Getaways in Azerbaijan
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Automne.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Bakou ?
The map of your stay "Getaways in Azerbaijan"
Detail of the stay : Getaways in Azerbaijan
How to get there - Bakou
Fortresses of Azerbaijan
Steps: Chirag
A crossroads between East and West, Azerbaijan was an obligatory passage of most caravan caravan caravans. And the country still bears the traces of this prestigious past. The lovers of history, who are also good walkers, will therefore be able to begin to attack the vestiges of this era: the old town of Baku and Shaki, of course, but also the numerous fortresses perched in the mountains (Chirag, along the north coast, but mostly the surroundings of Gakh and Ilisu in the north-central part of the country, as well as the surroundings of Shaki). A fun and cultural way to discover the beautiful mountains of the Caucasus, while having well-defined hiking objectives. For most of these hikes, the presence of a local guide is strongly recommended.
At the crossroads of religions
Steps: Besh Barmaq
However, in the majority of Islam's land, Azerbaijan has many religions, some missing, and others still alive.
A stay centered on the discovery of this religious heritage will therefore pass through Baku and its ancient mosques, the Absheron Peninsula and its temple of fire, Shamakhi and its mosque in hybrid architecture, between East and West, Shaki and its pagan temples alternating into Catholic churches and then museums, Kish and its Albanian church, one of the oldest in the country.Not to mention the few Russian or Armenian Orthodox churches scattered in Baku and some of the country's main cities. As well as the numerous Muslim shrines and places of worship in the vicinity of Baku, sites sometimes tinged with paganism as to Besh Same. True focus of religious history.
Places of interest : TEMPLE DU FEU
