Trailblazer Guides

Azerbaijan with Georgia
Mark Elliott
ISBN 978-1-873756-79-9
3rd edition
368 pages
190 maps
40 colour photos
0 B&W photos
120mm x 180mm, 5" x 7"
UKŁ13.99, US$23.95, CA$0, AU$0

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'Invaluable' - The Financial Times (UK)

'Mark Elliott could make even an Azeri feel like he doesn't know Azerbaijan' - Baku Sun (Azerbaijan)

'An excellent guidebook with useful maps ' - The Guardian (UK)

'Very comprehensive coverage' - Caspian Business News (Azerbaijan)

'Recommended' - The Independent on Sunday (UK)

Perched beside the oil-rich Caspian Sea, compact, hospitable Azerbaijan is astounding in its scenic variety. Painted moonscape deserts, snow-capped Caucasian peaks, subtropical forests and flower-filled grasslands all lie within a few hours’ drive of Baku, the artistically-vibrant, cosmopolitan capital with its UNESCO-recognized walled Old City.

Since the first edition in 1999 this map-packed book has become the definitive guide for visitors and residents alike. Now in its expanded and fully-updated third edition it’s more practical than ever.

Practical information – Visas, getting to Azerbaijan, where to stay, where to eat

Sights and excursions – Discover bubbling mud volcanoes, linguistically-unique stepped villages, ruined castles, a flaming hillside and fire-temple, iron-wood forests, water that ‘catches fire’, ‘magical’ rocks kissed smooth by superstitious wish-seekers. On foot, by car, 4WD, bus, train or horse be among the first tourists to explore delightful Azerbaijan since Noah sailed across the country 5000 years ago, his Ark carving a great gash through Nakhchivan’s Snake Mountain.

190 maps – Includes even more maps, illustrated with over 160 sketches and diagrams. As well as showing hotels, restaurants, bus stops etc, these maps also include landmarks at key unsigned junctions to help motorists and hikers.

History, language, cultural tips

Excursions to neighbouring Georgia