Best Tourist Places to Visit in Mastaga, Azerbaijan, Asia

Best Tourist Places to Visit in Mastaga, Azerbaijan, Asia

Mastaga is one of the municipalities of Sabuncu raion in Baku of Azerbaijan, placed about 20 kms from the heart of Baku city. Other municipalities in Sabuncu raion along with Mastaga include Balaxani, Bilgah, Kurdexani, Bakixanov, Nardaran, Pirsagı, Ramani, Zabrat and Sabuncu.

Mastaga is home to few renowned schools, colleges, health centres, parks, hotels, retail outlets and shopping centres as well.

 

Geography of Mastaga:

Mastaga is located between latitude 40°31′58″ in the north and longitude 50°00′14″ in the east.

 

Connectivity to Mastaga:

Mastaga is served by Heydar Aliyev International Airport with connections to almost all the major cities of the country and several foreign destinations namely the St. Petersburg, Athens, Vienna, Almaty, Astana, Prague, Dubai, Omsk, Doha, Tbilisi, Saratov, Kazan, Dushanbe, Kazan, Surgut, Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg and Tashkent.

Heydar Aliyev International Airport is catered by Aeroflot, Aegean Airlines, Air Astana, Ak Bars Aero, Azerbaijan Airlines, Czech Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, Tatarstan Airlines, Turkish Airlines and UTair Ukraine.

Pirshaga Railway Station is the accessible and nearest railway station to Mastaga located at a distance of 16 kms and Baku Central Railway Station is about 22 kms away from Mastaga.

There are plenty of buses to Baku city and other nearby regions available at bus station of Mastaga at regular intervals.

 

Culture, Food and Shopping in Mastaga:

Mastaga houses numerous cultural centres of dance, drama nd music and many historical museums and mosques.

The best food corners near Mastaga include:

  • L’aparte
  • Lebanese
  • Half Way Inn
  • Karvansara
  • Izmir Garden Restaurant

Traditional dolls, Traditional bread and Antiques are purchasable products in Mastaga.

 

Places to see in Mastaga

Yanar Dagh:

Yanar Dagh is a mountain that has been always on fire for more than thousand years. Entrance fee is 2 AZN.

 

Atashgah Fire Temple:

Atashgah Fire Temple is a very ancient temple in Baku. Entrance fee is different on person’s age, 0.20 AZN for children, 0.40 AZN for students and 2 AZN for adults. Tourists should pay 2 AZN extra, if need to take photos.

 

Maiden’s Tower:

Maiden’s Tower also known as Giz Qalasi is a mysterious and eccentric tower in Baku city. It is open from 10 AM to 7 PM and entrance fee is 2 AZN.

 

The Palace of the Shirvan Shahs:

Shirvan Shahs Palace is one of the must see attractions in Baku city. It is open for visitors from 10 AM to 5 PM. 2 AZN is entrance fee and 2 AZN extra to take photos.

 

Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall:

Magomayev Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall was constructed in the year 1912. This is an inspired structure of Monte Carlo Casino and organizes Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra.

 

Other tourist attractions near Mastaga include:

  • Carpet Museum
  • Faxri Xiybani Cemetery
  • Cum Mosque
  • Center of Contemporary Art
  • Armenian Church
  • Archangel Michael Russian Church
  • Ali Shamsirs Gallery
  • Historical Museum
  • Dendro Park
  • Home of Jafar Jabbarli
  • Park Bulvar Shopping Mall
  • Azeri National Costume Museum

 

Best time to visit Mastaga:

Between April and October is the best time to visit Mastaga.

 

Accommodation Options in Mastaga:

Mastaga is catered by its own hotels and the hotels at Baku city. The prominent hotels in Mastaga and Baku city are as follows:

  • Diplomat Hotel Baku
  • Kichik Gala Hotel
  • Old City Inn
  • Hilton Baku
  • Fawlty Towers Hotel
  • Sultan Inn Boutique Hotel
  • Grand Hotel Europe
  • Consul Hotel
  • Baku Palace Hotel
  • East Legend Panorama Hotel
  • Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Baku
  • Premier Hotel
  • Sapphire Hotel
  • Museum Inn Boutique Hotel
  • Baleva Hotel

 

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