17/08/2026
Planning a trip to Azerbaijan? 🇦🇿✈️
Here are some beautiful places you can add to your itinerary, from Baku’s city highlights to the mountains and countryside.
📍 Baku & nearby
• Baku Old City (Icherisheher)
• Maiden Tower
• Palace of the Shirvanshahs
• Baku Boulevard
• Highland Park & Flame Towers
• Heydar Aliyev Center
• Little Venice
• Ateshgah Fire Temple
• Yanar Dag
• Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape
• Mud Volcanoes
🏔️ Gabala / Qabala
• Tufandag Mountain Resort & Cable Car
• Nohur Lake
• Seven Beauties (Yeddi Gozel) Waterfall
• Essenso Lavender Fields, Chukhur Gabala 💜
• Gabala Old Town / archaeological area
• Gabaland
• Nij Village
🏔️ Shahdag & Quba region
• Shahdag Mountain Resort
• Quba
• Khinalig Mountain Village
• Candy Cane Mountains
• Red Village (Qırmızı Qəsəbə)
🏛️ Sheki
• Sheki Khan’s Palace
• Historic Centre of Sheki
• Caravanserai
• Sheki Fortress
• Kish Albanian Church
• Traditional Sheki halva shops
🌿 Other regions worth exploring
• Shamakhi & Juma Mosque
• Lahij Village
• Ismayilli
• G***a
• Lankaran
💜 Don’t miss the Gabala lavender fields if you’re travelling during the blooming season. The Essenso plantation is located in Chukhur Gabala, surrounded by the Caucasus Mountain scenery. The official Azerbaijan tourism site says the main bloom is generally around late May to late June, so check seasonal conditions before travelling. (Azerbaijan Travel)
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