Introducing Astara
Astara has one of Azerbaijan’s nicer beaches, but being a border town you’d be unwise to linger too long here and there’s little else to do except cross the border (8am-noon & 2-5pm, variable) to Iran. Note that midrange hotels in Azerbaijani Astara are generally better value than the equivalents in Iran’s namesake town.
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If you’re arriving from Iran as a pedestrian you emerge through an oddly unmarked metal doorway into a nest of waiting taxi drivers. Contrary to their assertions, it is very easy to walk to the central square (less than 10 minutes, straight ahead up Heydar Әliyev küç). Close to the square, Kapital Bank has an ATM that accepts international cards and you can change money on the Iranian side.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Azerbaijan - Iran border crossing at Astara
by erinmcc76 30 November 2011
when was the last, or most recent I should say, date any Westerners made a border crossing into Iran, either from Turkey or Azerbaijan?…
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Azerbaijan visa for Italian passport (from IRAN)
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hello, I have an *Italian passport*. what requirements there are for getting an Azerbaijan visa ? In this moment I'm in Iran, can I get…
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Re: Azerbaijan - Iran border crossing at Astara
by ccricket 31 October 2011
continued - crossing border into iran from Azerbaijan wads of money which our new guide advised might be counterfit and is black market…
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