Sheki Old Town Bazaar and Traditional Crafts
Wander the old town of Sheki where the traditional bazaar, workshops producing the famous shebeke stained glass, silk products, and the distinctive Sheki halva create a living craft culture that has survived the silk trade's decline to serve both local traditions and modern tourism.
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Old Town Entrance
Enter Sheki's old town through its historic streets where wooden-balconied houses in the Sheki style — with their characteristic upper-floor projections and decorative woodwork — line the lanes leading toward the bazaar and khan's palace complex.
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Sheki Bazaar
Browse the covered bazaar where the commercial life of old Sheki continues in a form recognizable to merchants who traded here on the Silk Road, the stalls selling local products including the famous Sheki halva, dried fruits, nuts, and handcrafted goods.
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Shebeke Workshop
Visit a shebeke workshop where craftspeople continue the extraordinary tradition of assembling colored glass into geometric patterns without adhesive, the demanding technique requiring years to master and producing the window panels that define Sheki's architectural identity.
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Sheki Halva Shop
Taste the famous Sheki halva — a layered confection of rice flour sheets, caramelized sugar, butter, cinnamon, and cardamom unique to this city — purchased from the specialist shops where families have produced it for generations using a recipe that is considered a local culinary heritage.
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Silk Product Stalls
See the silk products that continue Sheki's historic identity as a silk production center, where scarves, fabrics, and decorative items made from locally produced silk connect the modern craft market to the Silk Road trade that made this mountain town prosperous for centuries.
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Traditional Teahouse
Rest in a traditional Sheki teahouse where tea is served in the Azerbaijani style — in a pear-shaped glass (armudu) with sugar on the side — and the local custom of unhurried conversation in a social setting continues the teahouse culture that has anchored public life here for centuries.