Lankaran district is famous for tasty and aromatic tea, tea grown in Lankaran is known far beyond the borders of Azerbaijan, it is often compared with Ceylon, and at the entrance to the city there is even a monument in the form of a huge samovar. Not far from the city, in the mountain Gaftonic forests are therapeutic thermal springs Istisu, water from there is used for curative and recreational purposes. The coastal town is also famous for its extraordinary cuisine. One of the main local dishes is “levenghi” – fowl or fish stuffed with nuts and alicha paste, it is worth to try kebab from fish, eggs with greens “kyukyu”. Also, thanks to the subtropical climate, here ripen magnificent tangerines, oranges, lemons and grapefruit.
Since most of Lankaran is located on the shore of the Caspian Sea, therefore popular with beach lovers, there are hotels, and cottages of various degrees of comfort. Lankaran is an ancient city, so beach holidays and treatments here can be perfectly combined with a tour of historical attractions.
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