
Sightseeing
Antediluvian-style architecture places a seamless string of times-gone-by in the momentous heart of the city. Discover sprawling streets draped in radical beauty and mystery, designed to entice any voyager.
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Baku is the capital and commercial hub of Azerbaijan, residence to a population of 2.137 million people. Discover the sapphire waters of the Caspian Sea coastline, an old city draped in medieval walls, iconic stones, and royal palaces. The heart of the city thumps to the synchronizing rhythms of music in nightclubs, pubs and local street parties.
Cheap flights to Baku are now available for a limited period of time, so get ready to be fascinated by this beautiful city. Baku is home to the Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) which is approximately a 30-minute drive from the city centre.
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Antediluvian-style architecture places a seamless string of times-gone-by in the momentous heart of the city. Discover sprawling streets draped in radical beauty and mystery, designed to entice any voyager.
Synchronizing rhythms of music in nightclubs, pubs and local street parties tempts the traveller. Streets and neighbourhoods burst into life, and party extremists scavenge the avenues in search of excitement.
Food is an important cultural component of the city. Enjoy the traditionally prepared flavoursome cheeses, or simply relish in dishes like lamb saj, flatbread, Novruz pastries, and dushbara.
Essential details you need to know before your trip
Country | Azerbaijan |
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Currency | Azerbaijanian Manat (AZN) |
Language | Azerbaijani, English |
Hub Airport | Heydar Aliyev International Airport |
Airline | Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) |
Time Zone | GMT + 4 hours |
Travel Adaptor | Type C |
Baku has a controlled, semi-arid climate, with warm, dry summers and cool, occasionally wet winters. Baku is located on the Absheron Peninsula of the Caspian Sea. Because of its locality, it hardly experiences extremely hot summers (Jun – Aug). Long hours of sunshine and cloudless skies adorn the city. Holidaymakers scurry off to popular attractions such as, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs and the Maiden Tower. You can expect great crowds pulling into the city, and local accommodation rates usually sky rocket. Simultaneously, Baku is noted as a very windy city, also called ‘the city of winds’. Intense winter (Dec – Feb) snow storms and gale-force winds are a common winter phenomena. The people of the city tend to hibernate during this season, and crowds in the city centre are sparse. The fresh zeal of spring (Mar – May) brings new life, thick shrubs and lush patches of grassland across the city. There is sheer joy in the atmosphere as the season brings with it, new concepts, opportunities and remarkable journeys for the voyager. Popular tourist attractions are open, crowds are reeled in, and accommodation is plentiful.
Average temperature (°C) & rainfall (mm) per month
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Low (°C) | 2°C | 2°C | 4°C | 9°C | 15°C | 20°C | 22°C | 22°C | 19°C | 14°C | 9°C | 5°C |
High (°C) | 7°C | 6°C | 10°C | 16°C | 22°C | 27°C | 31°C | 30°C | 26°C | 20°C | 14°C | 10°C |
Rainfall (mm) | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 30 | 26 |
Baku is the capital, and largest city of Azerbaijan. The city is divided into 11 districts and 48 townships, and plays a leading part in the national economy of the country. The town of the Oil Rocks is built on stilts in the Caspian Sea; making Baku the mouth and passageway of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, the second-largest in the world.
Apart from its thriving economy, Baku is home to antediluvian style architecture, infused with a blend of stylish contemporary buildings. The city offers luxurious public bath houses, with specified days for men and women, respectively. And it is located near the Baku Soviet Metro railway station.
Baku faces regional differences in the selection and preparation of food. A combination of meat, vegetables and numerous types of white bread is the main staple food. At ceremonial occasions, food customs are often celebrated.
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