A visit to the land of “burning natural fires” should definitely be your next landing destination this spring season. And if aren’t aware what am talking about, let me take you to Azerbaijan republic, a nation that doesn’t regret its existence. Situated in the Caucasian region countries, the beautiful land of Azerbaijan leaves no stone unturned when it comes to natural beauty and tourism attractions.
With Baku its capital city, Azerbaijan – commonly known as the land of fires – is one of the best countries to visit if you love sensational attractions. Baku has received amazing accreditation from tourists and bloggers across the globe.
Below I outline reasons why you should start packing for a spring holiday destination in Azerbaijan.
1. Baku City
The naked truth is that Baku is a beautiful, amazing and alluring city. I haven’t seen a people who book a flight to Azerbaijan and they fail to have one day Baku city tour. There are dozens of attractions to view in this city which includes: the famous Baku Flame Towers, Yanar Dag (Fire Mountain), Musical Stone of Gobustan, Mud Volcanoes, Museum of Miniature Books just to mention but a few.
Read: 8 Top things to do & see in Azerbaijan
2. Novruz Holiday
The Novruz Holiday – which is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO – is an annual holiday held in Azerbaijan in honor of the spring’s season arrival. The holiday brings together thousands of travelers from across the world that mingles with Azerbaijanis in making this holiday more colorful. The holiday starts on 21st March and runs for a period of four weeks. During this time a number of holiday traditions and rituals will absolutely amaze you. It’s also during the Novruz Holiday that locals visit one another, exchanging gifts and many sweets prepared in every family.
3. Favorable Weather
The spring season means that winter is gone till another year. During this season the weather becomes gradually warm. Nature returns to life. People free themselves from topcoats. Plants are seen reviving and with a short time their beautiful bright colors attracts any eye watching.
4. World of Mugham
This is an International Mugham festival which is mostly held in March. During this tourist attracting festival, renowned professional mugham art and famous singers of popular music genre meet in Azerbaijan within the framework of festival, and in parallel with contests of mugham
singers, numerous mugham operas and symphonic concerts and classical mugham, international scientific symposiums are also held here. This festival ends with a gala concert which brings full house at the Baku Heydar Aliyev Palace.
Read: Important festival and events in Azerbaijan
5. Gabala/ Qubala
Qubala city is approximately 225 km from Baku city. The city also called Gabala is an old city in Azerbaijan with rich and ancient history. Having been a capital city of Albania for 600 years in the past, the city has a number of historical and cultural monuments of different eras. The town has beautiful camping sites, breathtaking nature, amazing recreation sites and well developed infrastructure attracting thousands of traveler’s annually. Other attractions in this city include the Russian forest, famous Chestnut forest, river valleys and picturesque villages and many more. It’s on record that Gabala is another major tourist hot spot due to its welcoming nature and well developed infrastructure. Ensure you enjoy a cableway ride in this little Switzerland town.
6. Quba Tour
Walk down the town of Quba and you will enjoy the site of beautiful attractions. And one of the major sights is the 1918 Quba Genocide Memorial complex. This is a mass grave found in 2007 where thousands
of soldiers and civilians died when Armenia Bolshevik forces attacked and ravaged this town. Other attractions include two 19th centuries’ mosques that is, Juma and Sakina Khanum Mosques. Sakina Khanum mosque was built with red bricks and is similar to a faceted cylinder offering an amazing vista. Along the streets you will also find carpet weaving shops and please ensure you buy one!
7. Absheron Tour
A vacation trip to Azerbaijan is not complete without visiting the Absheron region. This is an awesome area where true wonder is found. Don’t be surprised to find burning fires caused by natural gases. But the famous attraction in this region is the Ateshgah, a temple of fire worshippers. It’s in this settlement of Surakhany where Zoroastrians from India travelled thousands of kilometers to Ateshgah to worship fire coming out of the earth. Mud volcanoes are also strange & attracting phenomena in this region. You will find these mud volcanoes in Gobustan, Dashgil and Lokbatan areas. Absheron is one region located in the Baku district that you can’t miss touring.
Click: The top 7 tourist spots in Azerbaijan to read more about other attractions in Azerbaijan.
