the place to Medea and her brother Absyrtus.
- Where
- Batumi, Adjara, Georgia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.5731, 41.5736
Get the Gonio Fortress stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gonio Fortress. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Adjara volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gonio Fortress
Alphabetic Tower 11 km
A 130 metre tower on the Batumi seafront, shaped like the double helix of DNA. Two bands spiral up it carrying the 33 letters of the Georgian alphabet, each 4 metres tall and cast in aluminium.
Ali and Nino 11 km
Two tall steel figures, a man and a woman, on the Batumi shore by the sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze, put up in 2010. They move slowly toward each other, pass through one another and part again, a picture of love across cultures named after a famous novel.
Batumi Botanical Garden 18 km
A garden of 108 hectares on the Black Sea coast at the Green Cape, 9 km north of Batumi. One of the largest botanical gardens of the former Soviet Union, it holds thousands of plants from around the world on terraced slopes that look over the sea.
Mtirala National Park 27 km
About 15,698 hectares of ancient rainforest between the Black Sea and the Adjara mountains, inland from Batumi. Its name means weeping, for all the rain it gets, and its relict forests became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021.
Shemokmedi Monastery 55 km
A 15th century monastery in the village of Shemokmedi, in the hills of Guria. It was the seat of a bishop and the burial place of the Gurieli princes, and once kept treasures gathered from monasteries across Georgia.
Kolkheti National Park 61 km
Wetlands of 28,940 hectares on the Black Sea coastal plain of ancient Colchis, between the mouths of the Tikori and Supsa. Set up in 1998 and 1999, they are protected as wetlands of international importance and are a resting place for migrating birds.
Ayder 79 km
A highland summer pasture in the mountains of Rize, with wooden chalets set among green slopes and waterfalls. It is known for its hot springs and as a starting point for walks into the Kaçkar Mountains.
Kaçkar Mountains 90 km
A mountain range rising steeply above the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey, once called the Lazistan Mountains. Its high meadows, glacial lakes and granite peaks are reached on foot from summer villages in the valleys.
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Questions
Where is Gonio Fortress?
Gonio Fortress is in Batumi, Adjara, Georgia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Alphabetic Tower (11 km), Ali and Nino (11 km), Batumi Botanical Garden (18 km).
How do I get the Gonio Fortress stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gonio Fortress and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Adjara volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gonio Fortress before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Adjara volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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