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Baku Old City - Enjoy personal and professional attention from your local tour guide during this tour where you will discover top attractions of Baku Old Town. You will learn about the main and unique monuments of Baku.
The Old city had two gates (12 century): the Salyan Gates and the Shemakha Gates. The city was protected by dozens of cannons set on the walls. The port was re-opened for trade, and in 1809 a customs office was established -
Maiden Tower - The World Heritage Maiden Tower is a 12th-century monument in the Old City, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Along with the Shirvanshahs’ Palace, dated to the 15th century, it forms a group of historic monuments listed in 2001 under the UNESCO World Heritage List of Historical Monuments as cultural property, Category III. It is one of Azerbaijan’s most distinctive national emblems, and is thus featured on Azerbaijani currency notes and official letterheads. - Bukhara Caravanserai - Bukhara Caravanserai was erected in the late 15th century over a trade route passing through the Shamakhi Gates of the fortress. It is close to the Maiden Tower. The caravanserai was harnessed as a hotel, basically catering to merchants of Central Asi
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Palace of the Shirvanshahs - Wolrd Heritage Shirvanshakh`s Uncompleted complex.
Owing to the invasions of foreign conquerors in the 12-13 centuries, Shirvanshahs started erecting in Baku and Absheron fortress walls, towers and fortifications for defensive purposes on which names of Shirvanshahs and their titles were inscribed. All these are indicative of the independence of Shirvanshahs and big feudal lords.
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- Aga Mikayil Bath House - Among dozens of sights and architectural structures of Old Baku, its bathhouses can be subsumed under a separate group. Such bathhouses as Gadzhi Gaib, Aga Mikail, Kasum bek, and the famous bathhouses in Shirvanshakh Palace were functioning there.
The general regularities of town planning methods in Baku as well as in the whole East can be traced in bathing building structures. More often bathhouses were built either as part of palace complexes and public buildings, located in the city’s center, or built separately in a city’s service and utility zone.
Special attention must be given to palace bathhouses built in every palace complexes of eastern rulers. Among such Baku’s bathhouses, the one located in the Shirvanshakh Palace, is of special interest. This is a large bathhouse, consisting of 26 premises revealed in the course of the archeological digs of 1939.
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- Baku Old City - We will visit Apsheron Wine shop where you can try different drinks as local branded wines, cognacs and vodka
- Vahid Monument - he creative process that had lasted several months was completed in March 1990. The constant, intense endeavors and efforts undertaken by the three artists were artistically and architecturally addressed in the monument. The originality of the monument’s form and shape is based on the famous hemistich of the poet nicknamed \
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Though compact in size, the historical core of Baku, Icheri Sheher, stands out for its uniqueness. This ancient segment of the city is encircled by 12th-century fortifications that remain largely preserved. Nestled within these old walls are Azerbaijan’s treasured landmarks, like the UNESCO-listed Maiden Tower and the majestic Shirvanshahs’ Palace. It’s also a hub for artisans, small shops selling handcrafted wares, and innovative businessmen offering local caviar delicacies. Tourists are enticed to try traditional qutab, a delicious grilled stuffed bread, available for just one manat from a streetside kiosk; savor a relaxing cup of tea with generous dollops of preserve or revel in a genuine culinary experience complemented by time-honored entertainment.
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