🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
10 best places in Tashkent
Tashkent blends the Soviet modernism of wide boulevards with the warm Eastern hospitality of its old quarters, where the domes of medieval madrasahs still rise above stacks of fresh flatbread and spices. It's Central Asia's biggest and most dynamic city, made for long walks.
Chorsu Bazaar
A huge covered market beneath a turquoise dome, the heart of the old city with mountains of spices, dried fruit, and fresh non bread.
Independence Square (Mustaqillik)
The country's main square, with monumental arches, fountains, and a Memory Alley honouring World War II heroes.
State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
The country's largest collection of artifacts, from Buddhist sculptures found at Termez to Soviet-era exhibits.
Amir Timur Museum
An elegant turquoise-domed building dedicated to the great conqueror and patron of the arts, Tamerlane.
Khast Imam Complex
Tashkent's spiritual centre, home to a 16th-century madrasah and one of the world's oldest surviving copies of the Uthman Quran.
Tashkent Tower
A 375-metre tower with a revolving restaurant and an observation deck overlooking the city and the Tian Shan mountains.
Alisher Navoi Park
A shaded park with a lake and rowboats, named after the greatest poet of classical Turkic literature.
Karavon Restaurant
A vast open-air national-cuisine restaurant famous for cooking Tashkent-style plov in dozens of giant cauldrons.
Chinara Teahouse
A cozy chaykhana in the shade of an old plane tree, serving green tea, samsa, and manti in a traditional setting.
Sayilgoh Street (Tashkent Broadway)
A pedestrian street of street artists and musicians linking Amir Timur Square with the opera house.
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