15 SEP 2019 Upon arrival at Heydar Aliyev airport, complete immigration formalities we met our local guide and proceed to Hotel for check-in. Some free time to freshen up, then started our tour of Baku City…Visited the Memory Alley – “Shehidler Khiyabany”, panoramic view of Baku city from the park. …
Today our visit is to the Absheron Peninsula and Gobustan…and the important sights of the Absheron peninsula. We visit the flaming mountain – “Yanardag” , Temple of Fire Worshippers’ – “Ateshgah” , and the Gobustan Open Museum. The Absheron Peninsula is located 29 m below World Ocean level. Favorable climate-geographical …
17 SEP 2019 After breakfast, we checked out and started our journey for Sheki. On the way, visited the Shamakhi Juma Mosque which was built in the year 743. After the Mosque visited Lahij Village, located in the mountain area and famous for its craftsmen shops. After the Lahij, stopped …
18 SEP After Breakfast, check out and proceed for Sheki Sightseeing tour. Visit the local medieval fortress. Sheki Khans’ palace, a UNESCO world heritage. This historic city of Sheki is located at the foot of the Greater Caucasus Mountains and divided in two by the Gurjana River. While the older …
In the villages of Sheki region there are several Christian architectural monuments of Caucasian Albania, the most famous of which is the church in the village of Kish. The official date of the laying of foundational stone of it is 1st century AD, the time when the territory of Azerbaijan was …