· Fully revised third edition - In 1999 the first edition of this book put Azerbaijan on the travel map. Packed with practical, cultural and culinary information as well as scores of maps it helped visitors and residents alike to make the most of this beautiful, varied and much under-estimated country. Caspian Business News praised the book as being in the "usual travel guide format but with an added feel for the country based on in-depth research'.
· Practical information for all visitors and foreign residents - Visas, getting to Azerbaijan, hotel and restaurant reviews, language and cultural tips. Comprehensive information for motorists: landmarks at key turnings, fuel stations, 4WD routes, city transit; plus bus and train services.
· Sights and excursions - This expanded, thoroughly-updated third edition includes ever wilder excursions into the mystical mountains and reveals quaint old Pensar mosques, little-known 6th century church ruins, more bubbling mud volcanoes and bizarre natural flares in the land where even water catches fire (at Archivan and Bärdä). Find a field full of rusting Soviet-era tanks and armoured vehicles near Puta, take idyllic Caucasian hikes from the timeless village of Xinaliq, explore 4WD routes to remote Allar and secret Sim. Even more off-beat curiosities are pinpointed including the Perigala"fairy castle', the "hand tree" in Göychay, a cowpie pyramid near Agdash and a grand disembowelled Lenin statue at Yevlax.
· 200 maps and 180 diagrams - Includes even more maps and diagrams; revised spellings better reflect the current Azerbaijani transliteration system.
· Plus - excursions to neighbouring Georgia