Bukhara Travel Guide

 Trekki Says:  Some hundred metres east of the Arkis Bukhara’s old prison – the Zindon.This is where prisoners have been held until the Emir dispensed “justice” – mostly execution rather than reprieve. It is a museum now and witness of the cruelty, the prisoners had to endure here. Their... 

 nepalgoods Says:  Lyab-i Hauz Complex is located at the border of the Old Town or should I say "at the entrance"? The heart of the old Town with the famous Mosque Kalan is not far. Some covered bazaars form the entrances to the inner part of old Town. Many merchants and pilgrims used to visit... 

 nepalgoods Says:  The Lyab-i Hauz- Complex is a nice ensemble of two Medreses and a Mosque around a big pond.According to a legend Imam Kulikhan couldn’t begin the construction he had planned because the house of a lonely widow, who refused to leave, occupied the area. The ruler decided to... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  Even the most dedicated salad-soup-and-plov-lover lover feels the need for something different occasionally, and after 10 days in Uzbekistan, we had reached that point so, on our first night on Bukhara we made our way to the Bella Italia. To my eye the restaurant looked more... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  In most cities, a place as historic and interesting as Bukhara's 16th C Sarrafon Hammam would be either a functioning hammam (bath-house) or a tourist attraction. Given that most of Bukhara's historic buildings are now all part of the great Bukhara Bazaar, you could also... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:   Uzbek textiles are not confined to suzanis -beautiful as they are. A bit harder to find - and certainly not available in the same quantity - are the wonderful woven textiles that are such an important part of the country's incredible heritage of fine decorative arts. Many... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:   Suzanis - the traditional large embroidered wall-hangings from Bukhara -are regarded as some of the finest handwork of this kind in the world and the choice is truly bewildering. Typically they are worked in silk on either handwoven cotton (karbos) or linen (biaz) in... 

 toonsarah Says:  In the Tok-i-Zargaron or Jewellers’ Trading Dome is this wonderful stall selling spices and herbs. The smell that wafts towards you as you approach is truly enticing, and the display a photographer’s, and cook’s, delight! On our visit we were given what the owner, Mirfayz,... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  Puppetry had a long and much-loved history in Central Asia that had all but disappeared by the 1950s. Here again is another craft tradition that was supressed by the Soviets (puppets all over the world have a long history of being very subversive!) Today, Bukhara's... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  Plov - Uzbekistan's version of rice pilaff - is the country's favourite dish. No celebration is complete without plov being served but, unlike Thanksgiving turkey or Christmas goose, it is also a dish that is eaten as often as can be - dinner being considered the proper time... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  More than 4000 petroglyphs, most of which date from the Stone and Bronze Ages are to be found etched into the black rock faces of the Sarmysh Gorge. A day's visit here will only give you time to see a mere handful of them but it will take you right away from the architecture... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  The road from Bukhara to Samarkand has been known since ancient times as the Shokh Rokh - the Royal Road. A trip out to see the petroglyphs of the Samysh Gorge starts off along this road and although it's 150km to the gorge, much of it on very minor country roads, there are... 

 TheWanderingCamel Says:  Looking at these marvellous photos, you could be excused for thinking they are modern day set-ups, people dressed and posed in vintage dress and settings. They're not - they are in fact entirely authentic, even to the colour. They were taken by Tsar Nicholas II's...