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Sheki in 2 days: route in order

Slender brick minaret of the Gilahli Mosque with a wooden lantern balcony and red roof above a steep laneCobbled Akhundov Street in old Sheki: a caravanserai wall with a carved gate and arcaded houses under plane treesPalace of the Shaki Khans: façade painted in red, ochre and blue with shebeke windows, a stone pool and plane trees

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
5 of 10 free; 5 paid — see “Cost”
Duration
2 days, 9:30 to 16:05 each day
Start and finish
Gilahli Mosque Minaret → Galarsan-Gorarsan Fortress
On foot
≈ 51 min in total
Transport
2 rides, ≈ 55 min
Lunch
around 12:13
With kids
fine: short walks

Day-by-day plan

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Day 1 · Sheki09:30–15:11 · 6 places · 5 h 40 min

  1. Gilahli Mosque Minaret

    · 15 min · Free

  2. 10 min on foot
  3. Sheki Old Town (Yukhari Bash)

    · 1 h 30 min · Free

  4. 3 min on foot
  5. Palace of the Shaki Khans

    · 45 min · 15 AZN for foreigners (unofficial)

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 3 min on foot
  8. Sheki Fortress

    · 40 min · Free

  9. 7 min on foot
  10. Upper Caravanserai

    · 30 min · Courtyard free (unofficial)

  11. 18 min on foot
  12. Juma Mosque

    · 20 min · Free

Day 2 · Sheki09:30–16:05 · 4 places · 6 h 40 min

  1. Shakikhanovs' House

    · 30 min · 1–10 AZN (iTicket.AZ)

  2. 10 min on foot
  3. Round Temple

    · 30 min · Free outside; museum fee not published

  4. 30 min · transport or taxi
  5. Church of Kish

    · 1 h · 15 AZN for foreign visitors

  6. Lunch · 1 h
  7. 25 min · transport or taxi
  8. Galarsan-Gorarsan Fortress

    · 2 h 30 min · Free

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What the route costs

5 of 10 are free; 5 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

3Palace of the Shaki Khans4145 min15 AZN for foreigners (unofficial)
5Upper Caravanserai4430 minCourtyard free (unofficial)
7Shakikhanovs' House4030 min1–10 AZN (iTicket.AZ)
8Round Temple4030 minFree outside; museum fee not published
9Church of Kish331 h15 AZN for foreign visitors
Other 5 places5 h 30 minFree
Total8 h 30 min5 of 10 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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