Baku Vacations, Baku Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Baku Vacation Guide

Baku is the commercial, political, cultural and social center of Azerbaijan. It is located on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Some of the major landmarks are the medieval Maiden Tower and Old City, Martyr's Alley, and being home to many museums and theaters. The city has the old world charm reminicent of many of the middle eastern countries on the spice trail, and it has the benefit of a relatively stable and western friendly government.

Narrow alleys, dusty streets and magnificent mosques give this city it's character, but it's oil money means that this capital is more developed than Damascus or Beirut. Newly weathly after the departure of the soviets, Baku now has a significant amount of modern shopping an ameneties and it a decent spot for tourists who want a safer way to see the middle east and buy persian carpets and maybe even a lamp with a genie hidden inside!