Travel Guide Baku

Located on the coast, south of the Absheron Peninsula, Baku is a rich, modern and dynamic capital. Driven by the oil boom, in the 2000 ' s, the country's revenues were seen to be big for the capital and to launch large-scale renovation and embellishment. In a few years, the city literally changed its face. And so small, Baku now presents many facets that make it as contrasting as it is pleasant to live. In the center, the old town, surrounded by its ramparts, has been completely renovated. Around it, it is the city of the first oil boom, before the arrival of the Soviets, with its prestigious facades and special hotels, witnesses to Azerbaijan's past and present wealth and the follies that the first billionaires of black gold could afford. Along the maritime front, luxury hotels, high-end shopping malls, museums point the promenade with parks and statues where the Bakinois like to relax. To the south, place in memory with the grand national cemetery and the Martyrs Monument on the hill, dominating an area even further south, dominated by the national flag, the largest in the world. A little further develop shipyards that will make Azerbaijan the first commercial maritime power in the Caspian and will allow it to build its own platforms. offshore. And all around this disparate set, grow the luxurious buildings that give Baku some of Dubai's forays. In short, a multiple city, which wants to offer visitors a showcase of what Azerbaijan has more and more accomplished.