{"id":206093,"date":"2023-06-22T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=206093"},"modified":"2025-10-08T14:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T12:48:38","slug":"uzbekistan-sidenvagen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan - a journey along the Silk Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-skribent-jonathan-gharbi-de-mare\">Writer: Jonathan Gharbi de Mar\u00e9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Central Asia with all the countries in the city may seem a little too exotic and difficult to visit, but this is no longer the case. Since a few years back it is visa-free for us EU citizens to several of the countries. In this first part of the series on Central Asia, we start with Uzbekistan.&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad9081d48f09\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad9081d48f09\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Att_besoka_Uzbekistan\" >Visiting Uzbekistan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Samarkand_och_Sidenvagen\" >Samarkand and the Silk Road&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Tasjkent_och_matkulturen\" >Tashkent and food culture<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Platser_att_besoka_i_Tasjkent\" >Places to visit in Tashkent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Utflykter_till_bergen_runt_Tasjkent\" >Excursions to the mountains around Tashkent<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Jonathan_Gharbi_De_Mare\" >Jonathan Gharbi De Mar\u00e9<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2023\/06\/uzbekistan-sidenvagen\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-att-besoka-uzbekistan\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Att_besoka_Uzbekistan\"><\/span>Visiting Uzbekistan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before 2017, when the country's former leader ruled the tightly closed country, around 10 Swedes visited the country per year, but this has increased to a few thousand annual visitors. Some visit the country as part of an organised group tour of Central Asia while others travel alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-1024x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-1024x409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-18x7.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-433x173.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig-600x240.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korsa-vagen-tar-sin-lilla-tid-Tasjkent-breder-ut-sig.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crossing the road takes a little time, Tashkent spreads out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sure, it's tricky when no one speaks English but it usually works out if you have some patience and time to spare, the people are after all very helpful. A small part speaks Russian but all of Central Asia speaks a form of Turkish so if you can count to a hundred in Turkish you can negotiate much better when travelling around. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3747001204\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2062830211 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-100538373\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-1953005578\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a 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768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Local artist sells embroidered runners with local patterns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marknaden-Chinni-basar-ar-enorm-och-har-finns-allt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marknaden-Chinni-basar-ar-enorm-och-har-finns-allt-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marknaden-Chinni-basar-ar-enorm-och-har-finns-allt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marknaden-Chinni-basar-ar-enorm-och-har-finns-allt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marknaden-Chinni-basar-ar-enorm-och-har-finns-allt-768x432.jpg 768w, 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were also important trading centres. What sets Uzbekistan apart is its rich history, beautiful porcelain and buildings with influences from across the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-en-av-manga-moskeer-med-blaa-kupoler.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tashkent, one of many mosques with a blue dome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tasjkent_och_matkulturen\"><\/span>Tashkent and food culture<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Samarkand is probably better known outside Uzbekistan than the capital itself. But Tashkent feels like a real city, not only because of the more than two million people living there, but also because of the Soviet architecture. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2661294633\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-4141094641\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Uzbekistan-uppvisar-klassisk-sovjetisk-arkitektur-och-ligger-vid-Timur-Square.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hotel Uzbekistan features classic Soviet architecture and is located on Timur Square.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 1966 earthquake also helped rebuild large parts of the city in the Soviet style with huge squares, roads and green spaces. It's not like the small alleys of Paris, in Tashkent there can easily be 200 metres between houses so it takes a while to pass a block. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-en-av-manga-parker-men-just-denna-ar-nog-den-mest-besokta-av-turister.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tashkent City Park, one of many parks but this one is probably one of the most visited by tourists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna--600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tasjkent-city-park-med-dansande-fontanshow-pa-kvallarna-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tashkent City Park - a park with dancing fountain shows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-1024x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-1024x532.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-768x399.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-433x225.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen-600x312.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Musikshow-inne-i-Tasjkent-pa-kvallen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Music show in Tashkent in the evening<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best thing about Tashkent is the food, if you have an interest in food it is probably the best city in Central Asia. Everywhere you can find ovens where they cook <em>samsa <\/em>(samosa) or the classic breads. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-4140421631\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-729891702\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fresh samsa cooked in a clay oven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"206127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lerugnen-bereds-med-degknytena-inne-i-den-och-sen-slanger-de-in-vatten.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The clay oven is prepared with dough dumplings inside, and then they throw in water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lagman soup takes time to cook but is the one to eat with bread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"206122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-244x325.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-med-lammkott-rejalt-med-smak-och-karaktar.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soup with lamb meat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uzbekiska-soppan-Shurpa-kan-se-lite-olika-ut-ungefar-som-att-definiera-potatissoppa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"206123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uzbekiska-soppan-Shurpa-kan-se-lite-olika-ut-ungefar-som-att-definiera-potatissoppa-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Uzbekiska-soppan-Shurpa-kan-se-lite-olika-ut-ungefar-som-att-definiera-potatissoppa-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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The country was so closed before 2017 that tourists are sometimes asked to take selfies with Uzbeks who have never spoken to Westerners before.'<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is truly a journey through time and space and you can really feel what it was like before the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Modern cafes and bars are mixed with traditional restaurants and traditions. The country is Muslim but secular and much more liberal than North African countries. More on local beer and wine in the next article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dumplings-finns-i-alla-storlekar-och-lander-I-Uzebkistan-heter-det-Manti.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dumplings come in all sizes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platser_att_besoka_i_Tasjkent\"><\/span>Places to visit in Tashkent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First and foremost, it's the people, the food and the atmosphere that you should feel in the first few days. 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Many people visit the Chorsu bazaar and some of the larger mosques but take a few days to experience the history of Tashkent. 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https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-City-ar-en-stor-park-med-enorma-hus-i-stil-med-Inernational-city-i-Dubai-trevligt-pa-kvallarna-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Magic-City-ar-en-stor-park-med-enorma-hus-i-stil-med-Inernational-city-i-Dubai-trevligt-pa-kvallarna.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magic Park is a large park with huge houses in the style of International City in Dubai.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Utflykter_till_bergen_runt_Tasjkent\"><\/span>Excursions to the mountains around Tashkent<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mountains around Tashkent are pleasantly green and you can easily hire a driver for 70-80 USD to drive to the large Charwak water reservoir and back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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Check the weather beforehand just so it doesn't rain. 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