Azerbaijan Travel Blog

Travel stories, itineraries, and practical tips for Azerbaijan — Baku, the regions, culture, and advice from the Fly2Baku team.

Travel tips · 20 October 2026

Romantic Baku: Ideas for Couples

Baku is a great city for two. Ideas from sunset over the bay to dinner in a caravanserai.

Nature · 19 October 2026

Horse Riding near Baku: A Day Out of Town

"The brave are known by their horse," says an Azerbaijani proverb. How to spend a day in the saddle near Baku.

Culture · 17 October 2026

Azerbaijan Carpet Museum — A Building Shaped Like a Rolled Carpet

The museum building on the Boulevard looks like a rolled carpet. Inside are thousands of carpets and the story of a key Azerbaijani craft.

Culture · 15 October 2026

Crafts of Azerbaijan: Silk, Copper, Carpets and Shebeke

Craft secrets have passed from parent to child for centuries. Where to see living crafts today and even try them yourself.

Sights · 13 October 2026

Mosques of Baku: From the Juma Mosque to Taza Pir

Baku's mosques range from medieval Icherisheher stones to oil-boom landmarks and modern buildings. A short guide.

Sights · 12 October 2026

Besh Barmag — The "Five Fingers" Mountain North of Baku

A rock that looks like five fingers has long been a place of pilgrimage. Here is how to climb Besh Barmag and what to see on the way.

Nature · 10 October 2026

The Khizi Candy Cane Mountains

The red-and-white hills of Khizi look like giant agate or a candy cane. How to get there and when the light is best.

Food · 9 October 2026

Azerbaijani Wine: An Ancient Tradition and New Wineries

Archaeologists find wine jars thousands of years old here. Today Azerbaijani wine is enjoying a revival.

Food · 7 October 2026

Lavash — The Flatbread on UNESCO's List

In Azerbaijan thin lavash is more than bread — it's baked together, given at weddings and treasured as tradition.

Sights · 5 October 2026

Ashabi-Kahf — The Cave of the Seven Sleepers in Nakhchivan

Ashabi-Kahf is tied to the story of seven youths who slept in a cave for centuries. Today it's Nakhchivan's main pilgrimage site.

Nature · 4 October 2026

Lankaran — Subtropics, Tea and Dark Sand Beaches

Southern Azerbaijan is nothing like Baku: humid forests, tea plantations and dark-sand beaches. Meet Lankaran.

Sights · 2 October 2026

Jek — A Mountain Village with Its Own Language

Jek isn't a Texan cowboy — it's a mountain village near Quba whose people speak their own rare language.

History · 30 September 2026

The Mardakan Castles — Guardians of Absheron

Tall stone towers among Mardakan's summer gardens protected Absheron's villagers from raids for centuries.

Sights · 29 September 2026

Ivanovka — A Molokan Village in the Ismayilli Hills

How did a village with a Russian name end up in the Caucasus? Meet the Molokans of Ivanovka and their way of life.

Culture · 27 September 2026

Kelaghayi — Azerbaijan's UNESCO-Listed Silk Scarf

The kelaghayi is more than a scarf — it's a symbol with its own colour code. How it's made and how to choose a real one.

History · 25 September 2026

The Gypsy Caravanserai — A Forgotten Stop on the Road to Shamakhi

On the old caravan route from Baku to Shamakhi stands a stone caravanserai locals call the Gypsy caravanserai.

Sights · 24 September 2026

Modern Baku: 21st-Century Architecture

In 20 years Baku has gained a collection of bold buildings. A short guide to the city's new architecture.

Sights · 22 September 2026

Gala Open-Air Museum: Life on the Absheron Peninsula

Forty minutes from Baku you can step into an old Absheron courtyard, watch bread being baked and carpets woven, and walk among burial mounds.