00:00Soy Lili Douse y este es Gran Voyager.
00:04En esta serie voy a viajar el mundo a descubrir increíbles lugares
00:09con cultura, luxurias y aventuras.
00:13En el camino, me encuentro la gente,
00:16entro los sabores y experimento los momentos que hacen cada destino unforgettable.
00:28Hoy voy a viajar a Azerbaiján a explorar su capital en el sur de la Caspian Sea.
00:35Salam y bienvenido a Bakú,
00:38un ciudadano con cultura y historia,
00:42y mezclándolo con la vida de modernos.
00:45Mi viaje empieza en la ciudad de Olde,
00:47un área protegida histórica.
00:49Tenemos la reserva, que se llama Ichar-e-Shahar,
00:54en la traducción significa el interior de la ciudad.
00:56Es el más importante histórico de Bakú.
01:00¿Cuándo se vuelve a viajar?
01:02Se vuelve a viajar a medievales,
01:04pero, en realidad, se ha sido settled desde la Bronze Age.
01:07En la entrada es un viejo barco,
01:10donde viajantes y traders y viajantes,
01:13después de largo viaje.
01:14Se ve dos domes,
01:16se fueron construidos,
01:18pero todo el resto,
01:20desde la zona de la zona hasta la zona original,
01:22400 años.
01:24La barthia hacía buried
01:26por más de dos años,
01:27antes de los arqueólogos descubrieron.
01:31Más buildings en la ciudad
01:33blend European y Asian styles,
01:37y tradicional balcones
01:39son comunes en muchos hogares.
01:42Los arqueólogos descubrieron.
01:43Aquí se encuentran a la ciudad de Medieval Market Square,
01:45que los arqueólogos descubrieron en 1964.
01:49Aquí se encuentran tombstones de los medievales.
01:53Estas son statues.
01:56Aquí hay dos cruces.
02:27Ahora, un museo abierto.
02:27Los arqueólogos descubrieron en España.
02:43La torre se convirtió en un museo en 1960,
02:56y en el marco.
02:59A pesar de que me llevan un monedio.
02:59Me llevan un monedio.
03:02Me llevan un monedio.
03:04Me llevan un monedio.
03:05Me llevan un monedio.
03:05Es un lugar fascinante que muestra
03:06cómo los trabajadores han comprado
03:08durante los años.
03:11El ciudadano ha sido un UNESCO World Heritage Site
03:15desde el año 2000.
03:17Entre los edificios históricos
03:18es el Caravansarai.
03:21You see the rooms sell, so merchants use it to stay there while travelling on Silk Road.
03:28Today it's a restaurant serving traditional Azerbaijani cuisine and I'm looking forward to trying the local dishes.
03:36In Azerbaijan we use much of greenery, vegetables, because we have diverse climatic zones of Azerbaijan, therefore the cuisine is
03:47rich.
03:47Centuries later, this is still a place where travellers can rest and share a meal.
03:56Our final stop is a palace that was once the centre of royal power.
04:02Right now you are in the palace of Shirvan Shah, it was the dynasty. They use it to govern over
04:08Azerbaijan for seven centuries.
04:10Inside the complex is a courthouse with detailed carvings around its entrance.
04:16Carving like this in architecture science is called stalactite because it looks like the stalactites inside of the caves.
04:25The main palace originally had 52 rooms spread over two floors.
04:30Today it's a museum dedicated to the rulers who once lived here.
04:39From the old city, I head out on my own to explore another side of Baku.
04:45Opened in 2012, the Heidar Eliev Centre houses art exhibitions exploring Azerbaijan's history.
04:54Modern Baku is full of incredible architecture and also some pretty incredible artwork.
05:01For my final stop, I head up to take in the view.
05:06Walking up to a viewpoint is always worth it and looking out to the Caspian Sea is extra special.
05:16Baku's history is only one part of the city's story.
05:20To taste its modern side, I'm staying at the Ritz Carlton.
05:25The hotel has 33 floors and I'm staying in one of their signature suites.
05:31It's a generous space with a separate living area and plenty of room to relax.
05:37From here, the views across the city are stunning.
05:42After exploring, I join one of the hotel chefs in the gardens to collect ingredients.
