Baku Walking Tour

You you are interested in Walking Tour in Old City the heart of Baku, this tour is really your cup of tea 🙂
You & your tour guide will start your tour from the Double Gates and continue with Caravanserais, Hamams, Mosques, the Maiden Tower, Shirvanshah Palace,  Fortress Walls etc…so you will fully yget informed about Old City Baku on your walking tour by your tour guide.

The most ancient part of Baku which is classified as UNESCO World Heritage site in the year 2000. The Old City of Baku is covered by city walls that date back as far as 12th century. Your tour inside of the old city will start from the main entrance of ancient walled city called Double Gates. You guide will show and give interesting information about the Chain Building, Sailor`s Home, Cat House…Baku was located on the Ancient Silk Way, that is why the trade was the essential part of the finance and people`s main business was connected with trading, so the merchants from the Eastern & Western countries came & visited Baku. In Ichary Shahar there are 4 Caravanserais that today`s hotel.  You will see Multani & Bukhara Caravanserais, 2 stored- Caravanserai that belong to the middle centuries.Maiden Tower that was built on the rock near the Caspian Sea is the symbol of Icheri Shahar. Up to your wish you can visit inside if the tower & climb the top of the tower to watch the city, boulevard & the Caspian Sea with bird’s eye view.

If you wish to make the tour to 15^th century you will visit the Complex of Shirvanshah`s Palace. Inside the complex there are several monuments: Residence Building, Divankhane, Palace Mosque, Family Memorial Mausoleum, Hamam (the Bath House), the Mausoleum of Seyyid Yahya Bakuvi, Murad`s Gate. Your tour guide will show the interesting points and inform you about all the details.

After Shirvanshah Palace you will visit the Miniature Book Museum. It is the only existed museum of miniature books in the world and museum. 6500 miniature books from 64 different countries collected by Zarifa Salahova (famous artist Tahir Salahov`s sister) and she opened such a unique and interesting private museum. The world’s three smallest books with size of 2mm x 2mm each that can only be read with the use of a magnifying glass which were published by “Toppan Publishing House” are also exhibited in the Baku Museum of Miniature Books.

Fountain Square is one of the most central places in Azerbaijan. As it is seen from its name, you will see some fountains in the square. Fountain Square is also a favorite place of both local people and foreign visitors of the city. Square is full of restaurants, cafes, and brand shops. You can find also the shop of the Rolls Royce cars.