This year is a good opportunity to travel in Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, because the city will host Europe's most popular song contest - Eurovision 2012. The end of May is traditionally a time to sing in Europe, and thanks to the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 all eyes will be on Azerbaijan's capital. Almost a week in Baku is a good reason to discover the city. Our guide will help you with the things to do, see, eat and drink when you're in Baku for Eurovision and after.
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to See in Baku
Baku is well prepared for the Eurovision song contest and has a number of interesting attractions to offer for the guests. The main site regarding to the contest, is the Crystal Hall, a multi-functional indoor venue which has been specially built almost on the Caspian sea. It is standing in the shadow of the world’s tallest flag mast, which is 162 meters. As for the city in general, Baku has a many popular tourist and entertainment spots, such as the downtown Fountains Square, the One and Thousand Nights Beach, Shikhov Beach and Oil Rocks. Baku's vicinities feature Yanar Dag, an ever-blazing spot of natural gas.
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