About this Place
One location, many impressions
Gonio-Apsaros Fortress stands 12 km from Batumi near the mouth of the Chorokhi river and is one of the oldest strongholds in Georgia. In the 1st century AD this was the Roman fortified town of Apsaros, later ruled by the Byzantines and the Ottomans. The rectangular wall with 18 towers survives almost complete. Inside are archaeological excavations, the remains of Roman baths and a small museum. Legend places the grave of the Apostle Matthias here, and Greek myth that of Apsyrtus, Medea's brother.
