Weekend in Baku

[Per_Travels]

Hi all,
I've got a work trip to Baku coming up and will have a spare weekend there (I arrive on Friday afternoon, will be there over the weekend, working on Monday and Tuesday and then leave).
This is my first time in Azerbaijan and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for things to do/places to see?

Thanks in advance

 

[AIRwin]

When are you there?

 

[Per_Travels]

When are you there?

28 Feb to 4 Mar

 

[RooFlyer]

Hi all,
I've got a work trip to Baku coming up and will have a spare weekend there (I arrive on Friday afternoon, will be there over the weekend, working on Monday and Tuesday and then leave).
This is my first time in Azerbaijan and was wondering if anyone had suggestions for things to do/places to see?

Thanks in advance

The part of my Trip Report covering Baku and surrounds:

Post in thread 'Uncorking the Caucasus. EY F Apartment to Georgia (birthplace of wine) & Azerbaijan'

Oct 16, 2015

Re: Uncorking the Caucasus. EY F Apartment to Georgia (birthplace of wine) & Azerbaij

Arrived to Baku airport - obviously modern. I had obtained the necessary Azerbaijan visa through my travel agent. You need a letter of invitation through an authorised agent, and to fill in a moderately extensive form - some of the questions are a bit obtuse, but with help from the TA, it was OK. You then e-mail them the form, a digital passport photo and a copy of the photo page of your passport, and 2 weeks later comes a 1 page PDF which is your e-Visa. It cost me $60 through the TA.

** Hang...

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If you are into history, than a tour to Qobostan is for you

Post in thread 'Uncorking the Caucasus. EY F Apartment to Georgia (birthplace of wine) & Azerbaijan'

Oct 18, 2015

Re: Uncorking the Caucasus. EY F Apartment to Georgia (birthplace of wine) & Azerbaij

The next day, the final one in the Caucasus region was the one I was probably looking forward to most of all.

We headed south from Baku on the road to Iran (sounds like a movie ).




As you head out of Baku, about half an hour you hit a development of obviously up-market villas and in fact whole suburbs, with beach resorts a plenty. The best houses are on top of the backing ridge. However the outlook is pretty bad! This is where the 'The World is not Enough' was filmed; its...

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Else the city has a lot of life and things to see, day and night.