Caucasus & Central Asia
Azerbaijan.
Baku's walled old city beside a skyline of glass and flame, with fire mountains, mud volcanoes and the Caucasus foothills a drive away.
Best months April–June and September–October
Baku
Icherisheher
The walled old city, the Maiden Tower and the Shirvanshahs' Palace.
Baku
Flame Towers
The city's skyline, lit up after dark.
Baku Boulevard
The seaside promenade on the Caspian.
Baku
Heydar Aliyev Center
Zaha Hadid's flowing white building.
Gobustan
Ancient rock carvings and mud volcanoes south of Baku.
Yanar Dag
A hillside where natural gas burns in the open.
Sheki
The Khan's Palace and a caravanserai in the foothills.
Gabala
Mountain resorts and cable cars in the Caucasus.
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Why people go
- An old silk-road city and daring new architecture in the same evening walk
- Pairs naturally with Georgia for a two-country Caucasus trip
- Baku alone makes a long weekend; Sheki and Gabala make it a week
What we'll ask you first
- Whether to add Georgia — the two combine well
- City only, or the mountains of Gabala and Sheki as well
- Your dates: Baku's Formula 1 weekend, usually in September, fills the city's hotels
Planning Azerbaijan?
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