Berlitz Pocket Guide Baku (Travel Guide eBook)

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Berlitz Pocket Guide Baku

The world-renowned pocket travel guide by Berlitz, now with a free bilingual dictionary.

Part of our UEFA Euro 2020 guidebook series. If you're planning to visit Olympic Stadium in Baku to watch Euro 2020 matches, then this pocket guidebook provides all the information you need to make the most of your trip, from ready-made itineraries to help you explore the city when you're not at the game, to essential advice about getting around.    

Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is an ideal on-the-move guide for exploring Baku. From top tourist attractions like the Flame Towers, the Maiden Tower and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, to cultural gems, including the ornate Old City, the burning Yanar Dag and shopping on Nizami Street, plan your perfect trip with this practical, all-in-one travel guide. 

Features of this travel guide to Baku
- Inspirational itineraries: discover the best destinations, sights and excursions, highlighted with stunning photography
- Historical and cultural insights: delve into the city's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
- Practical full-colour map: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: from transport to tipping, we've got you covered
- Dictionary: quick-reference bilingual language guide to help you with vocabulary 
- Covers: Baku and excursions in Azerbaijan 

About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise to bring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travel guides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids' language products.

Sujets

• Azerbaiyán
• Travel
• Azerbaijan
• Eastern
• Azerbaïdjan
• Europe

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 février 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785732676
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Baku, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Baku, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Baku are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Baku. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Berlitz Pocket Guides
The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.
Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.
Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.
© 2020 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Baku’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day in Baku
Introduction
Geography and population
Bakuvians
Architecture
Renaissance of Baku
A Brief History
Zoroastrianism
Shirvan and Safavid dynasties
Russian Empire and oil boom
Battle of Baku
Sovietization and independence
Modern Baku
Historical landmarks
Where To Go
Icheri Sheher (Old City)
Maiden Tower
Shirvanshah’s Palace
Kichik Gala Street
Philharmonia Garden
Boulevard and Neftchilar Avenue
Freedom Square
The Museum Center
Baku Puppet Theatre
Azneft Square
Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Sabayil Castle
National Flag Square
Downtown and Fountains Square
Fountains Square
National Museum of Azerbaijan Literature
Nizami Street
Nasimi and Yasamal
Fuzuli Street
Central Park (formerly Sovetski)
The Flame Towers and west of the city centre
Flame Towers
Alley of Martyrs
Naftalan Health Center
Bibi-Heybat
East of the city centre
Baku Museum of Modern Art
Heydar Aliyev Center
Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium
Excursions
Gobustan
Ateshgah of Baku
Yanar Dag
Beaches
National parks
Far east and the Absheron Peninsula
What To Do
Shopping
Markets
Carpets and antiques
Art and handicrafts
Armudu glasses
Naftalan paintings
Silk scarves
Backgammon boards
Entertainment
Theatre and opera
Cinema and music
Mugham
Nightlife
Sports
Spectator sports
Participant sports
Activities for children
Calendar of events
Eating Out
Soups, starters and sides
Bread
Meat
Rice
Fish
Alcohol
Non-alcoholic drinks
Dessert, pastries and sweets
Cheese
International cuisine
Reading the Menu
To help you order
Menu reader
Restaurants
Icheri Sheher (Old City)
Boulevard And Neftchilar Avenue
Downtown and Fountains Square
Nasimi and Yasamal
The Flame Towers and west of the city centre
East of the city centre
Excursions
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airport
B
Bicycle hire
Budgeting for your trip
C
Car hire
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Driving
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting there
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
Distinctive letters
LGBTQ travellers
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police (see also Emergencies)
Post office
Public/national holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
Travellers with disabilities
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Recommended Hotels
Icheri Sheher (Old City)
Boulevard and Neftchilar Avenue
Downtown and Fountains Square
The Flame Towers and west of the city centre
East of the city centre
Excursions
Dictionary
English–Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani–English
Dictionary


Baku’s Top 10 Attractions




Top Attraction #1
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Maiden Tower
This myth-ridden tower in the Old City has long been the emblem of Baku. Climb its narrow steps for unbeatable views of the city. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #2
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Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
Thousands of carpets and traditional garments fill this museum. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #3
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Boulevard
The leafy promenade, lined with cafes and benches, has been the stomping ground of Bakuvians for over a century. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #4
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Shirvanshah’s Palace
A sprawling, religious complex once home to the Shirvan dynasty of the Middle Ages. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #5
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Fountains Square
A vibrant piazza and a popular meeting point, with a wealth of restaurants, cafes and shops. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #6
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National Museum of Azerbaijan Literature
This statue-engraved literature museum honours the country’s most famed poet, Nizami Ganjavi. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #7
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Flame Towers
This trio of flame-shaped skyscrapers are covered in thousands of LED screens that light up the city at night. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #8
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Ateshgah of Baku
A holy site in Surakhani and a symbol of Azerbaijan’s deep-rooted Zoroastrian past. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #9
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Gobustan National Park
This arid, vast expanse is home to thousands of prehistoric petroglyphs and over half of the world’s mud volcanoes. For more information, click here .



Top Attraction #10
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Heydar Aliyev Center
Architecture lovers rejoice: this masterpiece has become a symbol of 21st century Baku. For more information, click here .


A Perfect Day in Baku



8.00am

Breakfast
Enjoy a leisurely breakfast at your hotel or head to one of the restaurants in the Old City, like Sehrli Tendir, for something more traditional. Breakfast here usually consists of bread, local cheese, honey, jam and black tea.


10.00am

Old Baku
Start by climbing the steep steps of the Maiden Tower for panoramic views of Baku and its crescent-shaped harbour. From here, wander inside the 12th-century walls to explore Shirvanshah’s Palace, a sprawling religious complex dating back to the Middle Ages.


11.30am

Tea break
There isn’t much Bakuvians love more than tea. Take a break from strolling the Old City’s cobbled alleys and head to Cay Bagi 145 on Kichik Gala (just behind Maiden Tow