Visit Sheki

The Potala Palace at 3,650 metres, pilgrims prostrating around the Jokhang and the Barkhor market.

The royal palaces of the Dahomey kings, their bas-reliefs and the story of the Amazon warriors.

Summer palace of stained-glass shebeke windows, built without a single nail.

Fifteenth-century royal complex at the heart of Baku’s walled old city.

Visit Ganja, Azerbaijan's second-largest city. Explore the historic Javad Khan Street (lined with 19th-century architecture and cafes), see the Nizami Mausoleum (dedicated to the 12th-century Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi), and visit the Bottle House (a unique building constructed from thousands of glass bottles).

The white Lake Palace floating on Pichola, the City Palace and rooftop dinners over the water.

The illuminated Maharaja palace, the Dasara festival and the sandalwood and silk of the old bazaars.

A city built on water with no cars — gondolas, Byzantine mosaics, and getting happily lost in the back canals