Don't pass by! Excursion to the eastern bazaars and colorful shops of Baku

Did you miss the loud crowd and the bright colors?

Then go with me on a shopping tour of Baku bazaars, shopping centers and shops. Here you can walk for hours, as in a museum, but unlike the harsh museum clergy, smiling merchants will offer to touch everything and try it. Feel the pleasant coolness of the finest silk scarves, caress a dense pile of woolen carpets with an intricate pattern, inhale the alluring aromas of national dishes, try fresh grapes and figs, ride on the tongue drunken homemade wine or tart pomegranate juice and eat a hot cake straight from the tandoor! Who is this tour for? Shopping tour of Baku is a real holiday for gourmets and connoisseurs of beauty. You will not only admire crafts, jewelry and national delicacies, but also take with you wonderful souvenirs from the sunny capital of Azerbaijan. No one will force you to buy all these wonderful handkerchiefs, carpets, copper trinkets, fragrant spices and cans of jam. But I warn you, leaving empty-handed is almost impossible!

Which bazaars are we going to look at?

Baku Bazaar is an explosion of colors, sensations and tastes. Each counter is a ready background for art photos, every seller sincerely rejoices in you, as if you are his nephew. Baku hospitality is famous all over the world. Even if you don’t buy anything, you’ll have plenty of fun. However, you will hardly be able to leave the bazaar without shopping, the goods are asked for in your hands, and traders are ready to give their works literally for nothing! We will definitely visit:

Yashyl Bazar is the largest bazaar in the city, the best place to buy vegetables, fruits and farm products. Locals call it the “Green Market”.

Here they sell fragrant figs, amber grapes that directly glow in the sun, crimson pomegranates, scarlet tomatoes and emerald-green cucumbers, giant watermelons and melons, the aroma of which is spread throughout the district, fresh cool milk, homemade cheese of all kinds, as well as homemade pickles and jams. And, of course, whole shelves of fragrant natural spices - dried kizil, turmeric, zira, sumach. Try fruits, honey, inhale the aroma of spices and be sure to take with you fragrant bags and jars with local jam.

Tese-bazaar - only in Taizé you can try and buy exquisite delicacies for salty lovers - black caviar, smoked sturgeon, balik and other delicacies from Caspian fish. Smiling sellers will welcome you, like a beloved relative, and treat you to tasty smoked goods, even if you were not going to buy anything.

The Sheki sweet shop is a paradise for sweet tooth. Here and bahlava, and Telkhaova, and girmabadam, and peshvenk. Few people remember the names of national Azerbaijani sweets from the first time. But their taste is liked by everyone. And it is not surprising, because the composition only natural products - homemade eggs, rice and wheat flour, honey, nuts and butter. No chemistry!

What shopping malls and showrooms will we visit?

Progress did not bypass Baku, therefore, in addition to traditional bazaars, modern shopping centers and bright spacious showrooms grew like mushrooms after the rain.

We will visit the most interesting places:

Ganjik Mall is the largest shopping center of Baku, the focus of expensive shops, boutiques and cozy restaurants. Many Azerbaijanis believe that this is the best place for family holidays - almost like a bazaar, but only modern and "European".

Showroom of silk scarves - cool gentle silk with a thin pattern attracts attention and shades the female beauty. Here you will learn about the history of silk scarves, how retro is understood in Baku, and which prints are now considered the most fashionable.

Where will we look at crafts and jewelry?

Did you know that the most skilled artisans live in Baku?

Virtuoso coinage, jewelry, unusual paintings and intricate household items - the fruits of the work of Azerbaijani artisans attract at first sight.

We will look into all the most cherished corners of Baku, where you can find real treasures:

• Icheri-Sheher souvenir shops - in the Old Town everything breathes history, so it is here that you should look for real antiques and antique products: copper dishes, paintings, national clothes (Arachkhyn headgear, papahi, handmade bags), handmade colored carpets and much more. You will learn interesting secrets of carpet weaving and learn to read the symbolic language of carpet patterns.
• Workshop of Ali Shamsi - you will visit the workshop of a talented artist, a famous wave man. Here you will plunge into a riot of colors, forms and magical images, lose the sense of time and space, and then return to the mortal earth.
• Shop of handmade products - here you will admire colored stained glass and wood, collected without glue and nails, you can buy exquisite dishes and household items made of bronze, wood and copper.
• The chain of jewelry boutiques is a real treasury of Baku. You will touch the centuries-old traditions of Azerbaijani jewelers, get acquainted with the symbols of precious stones, intricate patterns and ornaments that personify ancient Islamic religious and cultural concepts. Each product is accompanied by a passport, which tells the story and symbolic meaning of the decoration.
• Specialized stores for organic cosmetics and medical products, based on volcanic mud and naphthalan oil and oil.

Attention! Information for guides:

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• guide services,
• motor vehicles
• all paid parking lots.

Not included in the price:

• nutrition
• personal expenses.

What to bring with you:

• Good mood and appetite (it is customary to try everything in the bazaar).