Central Asia

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Samarkand: the blue domes on the Silk Road

Samarkand is the great Timurid capital, with the most extraordinary 14th- and 15th-century Islamic architecture in Central Asia. Uzbekistan has, since 2018, dramatically liberalised tourist access; the country is now one of the most rewarding regions in the world to visit.

May 15, 2022