Walk Baku from the old city to the Boulevard
Baku has a walled medieval old city, a long seaside boulevard and modern towers shaped like flames. FOG keeps the map dark until you walk it, and the boulevard draws a long bright line along the Caspian.
The old city
Icherisheher, the old city, is enclosed by walls and filled with narrow lanes, caravanserais and mosques. The Maiden Tower, a mysterious stone tower, rises at its edge, and the Palace of the Shirvanshahs sits on the hill.
Fountain Square and Nizami Street, a pedestrian shopping street, lie just outside the walls.
Boulevard and towers
Baku Boulevard runs for kilometres along the Caspian shore, with parks, cafes and views of the bay. Above the city, Highland Park gives a view over the old city and the sea, beside the three Flame Towers, which light up at night.
The Heydar Aliyev Center, a flowing white building by Zaha Hadid, stands north east of the centre. A day: the old city, Fountain Square, the Boulevard, and up to Highland Park at sunset.
Wind and coverage
Baku is known as the city of winds, and it can be very gusty. Summers are hot and winters cool.
The old city is small and fills quickly, and the boulevard adds a long line along the sea.
What the app adds to a walk
The ledger tracks the area you have unfogged, the distance you have covered and your share of the whole Earth. Ranks climb with area, from Fogbound and Wanderer up through Scout, Pathfinder and Explorer to Atlas. The collection fills with the countries, regions and cities you have actually stood in, and nothing else can add to it.
Everything stays on the phone: no account, no cloud, no app analytics, no ads. If you already have years of Google Timeline or GPX history, FOG Unlimited can import it, a single purchase rather than a subscription, so Baku walks you took before installing appear on the map the same day.
Questions people actually ask
What is Icherisheher?
Baku's walled old city, a World Heritage site.
How long is Baku Boulevard?
Several kilometres along the Caspian shore.
Is there a subscription?
No. Exploring is free and FOG Unlimited is a single purchase. There is never a subscription.
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