Uzbekistan
A 7-day trip to Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Soviet brutalism, palatial underground metro stations, and Central Asia's premier plov culture.
Tashkent is frequently dismissed as a mandatory airport layover en route to the Silk Road showstoppers of Samarkand and Bukhara, but treating it solely as transit misses the urban soul of modern Uzbekistan. Rebuilt almost entirely after a devastating earthquake in 1966, the capital is a fascinating blend of Soviet urban planning, grand neoclassical boulevards, deep-green plane trees, traditional mahalla neighborhoods, and ambitious contemporary cultural monuments. It offers an essential historical anchor: here, the Soviet layer of Central Asian identity is tangible in its brutalist facades and cavernous subway halls, serving as the cultural counterweight to the medieval turquoise domes to the west.
Trip length
7 days
What your 7-day plan includes
- A day-by-day itinerary with neighborhoods clustered so you spend less time in transit.
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