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Azerbaijan
Culture, places to visit and food in Azerbaijan, all in one place.
On the Atlas20 venues on the map
Places to visitTop 62 places and attractions
FoodComing soon
RestaurantsTop 12 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Baku, AzerbaijanBaku Old CityUNESCO-listed walled Icherisheher, with caravanserais, mosques, bathhouses and narrow lanes.Baku, AzerbaijanMaiden TowerEnigmatic 12th-century stone tower in the Old City, now a museum with rooftop views.Baku, AzerbaijanPalace of the Shirvanshahs15th-century palace complex of the Shirvan rulers, with a mosque, mausoleum and courtyards.Baku, AzerbaijanHeydar Aliyev CenterCultural centre with flowing curved architecture by Zaha Hadid, housing exhibitions.Gobustan, AzerbaijanGobustan National ParkUNESCO-listed rock art landscape with thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs and a museum.Sheki, AzerbaijanSheki Khan's Palace18th-century summer palace famed for its frescoes and shebeke stained-glass windows.Baku, AzerbaijanFlame TowersThree flame-shaped skyscrapers above Baku, lit with moving LED displays at night.Baku, AzerbaijanBaku BoulevardLong seaside park and promenade along Baku Bay on the Caspian Sea.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Ateshgah Fire TempleArchitecture · Baku
- Azerbaijan National Carpet MuseumMuseum · Baku
- Azerbaijan National Museum of ArtArt · Baku
- Azerbaijan State Academic Musical TheatreTheatre · Baku
- Azerbaijan State Academic National Drama TheatreTheatre · Baku
- Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet TheatreMusic · Baku
- Azerbaijan State Academic Philharmonic HallMusic · Baku
- Heydar Aliyev CenterArchitecture · Baku
- International Mugham Center of AzerbaijanMusic · Baku
- Maiden TowerArchitecture · Baku
- Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani LiteratureMuseum · Baku
- Palace of the ShirvanshahsArchitecture · Baku
Eat out
Restaurants in Azerbaijan
Baku, AzerbaijanŞirvanşah Muzey RestoranMuseum-style restaurant with carpeted rooms and antiques, known for Azerbaijani plov and live mugham.Baku, AzerbaijanMugam ClubOld City caravanserai courtyard restaurant known for kebabs, plov and traditional music evenings.Baku, AzerbaijanSumakhRestaurant known for spice-led Azerbaijani cooking such as shah plov, qutab and lyulya kebab.Baku, AzerbaijanFiruzeCosy basement restaurant near Fountain Square, known for dolma, qutab and classic Azerbaijani dishes.Baku, AzerbaijanSehrli TendirSmall Old City eatery known for bread and qutab baked in a traditional clay tandir oven.Sheki, AzerbaijanChalabi KhanTown-centre restaurant decorated with palace motifs, known for Sheki piti cooked in clay pots.Baku, AzerbaijanQaynanaColourful restaurant by the Old City gates, known for sac dishes, qutab, kebabs and plov.Baku, AzerbaijanKarvansarayRestaurant set in a medieval Old City caravanserai, known for kebabs served in vaulted alcoves.Travel
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