Baku Old City (Icheri Sheher) Tour|Private

Itinerary

Discover Baku’s ancient Old City (İçərişəhər).In December of 2000, this popular destination became the first ever UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in Azerbaijan .You will meet its most photogenic and friendly residents, the community cats. Many restaurants, cafes, souvenir vendors and small hotels, but still many narrow cobbled streets to admire what Baku was many centuries ago. Our professional and friendly guide will tell you about rich history of the oriental side of Baku.The tour starts in the front of Double Gate.Firstly you can see Workshop Ali Shamsi, Miniature Books Museum, the gigantic collection of teeny and tiny books.Next, you will see the most ancient building not only in “Icheri-Sheher” but in the entire Azerbaijan is Mohammed Mosque (named after architect Mohammed Abu-Bakr) also known as Synyk-Kala.The Palace of the Shirvanshahs will be your next destination that was built in the 15th -century which is described by UNESCO as «one of the pearls of Azerbaijan’s architecture».Then,the Maiden Tower -12th-century monument.You will have an opportunity to discover the oldest park Philarmonia Garden (old name of Governor’s Garden) and Monument to Lovers and Cats