Samarkand

Colorful stalls with breads, nuts, dried fruit, spices, and souvenirs

Historic observatory with giant sextant & museum, Islamic Golden Age

Elegant B&B with rooftop terrace, free parking & airport shuttle

Vast ornate mosque ruins with a blue-tiled dome

Authentic Uzbek cuisine, national style, warm service, near Registan

Warm, colorful rooms with suzani embroidery, garden, free Wi-Fi

Rooftop terrace bar, rooms with wood ceilings, near mausoleum

Art gallery & shop with unique designer clothing and crafts

Ornately decorated mausoleums with rich mosaic tilework

15th-century mausoleum, ornate mosaics, fluted azure dome