Itinerary

1. Fortress walls

   • Fortress walls (Gosha Gala, 12th century) surround the medieval Old City of Baku— Icherisheher.
   • The Old City of Baku was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

2. Monument to Aliaga Vahid

   • Monument in honor of Aliaga Vahid (1990) - Aliaga Vahid, an Azerbaijani poet and Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1943), is commemorated in one of the intriguing monuments within the Icherisheher complex (1990).

3. Maiden Tower

   • Maiden Tower - The most majestic and mysterious monument in Baku is the Maiden Tower (Gyz Galasy), towering in the southeast part of the Icherisheher fortress.
   • In 1964, it became a museum and has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000.

4. Caravanserais

   • Caravanserais (17th century) - Multani (14th century) — named after a region in India, where Bukhara (15th century) — accommodated traders from Central Asia, Small, and Big Caravanserais.

5. Palace of the Shirvanshahs

   • Palace of the Shirvanshahs - Former residence of the Shirvanshahs (rulers of Shirvan), located in Baku, Azerbaijan.
   • The construction of the palace was associated with the relocation of the capital from Shemakha to Baku during the 13th to 16th centuries.

6. Aliaga Vahid Garden

   • Aliaga Vahid Garden (Governor's Garden, 1830), formerly known as Mikhailovsky or Governor's Garden, it is one of the oldest parks in the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku.
   • The Governor's Garden, also known as Mikhailovsky or the Garden of the Revolution, is, in fact, the oldest garden in the city and remained the only garden in Baku for a very long time.
   • One of the oldest and bustling gardens in the city - Mikhailovsky, or, as locals often called it, Governor's Garden (4.6 hectares), underwent a lengthy stage of formation until the final planning structure harmoniously blended with the terrain.