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Lonely Planet recommends Baku

24 June 2015 [17:50] - TODAY.AZ

/By AzerNews/

By Nigar Orujova

Baku, the pearl of the Caspian Sea, that strives to turn into popular tourist destination was named the best destination in Europe in 2015 by Lonely Planet website.

Lonely Planet, the largest travel guidebook publisher in the world, has chosen 10 destinations to visit in Europe in 2015 and Baku is one of them.

“Europe is a magical miscellany of peoples and places, and the range of destinations can be overwhelming if you’re planning a trip. To narrow down the choices, we asked our team of Europe-based editors and authors to pick a list of 10 destinations looming large in their travel plans right now,” the website said.

The editors of the website decided to enlighten both classics and up-and-coming places in their list of the best places in Europe for 2015.

“Although it sits on the Caspian Sea between Russia and Iran, Azerbaijan’s capital Baku sees itself as a part of Europe... and it’s one of the continent's fastest-changing urban spaces,” the Lonely Planet said.

The website highlighted the modern Baku skyline and magnificent architecture as well as ancient sites.

It was also noted, that Azerbaijan is becoming easily accessible as the visa regime with Europe is facilitated, and the prices lowered after devaluation of the national currency - manat in February.

The travel website also informed about the Baku 2015 European Games and 2016 Baku Grand Prix, the events that attracts many sports spectators.

Indeed, Baku has opened its heart for tourists since hosting major international events, such as the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and the Baku 2015 European Games this June.

In the next years, the country will be hosting Islamic Solidarity Games and Euro 2020.

Today Baku is a modern city with many places to show to the European tourists. It will astonish tourists with Eastern coloring while providing European comfort.

Despite Azerbaijan's capital, the website also recommended Akureyri in Iceland, German Lepzig, the Azores in Portugal, Malaga in Spain, Belgrade in Serbia, Piedmont in Italy, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Tromso in Norway and Porto in Portugal.

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