Stories, guides and practical tips for travelling in Azerbaijan.
Forty minutes from the capital: 12,000-year-old petroglyphs, a UNESCO site and bubbling mud volcanoes. What to expect and how to time it.
The Baku–Gabala–Sheki route is Azerbaijan's signature road trip. Here is how the distances, stops and overnights actually work.
Old City at opening time, the Boulevard at sunset, one evening in the tea houses — a realistic two-day Baku plan from the people who run tours here daily.
The summer crowds thin out, the mountain roads stay open, and Baku finally cools down. Here is how to plan an autumn trip that hits the best of it.