Automobile - walking sightseeing tour of Baku

Automobile - walking sightseeing tour of Baku

The city tour begins by car from the main sights of the city of Baku. We begin our movement along the waterfront and the Roman Catholic Church. Visit the Heydar Aliyev Center (admission to the museum for an additional fee), which is the modern cultural center of the city and the pearl of world architecture, was built by architect Zaha Hadid. And then the Cathedral of the Holy Wives - Myronbearers, the Alley of Honorary Burial, a visit to the Mountain Park. Mountain Park is located on a hill in the western part of the city. This is the best place to see the city and Baku Bay in all its glory from the observation deck. Next you will see the Flag Square, the building of the new Carpet Museum and folk-applied art, the design of which is distinguished by its originality - the museum is built in the form of a folded carpet. Walk along the Baku embankment, inspect the facade of the Government House, the Magomayev Philharmonic, the Baku City Hall, and visit the Governor’s Garden. After tourists, the building of the National Parliament and the architectural complex FlameTowers await. If desired, visit the Synagogue and the mosque (Bibi-Eybat), and then drive to the "Little Venice". Visit to the grave of Muslim Magomayev.

Walking excursion through the medieval historical part of the city - a visit to the "Old Town".

You will have a walk through the history of the city, which to this day perfectly preserved all the splendor of 1000 years of architecture, which traces the evolution of tastes and preferences of different eras, from the Sassanid era, the period of early Islam to the period of the beginning of the oil boom, during which rich people of different nationalities with their preferences and cultural traditions tried to give the city a unique charm and style, a synthesis of the intersection of fashion trends of the East and the West.

Gosha Gala Gapysa, from here will begin your acquaintance with the old city. The fortress wall (XII century) of the city is equipped with towers, loopholes and served as a reliable protection of the city.

Market Square is a sacred place for fire worshipers and Zoroastrians. The old city is unique in many respects because it has preserved the temporary connection and architectural heritage of the three religions – Zoroastrianism, Islam and Christianity.

The Maiden Tower. Many legends are associated with the heritage of this place covered with a halo of mystery.

Banya Haji Gaib. There are many historical baths in the old town, which served as a cult place at that time. Hamam - baths saturated with moisture vapor - an integral element of the East. However, this bath is popularly known as "width hamam" (sweet bath) was famous for its pastries: baklava, roulette, kyata, shekebra, width gogal. To some extent, it was here that a new form of sweets was born directly from the "tavalardan" - from trays still hot from the heat of the tendir.

Baku caravanserai. As you know, the Great Silk Road passed through the territory of Azerbaijan. The road and Baku were literally crowded with merchants from all over the world. At the same time, certain preferences were traced - traders from India and the Middle East stopped in the Bukhara and Multan caravanserai (XIV and XV centuries). Merchants arriving by sea concluded transactions mainly in the Khan Caravanserai (XVII century).

Visit the world’s only miniature book museum. The museum contains miniature books published both in pre-revolutionary Russia and in Soviet times. In addition, the exposition of the museum has books published in Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, from the republics of Central Asia, as well as Europe.

The second part of the tour of the old town continues through the maze of streets in the heart of the old town. You will plunge into the history of beautiful love, following on the heels of lovers, Azerbaijani Ali Shirvan Shah and beautiful Georgian Nino Kipiani. The romantic path of lovers will take you to the Governor's Garden, the place of a romantic date and the first kiss of two lovers.

The streets of old Baku are also known all over the world thanks to the shooting of legendary Soviet films such as “The Diamond Arm”, “Teghern 43”, “Amphibious Man”, “Arshin Malalan” (which was translated into 80 languages and broadcast in different parts of the world). Souvenir shops of old Baku with handicrafts . . If you wish, you can take a walk on gondolas around the carpet museum.

End of the tour.

The cost of the tour is $ 100. for 2 people.

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