Decouvre Azerbaijan

Pourquoi visiter

• Baku, a bold capital where the Flame Towers loom over a UNESCO-listed medieval old town.
• Unique lunar landscapes: mud volcanoes and 40,000-year-old petroglyphs at Gobustan.
• Un rapport qualité-prix imbattable pour une destination encore hors des sentiers battus.
• The verdant Caucasus with Sheki, its Silk Road palaces and mountain villages.

Quand partir

April to June and September-October: mild temperatures, little rain and green landscapes. Summer is hot and windy in Baku, winter cool and damp.

Budget moyen par jour

Top experiences

1. 1Stroll Icherisheher, Baku's old town, up to the Maiden Tower
2. 2Watching the cold-eruption mud volcanoes at Gobustan
3. 3Admire the prehistoric petroglyphs of Gobustan National Park
4. 4Voir Yanar Dag, la colline en feu perpétuel qui vaut à l'Azerbaïdjan son surnom de Terre de feu
5. 5Explore the Khan's palace in Sheki and its shebeke stained glass
6. 6Se balader sur le Boulevard de Bakou au bord de la Caspienne au coucher du soleil

Infos pratiques

Se deplacer

Clean, efficient metro in Baku (0.50 AZN). Bolt/Uber for fixed-price taxis. Marshrutkas (minibuses) and buses to reach regions like Sheki (~5h30) or Gabala.

Gastronomie

• Saffron plov
• Wood-fired kebabs
• Qutab
• Sheki pakhlava

Securite

Safe destination, with low crime. Main nuisances: taxis that overcharge and fake guides. Avoid the Nagorno-Karabakh region and the border areas.