What to see in Azerbaijan – top 10 places You must visit

12th-century 29 m stone tower- historical monument located on the beautiful shore of the Caspian Sea.

This mud volcano is the most famous out of all the 350 mud volcanoes of this country. Garasu Volcano spews mud at over 1000 meters in the air giving the most spectacular mud volcano view. 

Sheki is one of the most ancient cities of Azerbaijan. The Palace of Sheki Khans (1762) is famous as a place of Khan’s summer palace.

This is a 2-storied mausoleum of Sheikh Diri Baba built in the 15th Century.

The Fire Temple (Ateşgah) was a place of sacrifice founded above a natural gas vent.

Gobustan – Museum of Petroglyphs, the ancient primitive people left to us numerous rock drawings called Petroglyphs. 

The impressive and mesmerizing natural phenomena for tourists. The burning flame outlets are due to gas deposits under the surface.  The flames are clearly visible only at the dusk, so watch the flame spectacle at the night.

There are two castles, the larger castle dates from the 14th century, the smaller castle was built in the 13th century.

The architectural icon of a 26 m brick tower dating from 1186.

The sandstone palace complex was the seat of the ruling dynasty during the Middle Ages in the 15th century. It was restored in 2003.