Tbilisi's complementary opposite: a subtropical seaside city of eccentric towers and a 7km boulevard. The dancing fountains, the Ali & Nino moving statues crossing through each other every ten minutes, the clifftop Botanical Garden, the Argo cable car. From Tbilisi: 30-min flight or a scenic 5-6h drive; summer is the season; sea-view apartment towers are the Gulf family favorite.