One week in Azerbaijan

Arrival in Baku, where the day can be spent exploring the old city: the mosques, the shah's palace, the Virgin's tower.

Also in Baku, discover the city of the oil boom, the promenade along the Caspian Sea, some of the many museums in the city (history museum, Nizami museum and museum museum, especially).

Departure to Shaki. Several stops are possible along the road, in Shamakhi (where one can visit a beautiful mosque as well as a very old Muslim cemetery) and in Lahij, a small mountain village with cobbled streets, where crafts have remained very lively.

Shaki, its fortress, its splendid palace, its churches converted into museums, its magnificent caravanserai transformed into a charming hotel. The day can end in Kish, a small mountain village with an amazing 1st century AD Albanian church.

From Kish, a beautiful hike in a valley allows you to reach an old fortress with a view of the snowy summits in the Caucasus. Return to Baku.

Located around Baku, it conceals treasures of architecture and natural phenomena. Spontaneous flames, fire temple, 12th century watchtowers... and, for a well-deserved break, the beaches of Pirshagi or Shuvalan.

A few hours in Baku, to discover the bazaar, explore some additional museums or simply stroll in the old town or along the Caspian sea, at the rhythm of local crowds.