On foot from the door
The Old City is for walking. You can walk to every place on this page from the hotel’s door; the minutes are as we measured them.
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The walk along the wall
starts at the door
Turn left out of our door: Kichik Gala Street runs beside the wall all the way down to the Maiden Tower, 12 minutes.
The tea house at the foot of the wall
2 minutes on foot
Samovar tea, lemon and three kinds of jam. There is a backgammon board on every table.
The qutab stall
3 minutes on foot
Qutab with herbs, meat or pumpkin, baked on a saj in front of you. From noon.
The Double Gates
4 minutes on foot
The main entrance to the Old City. We meet guests who arrive by car here.
The car park by the gates
4 minutes on foot
Guests’ cars stay here. Leave the key at the front desk and we take the car there and bring it back.
Palace of the Shirvanshahs
5 minutes on foot
A palace complex of the 15th century. It opens at 10:00, and in the first hour its courtyards are almost empty.
Museum of Miniature Books
5 minutes on foot
Entry is free and half an hour is enough. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays.
The carpet shops
6 minutes on foot
An old carpet needs a certificate to leave the country. Ask the front desk which shops arrange it for you.
Icherisheher metro station
6 minutes on foot
The last station of the red line. Two stops to 28 May and the railway station.
Fountain Square and Nizami Street
7 minutes on foot
The pedestrian street: shops, cafés and houses of the oil-boom years.
The Maiden Tower
8 minutes on foot
A narrow stone stair leads to its roof. Go up an hour before sunset: the boulevard and the bay lie below you.
The seaside boulevard
10 minutes on foot
The park that runs along the shore of the Caspian. After seven in the evening the whole city is here.
The funicular and Highland Park
14 minutes on foot
The funicular reaches the top in a few minutes. The best view of the city is from the terrace under the Flame Towers.
Heydar Aliyev Airport
35 minutes by car
Thirty to forty minutes by car. Our transfer may enter the Old City and brings you to the door.
The front desk’s advice
- Go to the Maiden Tower at 10, as the door opens: by noon it is crowded.
- The Old City’s lanes are cobbled and steep: wear comfortable shoes.
- The evening wind on the boulevard is cold; even in autumn take a light jacket.
- Taxis do not enter the Old City: call one to the Double Gates, four minutes away.