Rest in Baku in October is interesting for travelers. The city is the capital of Azerbaijan, here you can find many attractions. The monetary unit of the state is the manat (equal to 100 qapiks). We will tell you what prices for food, travel and housing are in Baku.
Financial niceties
After arriving in Baku in October (and in any other month), you need to quickly change funds to manats. Some large shopping malls and high-end restaurants accept euros and dollars. However, you need to pay in local shops, for taxis and cafe-bars only in local currency. Coins of a small denomination will be needed to visit the bazaars. You can exchange both rubles and dollars with euros. In this case, there is no need to contact private traders. It is better to exchange monetary units at a bank or an exchange office. Numerous supermarkets and banks have ATMs where you can withdraw funds.
Food prices in Baku
Food prices are very low. Dairy costs the same as in the Russian Federation. Black bread costs about twenty qepiks. Cheese - about two manats, apples - seventy qepiks per kilogram, and potatoes - ninety qepiks per kilo.kilogram.
What travelers get in Baku
Tourists bring home a variety of gifts. In order to buy magnets with the image of a place of rest, three or four manats will be required. Postcards with attractive landscapes of the city cost two manats. Hand embroidery costs about twenty-five manats, and silk shawls cost ten manats. We can say that prices in Baku are low.
Tours
Sightseeing tour in Baku in October can be ordered online. The city itself can also offer various and affordable programs.
Excursions are offered by all tour operators of the city and guides in hotels without exception. Programs can be found in different durations, from a few hours to a couple of days.
A weekend trip to Baku from Moscow costs about 30,000 rubles. This price includes accommodation, meals and sightseeing tour. Tourist travel can be picked up online.
Sightseeing is usually done by bus, although walking options are also available. The best tour is a sightseeing tour, within which tourists can see the most popular places in Baku. A fascinating journey through the Old City with a tour of the medieval forts. Travelers will love mosques, temples, monasteries, nature reserves and ancient castles.
Weather in Baku in October
The capital of Azerbaijan has the most glorious weather in the first week of October. The temperature in Baku in October during the daytime is 25-30°C, at night- 18-23°C above zero.
Then, with slight cooling and warming, the temperature gradually decreases, by the end of October in the daytime it is no longer hotter than 21-22 degrees, and at night the thermometer in some cases drops to 10-12. In October, it is still possible to observe people on the beaches of Baku (not in the city itself, you still have to go to the beach), but the water in the sea is cold, approximately + 22 ° C in early October and up to 16-17 ° C by the last days of the month. Even if the weather in Baku in October is rainy, it does not interfere with the rest.
Sea
In the center of the city, almost no one swims in the sea: the water is dirty and the beaches will not please. Here they only walk along the embankments, breathe the sea air, but they like to swim and sunbathe in the villages of the Absheron Peninsula. The sea is cleaner there, the water is clear throughout the year. It is dirty only near the shore, because when walking the sand rises from the bottom and settles very slowly. Most of the beaches are quite clean, they are cleaned, although, unfortunately, there are always and everywhere exceptions.
What else can you do in October?
Who visited Baku in October, reviews are different. They say that love is in the air. This place is an order of magnitude better than other cities, suitable for a honeymoon trip. Gentle sun, a sea of fruits and clean beaches. What else do you need?
Those who visited Baku in October say that it is a city where it is pleasant to walk at a slow pace, enjoy the streets of the old city and the colossal buildings of our time. Baku fascinates, falls in love with itself once andfor a lifetime! For this reason, it is necessary to dress according to the weather, so that absolutely nothing distracts from walking.
Seasonal fruits in Baku in October
Nature in this area is rich. To verify this, you only need to visit the central market of Baku. How many fruits and vegetables are there! Eyes run wide. However, the diversity of pomegranate species is most impressive. Autumn is the period of its ripening, real Azerbaijani, the weather in Baku in October only helps the growth of the fruit. Walking through the bazaar, you can eat plenty of pomegranate without even buying it. Near each counter they give it a try.
Local traders treat and urge to buy delicious pomegranate juice. As it turned out, what is sold in bottles in our stores is very far from the local real juice. In October, the persimmon begins to ripen, appetizing and very he althy.
What holidays can you catch in Baku in autumn, in October?
In continuation of the story about the pomegranate, it is imperative to tell about the celebration dedicated to this fruit. The pomegranate festival in Baku in October is a classic annual holiday. This is one of the most popular events of the year. It gathers local residents of the country, and in addition, travelers from Turkey, the Russian Federation, Georgia, Italy. During the celebration, everyone, without exception, tastes pomegranates, juice.
Surely you do not even suspect how many types of pomegranate grow in this state. As part of this festival,a variety of sporting events, you can watch performances of state song and dance ensembles. Guests always like the unusual action that is held on this holiday. It's called "A Pomegranate for Each".
And in October you can become a member of a public holiday in this country. On October 18, the Independence Day of Azerbaijan is celebrated here. In honor of this, many interesting events dedicated to this celebration are held in Baku.
Are there many tourists here in October?
By the first half of October, the number of tourists is reduced by almost half compared to how many tourists there are in July-August, although tours to Baku in October are much cheaper. And this gives travelers a huge number of benefits.
First of all, you can easily see and take pictures of all interesting places and sights without waiting in lines. Without exception, museums and exhibitions are open.
Secondly, the cost of housing at this time is quite low. And this is a big plus. However, even at this time, you should not count on empty roads. Baku is a modern large city, one of the most expensive in the CIS. This metropolis hosts financial forums, conferences and other large-scale events at any time of the year.
