This gate is the first thing that welcomes the guests of the old town. They are perfectly preserved and immediately immerse you in an authentic atmosphere. The narrow streets and cozy cafes create a pleasant environment for walking and tasting local cuisine. It is important to remember that only locals can pass through these gates, so if you need a taxi, order it at the gate. This is especially true for guests staying in hotels in the old town.
The main gate of the Old Town is like a portal from the present to the past, just one step and you, along with a caravan of camels, will be transported to the 12th century.…
In the morning, we met with the guide at this gate, and from here our acquaintance with the history of Baku and its inhabitants began. In the evening, we enjoyed immersing ourselves in the atmosphere of the old city, wandering through the narrow streets, inhaling the aromas of oriental cuisine, and visiting numerous souvenir shops.
We lived inside the Old City - it was atmospheric.
Good weather and new discoveries for all tourists!☀️🌷
An excellent historical place in Baku.We visited for two days, both in the afternoon and in the evening. Good tourist maps of the fortress of old Gorda are given at the entrance by tourism managers. Everyone watched and even saw a scene from the diamond hand accidentally played by the same tourists. We had fun!
The architecture is perfectly preserved, the buildings have a magnificent view. Great landscape. A wonderful tour of the Old Town. We will return to this beautiful city for new impressions.
I really liked the city itself, I advise everyone who has not been there, be sure to visit the fortress "old town" there is very cool and the air in Baku is simply gorgeous, the attitude towards guests from other countries is excellent)))
Paired fortress gates or Shamakhi gates (Azerbaijan. Qoşa Qala qapıları "Gosha Gala gapılary" or Azerbaijan. Şamaxı qapısı "Shamakhy gapısı") — the gate located in the northern wall of the Baku fortress. It's a beautiful place.
The ancient city of Baku! Everything breathes history! The old town is beautiful!
If you haven't been, I strongly recommend you to go to Azerbaijan! You won't regret it! Very friendly people, delicious national cuisine, beautiful architecture! Lots of impressions and positive emotions! I just fell in love with this city!
Unforgettable Old Town, magnificent architecture. There are many restaurants and cafes with authentic cuisine. There are many souvenir shops. We also lived in a hotel in the Old Town of Castello- not bad in terms of price and quality.
A very beautiful place. The Old Town is a unique place, a fortress wall, numerous streets, cafes, lounge areas. You can walk, study for many days!
You can use a stroller, but not everywhere. I didn't see a toilet, there is only one on the embankment.
The paired gates at the entrance to the Old Town are a remarkable place to meet from the north side. They have been perfectly preserved to the present day
Very beautiful. In general, old Baku is beautiful and the people there are all friendly.
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Ирина Д.
Level 16 Local Expert
February 5
The gate is located in the Old Town, there used to be one passage. Arriving travelers were examined by a doctor for signs of cholera and plague. Then they were let through and immediately led to the bathhouse to the left of the gate. All the travelers' clothes were burned, and animals were treated with a cleaning compound right there on the square. All these measures contributed to the fact that there were no outbreaks of the plague. Next to the gate in the new part is Naziya Street, which is pedestrian.
The old town in the fortress, it is interesting to walk for 2 days around the city, its streets, dead ends.
Recall the movie Diamond Hand. The scene from which was filmed there with the fall at the pharmacy. Prices in the fortress are 2.5 times higher. It's not worth buying and sitting in restaurants.
Behind these gates is the old town. The Old Town is an interesting place. There are many historical sights, as well as very nice restaurants with local cuisine
As a beautiful architectural monument + the main entrance to the OLD TOWN, a meeting place for tourists and guides, the mood immediately changes on the square outside the gate + you get into another reality
It is better to enter the old city of Baku through these historical gates. Near the famous Maiden Tower.Here you can also book a tour of all the other attractions. After making a clockwise circle around the old town, having lunch in one of the restaurants, you will come back here again.
Gosha Gala Gate or Paired gate - entrance (entrance by car is paid, there is a barrier). One of the convenient entrances to the Old Town (Icheri Sheher), there is Parking for cars. The Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan is nearby. At the exit to the left is a park with a fountain, a little further is the fountain square.
There are many different cafes near these gates. You can walk along the walls of the fortress and see all the sights. After passing through this gate, you will enter another era.
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Level 24 Local Expert
September 22, 2024
The main entrance to the Old Town. At the entrance, the staff of travel agencies offer tours of both the Old City and visiting Azerbaijan. There is a tourist office nearby, where you can get a free card and get the necessary information.
A beautiful historical place. A convenient meeting place for everyone. There is a parking lot nearby. If I'm not confusing the gate, then there's a metro station right next to it.
A truly magical place! You feel a pleasant excitement while visiting the Old Town! Everyone who has come to Baku should definitely visit here and you will want to come and come here again and again!
The historical part of the gate is great!!! Modern barriers, spoil everything and booths for collecting money from cars. Their appearance is lost, against the background on one side: taxi drivers , and on the other hand, a bunch of tour guides!!! Become not particularly noticeable!!!
Historical beauty, again for connoisseurs of architectural monuments. I would like the residents of Baku to continue to appreciate the history of the buildings. Very cool.
Everything is very nice and clean, just make parking at the bottom so that you can walk everywhere, cafes are getting more history and in Russian so that they speak
The old city of Baku with its maze of narrow streets, where ordinary people live along with the sights. Go there and get lost, immerse yourself in its atmosphere.
We hired a great guide, thanks to whom we plunged into the history of Baku.We are impressed by the rich history and the preservation of ancient monuments to this day)
It's a beautiful place. One of the entrances to the Old Town. Touts offer tours of Azerbaijan at the entrance. We bought one tour to Sheki, we didn't regret it.
The Heart of Baku
The air, the history, the music, the delicious udine and the walk are waiting for everyone who is there.Tourists will be able to buy cheap key rings and flags
You can feel the power! It's a pity that cars block the whole view from the outside. But it is very interesting that such ancient gates are still used for their intended purpose 👍
A gorgeous place, a lot of restarts, a lot of attractions, calm, pleasant people . I advise you to take a quiet walk until the morning .
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Жанна Демченко
Level 10 Local Expert
May 12, 2024
One of the main gates to the Old Town)) the beginning of many excursions) look very nice in the evening, well illuminated) near the information center.
Old Town, a wonderful place! Everything is overshadowed by the services of local travel companies offering excursions. This is a complete horror, very unprofessional, the feeling that the main thing is to cut down more cabbage. Choose carefully the services of a guide, and definitely do not use the services of agencies located in the old town!!!