Baku Shopping Guide for Indian Tourists – What to Buy & Where
Best shopping in Baku for Indian tourists — carpets, saffron, pomegranate products, silk and gold. Where to shop, what to pay and what to bring home. Luxline guide.
Baku Shopping Guide for Indian Tourists – What to Buy and Where to Find It
Indian tourists consistently rate shopping among their top priorities in Baku — and Azerbaijan delivers. From handmade carpets and genuine saffron to pomegranate products and Silk Road silk, the country produces things that are both worth buying and genuinely different from what is available at home. Here is the complete shopping guide for Indian visitors.
Azerbaijani Carpets
Azerbaijani carpets are one of the country's most significant cultural exports — recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Each region produces carpets with distinct patterns, colors, and weaving techniques that identify their origin. For Indian tourists accustomed to high-quality textile traditions, Azerbaijani carpet craftsmanship is immediately recognizable as serious work. You do not need to buy a large carpet. Smaller wall-hanging pieces are available in the Old City carpet shops at prices that compare very favorably with equivalent quality anywhere in Asia or the Middle East.
Saffron
Azerbaijan produces some of the finest saffron in the world. On the road to Guba and in mountain village markets, local producers sell genuine saffron at prices that make supermarket versions at home look overpriced. Buy directly from roadside sellers — cash only, prices low, quality high. Your Luxline driver knows which sellers are genuine producers rather than intermediaries.
Pomegranate Products
Azerbaijan's pomegranate — particularly from the Goychay region — is considered among the finest in the world. Pomegranate wine, pomegranate molasses, dried pomegranate, and fresh pomegranate in season are available throughout Baku's markets. These travel well and make gifts that carry genuine local meaning.
Gold and Silver Jewelry
Baku's jewelry market offers gold and silver work at prices reflecting lower local labor costs than Indian metro cities. Traditional Azerbaijani silver filigree jewelry is distinctive and beautiful. The gold bazaar near the Old City is worth exploring for couples and families interested in jewelry purchases.
Where to Shop in Baku
For carpets and traditional crafts: go deep into the Old City's inner lanes — the tourist-facing shops near the entrance are standard quality; the real carpet dealers are further in. For food products: the covered bazaar near Fountain Square. For gold and jewelry: the jewelry district near the Old City walls. For everything else: Nizami Street is Baku's main shopping boulevard with both local and international brands.
Tour Pricing
Itinerary
Highland Park (Panoramic Park)
Visiting Highland Park Panoramic View of Baku: with majestic view to the city and Caspian Sea, as well as the Flame Towers, which are visible from almost anywhere in the city.
Baku Boulevard
Beyond the Old City there is no better way to get a feel for Baku’s relaxed, Mediterranean atmosphere than by strolling along the much-loved Seaside Boulevard – the capital city’s promenade. This beautiful sweep of coast offers hours of pleasant strolling along the waterfront with ever-changing views of the city. You'll be able to stop for a ride on the Baku Eye, float along the canals of Little Venice
Carpet Museum
Visiting Carpet Museum – beautiful museum with local carpets from different regions of Azerbaijan
Little Venice
Visitin Little Venice - float along the canals of Little Venice
Old Town - Icherisheher
Baku’s medieval core is a UNESCO-protected site surrounded by 12th-century walls, brimming with history and Eastern architecture. Here you’ll find the Maiden Tower, Baku’s most mysterious site – no one knows for certain what it was originally built for! Meanwhile, occupying the highest spot in the citadel, the Shirvanshahs’ Palace was the 15th-century residence of Azerbaijan’s medieval rulers. Beyond its main attractions, the ‘Inner City,’ as it’s called by the locals, is a labyrinth of narrow alleyways home to some of Baku’s oldest residents, as well as artists’ workshops, souvenir stalls.
Nizami Street - Fountain Square
Walking in Nizami street – one of the famous streets of Baku where guests may see Fountain Square, beautiful buildings and shops.
Haydar Aliyev Center
Going to Heydar Aliyev Centre – here guests will see the famous building which was designed by Zaha Hadid. Here guests will take picture near “I Love Baku” and walking around this beautiful building.