City · capital of Azerbaijan
Baku
−28 m
GYD · 25 km
2–3 nights
Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
UNESCO
Icherisheher
Why go
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The UNESCO-listed Icherisheher — Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs — ringed by the glass Flame Towers.
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Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center and a Caspian seafront boulevard made for evening strolls.
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The natural base for Gobustan's petroglyphs and the Absheron fire sites.
Baku stacks three cities on the Caspian shore — a walled medieval core, a graceful oil-boom belle-époque ring, and a skyline of flame-shaped towers. It sits about 28 m below sea level, the lowest national capital on earth, and it is compact enough to see on foot.
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What to see
Site
Type
Entry
Visit
Icherisheher (Old City)
UNESCO
Free to walk
Half day
Maiden Tower
Monument
Ticketed
1 h
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
Palace
Ticketed
1–2 h
Flame Towers
Viewpoint
Free (exterior)
30 min
Heydar Aliyev Center
Museum
Ticketed
2 h
Ticketed sites are paid on site in Azerbaijani manat (₼).
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- How many days do you need in Baku?
- Most travellers spend 2–3 in Baku. We build it into a longer Azerbaijan itinerary around your dates.
- What is there to see in Baku?
- Highlights include Icherisheher (Old City), Maiden Tower, Palace of the Shirvanshahs, Flame Towers.
- Where should I stay in Baku?
- We place guests in vetted, hand-picked stays in Baku, 24 of which we contract directly, and quote them as part of your trip.