Experience Baku

27/02/2023

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11/02/2023

05/10/2022

Absheron is truly unique for its mud volcanoes. There are 300 in Azerbaijan or 30 percent of the world’s total. Post-apocalyptic is the only way to describe the landscape in Gobustan National Park. Situated just 67km south of Baku (or an hour’s drive) along the Caspian coast, Gobustan (Qobustan) is all rock and oozing mud, scars, and craters. A beautiful landscape, as if you are on the planet Mars (scientists have drawn an analogy and the surface in the area of Gobustan is very similar to the surface of the planet Mars) and the constant mud gurgling creates a feeling of the unearthly surface.

11/08/2022

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11/08/2022

Baku Media Center is a leading and innovative media company producing audiovisual products in Azerbaijan. The center has extensive experience in organizing a range of local and international events. The company has produced numerous audio-video materials using state-of-the-art technology, ordered by the state as well as other private organizations. The center has collaborated with well-known broadcasting companies to realize large-scale international events and sports competitions in the country, and also created a photo book of the beauty of Azerbaijan, as well as organized various events and exhibitions.

21/07/2022

Baku Funicular is a funicular system in Baku. Essentially a cliff railway, the Funicular is a connection between the Martyrs' Lane and Neftchilar Avenue, which are Baku’s two landmarks of prime importance, among others. This attraction further holds significance owing to the fact that it is Azerbaijan’s first funicular system, with its opening dating back to the year 1960. It stretches over a length of 455 meters and features a maximal speed of 8.2 feet per second. The funicular has two stations called “Bahram Gur” and “Martyrs’ Lane"

21/07/2022

Philharmonia Garden sometimes called Gubernator's or Governor's Park, is a park in Baku, next to the Baku fortress. The park was established at the beginning of 1830; ship captains coming from Iran were asked to bring a sack of soil to add to it. It was extended in the 1860s and 1870s to 4.6 hectares (11 acres) and was originally called Mixaylov bağı (Mikhaelovsky Garden) after the governor. The park was renovated in the 1970s and then further renovated beginning in 2007 on orders of President Ilham Aliyev. An old-fashioned fountain designed by the French company Inter Art has been added.

13/06/2022

The Maiden Tower is a Baku landmark, a much loved symbol of the city and of Azerbaijan. It looms dark and enigmatic, looking out to sea from the southern edge of Baku´s old, walled city, the Icheri Sheher. The origins of the tower are shrouded in mystery - no-one knows for certain when it was built or what it was built for or even how it acquired its name Maiden Tower (Qiz qalasi). The walls of the tower are five metres thick at its foundation, but narrow to about 4.5 metres at the top. This indicates that the lower and upper parts of the tower were built at the same time, not at different times as some scholars assert. The secret of the survival of the Maiden Tower lies in this solid foundation.

18/05/2022

Formula 1 Grand Prix in Baku. The race, called the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, will be held in the country's capital in June 2022. It will take place on the Baku City Circuit, a real street track 6 kilometers long. Partially, the automobile track runs through the central part of Baku, including past the streets of the Old City included in the UNESCO heritage list. It is the fastest track in the capital and includes 20 exciting turns (12 left and 8 right, movement is organized counterclockwise), 10 grandstands, Paddock Club, and many other facilities. Do not miss the opportunity to visit the legendary races, immerse yourself in the world of speed and drive, and see the best racers on the planet! Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place on Sunday, June 12.

18/05/2022

The cultural background of Azerbaijan is quite rich and diverse. The country has both some incredible history during the ages and some fantastic modern facilities, connected with arts and culture. Baku's best museums and galleries represent different epochs and different branches of the country's cultural environment. They include ancient rock carvings, contemporary art, and everything in between.
Baku houses more than 30 museums covering everything from history and ethnography to a collection of tiny books. Take advantage of the museums in Baku to appreciate its fascinating story and culture and come away with a more enhanced travel experience.
Happy International Museum Day!

25/04/2022

Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was established in 1967. At the time of establishment, it was the only museum that was dedicated to the art of carpet weaving. The main purpose of the creation of the museum was to store, research, and demonstrate unique examples of carpet weaving art, which are Azerbaijan’s national heritage. As a result, numerous research expeditions in different regions of Azerbaijan enriched museum funds with items of the material culture of the country. Here, were collected the Azerbaijani carpets, carpet items, and other kinds of crafts. The museum vault houses seven collections: Pile Carpets; Flat-woven Carpets; Carpet Products; Artistic Metalwork; Ceramics, Glass, Wood, Paper; Textile, Costume, Embroidery; and Jewelry. The museum stores curiosities related to the Bronze Age, the Ancient Period, and the early Middle Ages, while the greater part of the collection dates back to the 17th to 20th centuries.
Today, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, which is located in one of the country’s most modern buildings, not only stores a rich collection of artifacts and carpets, but also operates as the site for the comprehensive research of traditional carpet weaving art and its popularization within world culture.

25/04/2022

It is no coincidence that Azerbaijan is called the "Land of Fire": oil spilling onto the surface, Baku sparkling in the night with illumination, frightening flames that covered the surface of the earth for tens of meters and this is not an exaggeration. There is Mount Yanardag the name of which literally translates as “burning mountain”.
Yanardag is one of the most amazing natural sights of the Absheron Peninsula. It is a mountainside engulfed in flames, which cannot be extinguished either by rain or covered with sand, burning for several millennia. The frightening and at the same time bewitching fiery landscape is actually explained very simply: natural gas is released from the upper layers of the soil, which turns into a flame when it comes into contact with oxygen.

20/04/2022

Bread ovens are one of the most common buildings of the Middle Ages in Baku region. As a result of archeological excavations in different parts of the Old City, a large number of ovens were discovered in the Baku which are related to the Middle Ages. They allowed to learn the method of the baking tandoor. Baking in Azerbaijan had a very ancient history. Various foods are used to make tandoor bread. In ancient times, yeast was used to make the dough, but in modern times, dry yeast is used.