05:48There's everything from aubergines and chillies to fresh mint.
05:53So you have so many different things, even not just growing in the patches.
05:58You have trees.
06:00We have pomegranate trees, apple trees, pear trees, a lot of trees.
06:05With our ingredients picked, we head into the kitchen to make a traditional dish.
06:10Dolma is made by wrapping vine leaves around stuffing.
06:13For our filling, we're using minced lamb and mixed herbs.
06:18So now when filling is ready, we will start to put into the vine leaves.
06:27Then wrap it nicely and put in the broth.
06:31This dish has been passed down through generations and I'm enjoying learning how it's made.
06:41That is so good.
06:43It's definitely a dish you have to try if you visit.
06:48My final stop is the Hotel Spa, with its treatment rooms, hammams and indoor pool.
06:55I've booked myself in for a facial treatment and I'm looking forward to a little pampering.
07:01After a morning of trying new things, it feels good to relax and enjoy the moment.
07:10Along Azerbaijan's coast, there are plenty of beaches with easy access to Baku.
07:16I'm at Seabreeze Resort to discover some of the water activities on offer.
07:21Welcome to first private yacht club Seabreeze Marina.
07:26Now we have a new sport where we can learn water sports like kite surfing, wing foiling, then subboarding and
07:35diving.
07:36This is incredible. It's so nice to see this. People don't expect this from Baku.
07:41In Baku, we all day, every day have a wind. Why we can make things like this.
07:47Seabreeze stretches along more than seven kilometers of Caspian coast.
07:53To explore further out, I'm boarding a privately chartered boat.
07:58Salaam, Captain.
08:00As we leave the resort behind, we head out onto the Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland body of water.
08:09It's a relaxing way to end an afternoon on the coast.
08:17On the other side of Baku lies Gobustan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where people lived thousands of years ago.
08:26Today, I'm visiting the museum to learn more about the people who left their mark here.
08:32Gobustan is a unique monument of prehistoric rock art.
08:35More than 7,000 rock images were found from Gobustan from five mountains.
08:41And the age of the Gobustan petroglyphs, it is approximately 20,000 years old.
08:4720,000 years old. This is incredible to get to see something like this.
08:53The museum helps you imagine the lives of people and animals that once lived here.
09:00Outside, the site covers more than five square kilometers of rocky landscape.
09:06As we explore, we come across some of the carvings.
09:11From here, we can see a boat image.
09:14And the age of the boat image belongs to Neolatikera.
09:18Ascent time, people used boat for fishing and also for burial ceremonies.
09:23We continue towards the caves, where people once lived among these rocks.
09:28There are 20 caves that were found during the excavations.
09:33And this is the biggest cave, that it is called Anasagan, Mother Cave.
09:38Many of the carvings show animals and hunters.
09:42This one is a wild horse or kulan.
09:46Nearby, we find holes carved in the rock floor.
09:50Some of them people use for collecting the rainwater.
09:53Some of them people use it for collecting some plants, fruit.
09:56And some of them they use for cooking.
09:59And that's why we say that this is the ancient kitchen of Gobistan.
10:04Gobistan combines an epic landscape with a remarkable history.
10:11A short distance away is another landscape that feels like the surface of the moon.
10:18Azerbaijan is home to hundreds of mud volcanoes.
10:22I've come to the Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex to take a look.
10:27Inside there are animal skeletons from Azerbaijan and around the world.
10:33Many of the species on display still live in the wild today.
10:38The museum also has a collection of rocks and minerals.
10:42We have two circles of stone.
10:46First circle, that's the stones which formed after activity of Mud Volcano.
10:52But second circle, that's the stones which were found on the territory of Azerbaijan Republic.
11:00The collection includes amethysts, quartz and turquoise, along with many other minerals.
11:06Inside of one of these stones, we have something about 20 microelements.
11:15The site covers 120,000 metres and the views are striking.
11:21These natural formations build up over time as gas and water rise from underground.
11:30As the gas escapes, it creates bubbles in the mud which settle on the surface.
11:36It's fascinating to see the ground slowly changing in front of us.
11:43Azerbaijan truly has so much to offer, from the incredible culture in Baku to these amazing mud volcanoes.
11:53But now, time for my next adventure.
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