Bukhara: Sitorai-Mohi-Hosa, the summer palace of the last Emir Alim Khan (1910-1920)

For some reason, tourists are less interested in the suburban palace of the Bukhara emirs with poetic name Sitorai Mohi-Hosa (a palace Between the Stars and the Moon). Although the palace was built comparatively recently (less than a hundred years ago), and its architecture was influenced by European traditions, it is there that one can see an interior typical of Bukhara palaces and get an idea of everyday life of the Emir`s court.

Samarkand: the art of handmade paper

Near Samarkand there is an operating paper mill, where craftsmen make by hand famous Samarkand paper on ancient technologies.Whenever people engage their hands and minds to make paper, there is a continuing opportunity for evolution of the craft.

Popular wedding photography locations in Uzbekistan

In the life of the Uzbeks, from birth till the dying day, no event is as significant as wedding. Nearly everyone gets married and, despite the huge cost, all the newlyweds yearn for an extraordinary wedding.

Bukhara: the Holy

Bukhara, the Pillar of Religion, the beauty of the spirit, one of the seven sacred cities of the Muslim East can surprise even the most experienced traveler. Known as the Shining Pearl of the Silk Road, the city is more than 2,500 years old.

Samarkand: the Gem of the East

Traveling through Uzbekistan’s Silk Road cities today is like a journey through living history. In so many fascinating ways, the past and present live side by side.