Travel Guide

# 10 Souvenirs You Must Bring Home from Azerbaijan Forget the generic fridge magnets and keychains. Azerbaijan offers souvenirs with soul—handcrafte...

# Yasil Bazaar: A Sensory Explosion If you want to understand Azerbaijani food culture, skip the restaurants and head straight to **Yasil Bazaar** (...

# The Ultimate 7-Day Azerbaijan Itinerary One week in Azerbaijan is enough to fall in love with the country—but not enough to see everything. This ...

# The Secrets of the Maiden Tower: Legend vs. Reality Standing tall on the edge of the Caspian Sea, the **Maiden Tower (Giz Galasi)** is the most ic...

# The King of the Table: A Guide to Azerbaijani Plov In Azerbaijan, there's a saying: *"A table without plov is like a sky without stars."* **Plov*...

The Eternal Flame: Unraveling the Mystery of Yanardag Imagine a fire that rain cannot extinguish, wind cannot blow out, and snow cannot smother. A ...

# The Emerging Wine Route of Azerbaijan When you think of wine regions, you probably think of France, Italy, or California. But what if I told you t...

# The Candy Cane Mountains: Hiking in Khizi Imagine a landscape where the mountains are striped like candy canes—red, white, pink, and orange layers...

# The Art of Carpet Weaving: Decoding Azerbaijani Symbols In Azerbaijan, a carpet is never just a carpet. It is a story, a prayer, a family tree, an...

# The 7 Beauties Waterfall: Legend and Nature in Gabala Deep in the forests of Gabala, a waterfall cascades down the mountainside in **seven distinc...

# Tea Culture: Why You Can't Refuse a Cup of Armudu In Azerbaijan, tea is not just a beverage—it's a ritual, a conversation starter, and a sign of r...

# Street Food of Baku: Gutab, Doner, and More The best way to understand a city is through its street food. And Baku's streets are delicious. From ...

# Skiing in the Caucasus: Shahdag vs. Tufandag When you think of skiing, you probably think of the Alps, the Rockies, or maybe Japan. But what about...

# Sheki Khans' Palace: A Glass and Light Masterpiece Imagine a palace built without a single nail. A building where light itself becomes art, filter...

# Novruz in Azerbaijan: More Than Just a New Year Forget January 1st. In Azerbaijan, the real New Year happens on **March 20th or 21st**—the spring ...

# Nakhchivan: The Machu Picchu of Eurasia? Imagine a land cut off from the rest of Azerbaijan, surrounded by Armenia, Iran, and Turkey. A place wher...

# Naftalan: Bathing in Crude Oil for Health Imagine sinking into a bathtub filled with thick, dark, crude oil. It sounds bizarre, maybe even danger...

# Mud Volcanoes: A Spa Day in the Earth's Crust Forget lava. In Azerbaijan, volcanoes erupt with **cold, grey mud**. Azerbaijan is home to nearly *...

# Lankaran Tea & Citrus: The South's Flavor Profile While Baku buzzes with modernity and the north boasts mountains, the **south of Azerbaijan** is ...

# Language 101: Essential Azerbaijani Phrases **"Do they speak English in Azerbaijan?"** In Baku, yes—many young people and tourism workers speak E...

# Lake Goygol: The Blue Beauty of the West In 1139, a massive earthquake shook the Caucasus Mountains. Rocks tumbled, valleys collapsed, and a river...

# Lahij: The Copper Village Hidden in the Mountains The sound reaches you before the village does—a rhythmic *ting-ting-ting* echoing through the mo...

# Khinalig: The Highest Village in Europe? At **2,350 meters above sea level**, perched on a mountain slope in the Greater Caucasus, sits **Khinalig...

To step through the Double Gates of Icherisheher is to step out of the 21st century and into the 12th. Outside the walls, Baku is a city of roar...

# Gobustan: Reading the Prehistoric Graffiti of Azerbaijan Imagine a time before Instagram, before paper, even before the wheel. A time when the onl...

# Dushbara: The Smallest Dumplings in the World? There's a challenge in Azerbaijan: **Can you fit 10 dushbara on a single spoon?** If you can, you'...

# Camping Under the Stars: Best Spots in Azerbaijan There's something magical about sleeping under the stars—no walls, no roof, just you and the cos...

# Budget Travel in Baku: Luxury for Less Baku looks expensive. The Flame Towers glitter, the Ferraris cruise the Boulevard, and the restaurants seem...

# Birdwatching in Shirvan National Park Just two hours south of Baku, a different world exists—one of endless steppes, salt lakes, and wildlife that...

# Best Time to Visit: Seasons of Fire Azerbaijan is a year-round destination, but the "best" time depends on what you want to experience. Spring br...

# Baku's Architecture: Zaha Hadid vs. The 12th Century Baku is a city of contradictions. On one side, you have the **Icherisheher** (Old City)—a UN...

# Baku Nightlife: From Jazz Clubs to Rooftop Bars When the sun sets over the Caspian, Baku transforms. The Flame Towers light up the sky, the Boule...

# Ateshgah Fire Temple: Where Zoroastrianism Meets Hinduism In the industrial suburb of Surakhani, just outside Baku, stands a place where two ancie...

# A Morning Feast: The Traditional Azerbaijani Breakfast Forget the sad continental breakfast at your hotel. In Azerbaijan, breakfast is a celebrati...

# 24 Hours in Ganja: The City of Poetry While Baku gets all the attention, **Ganja**—Azerbaijan's second-largest city—quietly preserves the soul of ...