Most reviewed Historic sites in Baku, Azerbaijan to visit (Updated December, 2023)

Most reviewed Historic sites in Baku

Explore the city's most talked-about destinations, sorted by the number of reviews. The higher the position on the list, the greater the number of reviews for each place. Discover the pulse of Baku through these extensively reviewed and popular spots. This list contains 13 places from Historic site category.

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Icherisheher

Historical landmark

Walled Old City featuring 1100s fortifications & towers, plus iconic, ornate palaces & mosques.

4.70 (13.8K reviews) (~1.05 km from centre)

Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape

Historical place

Archaeological site with natural & manmade caves & a collection of 6,000+ ancient rock engravings.

4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~48.48 km from centre)

Shaki Castle

Historical place

👍 There is free entrance to the territory of the castle where you discover amazing gardens, shah house, ancient Albans church, artisan house and small souvenirs bazar. For visiting Shah House you have to buy the tickets, and frankly, it is not worth it as there is absolutely nothing inside except deco...

4.40 (891 reviews) (~240.25 km from centre)

Qoşa Qala Qapısı

Historical place

👍 The main and iconic entrance of Old City…

4.60 (773 reviews) (~0.81 km from centre)

Maiden Tower

Historical place

👍👍 Beautiful and well maintained piece of history . The museum inside has displays on each level for you to peruse as you ascend the narrow staircase to the top. Take the time to read all displays to learn the history of this amazing city . On the top is a magnificent view of Baku and the Caspian Sea !

4.60 (233 reviews) (~1.11 km from centre)

Mərdəkan Qalası

Museum

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4.50 (151 reviews) (~29.1 km from centre)

Ericsson's Fault

Historical place

👍👍 I think Ericsson hit us while we visited. Otherwise a very pleasant trip!

5.00 (142 reviews) (~0.83 km from centre)

Philharmonic Fountain

Historical place

👍👍 Lovely fountain, liked the details and the layout. It's in a lovely park near the old city.

4.80 (74 reviews) (~1.24 km from centre)

Amaras Monastery

Monastery

👍👍 Amaras is an ancient Armenian Christian temple. In the 5th century, Mesrop Mashtots opened the first school in Artsakh in the Amaras monastery. Currently, it is a fully restored, functioning church. From the height of the church, a magnificent view of the forested mountains of Artsakh opens up.

4.90 (60 reviews) (~248.49 km from centre)

The ruins of the ancient city walls of Gabala

Historical landmark

👍👍 One of the most important monuments of the Gabala Archaeological Center is Ancient Fortress Walls. Located in Salbir archaeological area, these walls were built to defend Gala area from the north by trench, from the south by fortress wall. Fortress walls of Gabala are different from other medieval f...

4.10 (50 reviews) (~188.13 km from centre)

Ismailiyya Palace

Historical landmark

👍👍 Ismailia Palace. Behind the beauty of the palace lies a sad story. Baku millionaire oil industrialist Musa Nagiyev built the building in memory of his son Ismail, who died young from tuberculosis. The palace took 5 years to build, and the work was completed in 1913. The style of the building is Vene...

4.70 (34 reviews) (~0.8 km from centre)

Nardaran qalası

Historical place

👍👍 Nardaran Castle is a medieval (XIV century) white stone fortified round castle in the northwest of Nardaran. The height of the castle, whose architect was Mahmud ibn Saad, is 12.5 meters. It is clear from the inscription on the castle that it was built in 1301. Style - Shirvan-Absheron school of arc...

4.50 (33 reviews) (~25.28 km from centre)

Baylar Mosque

Historical place

👍👍 Симпатичная маленькая мечеть

4.70 (31 reviews) (~1.05 km from centre)

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Most reviewed Historic sites in Baku, Azerbaijan