Getting There
You can get there by using a public transport N1 and taxi. Public transport is going to the Heydar Aliyev prospect from the city center (Ali shopping center); you can use it until the top of the street of Nizami park and will reach to the park roughly 5 minutes by walking. You can order taxi online or by calling taxi service next to the Nizami park from the city center (“0066” taxi service) and will arrive to the park 5 minutes.
What to Expect
The Nizami park has small cafes, chess school, museum where tourists and local people can visit. The entertainment area for children is located inside of the park. Due to working in summer season, visitors can play billiard only in summer. “Shahdag Guba & Truskavets Medical Sanatorium”, guesthouses and small supermarkets are situated near the park. “Shahdag Guba & Truskavets Medical Sanatorium” small cafes, restaurants Wi-Fi network for the guests.
If you want to go to the Red village, you can go down with “40 stairs” and cross “Arched bridge”. Next to the Arched bridge, you can see “Cheshme” and “Diyar” restaurants which offer both local and European cuisines to its visitors.
History
The park is named in honor of Nizami Ganjavi and believed to have been built by German prisoners in 1946. A monument to the genius poet of Azerbaijan Nizami Ganjavi, statues of other poets, and historical figures were erected in the park.
Around the monument, bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Nizami’s works have been placed throughout the park. Chess school, Guba region Museum of History and Etnography, “Forty stairs” and a tomb are also situated in the park.
It is one of the most visited and relaxation places for city population. It is also possible to enter the park from Red Village.
Facilities Available
- Sanatorium
- Restaurants
- Parking
- Taxi
