The Museum of Applied Arts is home to more than 4,000 products by craftsmen of Uzbekistan, including wood carving, ceramics, embossing, jewelry, gold weaving, embroidery and examples of mass production of local industry.

 

Chorsu market. The mini-trading city with national flavor and a thousand-year history consists of several pavilions under blue domes: a food pavilion, several clothing rows, a market of carpets, blankets and mattresses, jewelry and handicraft rows.

 

The TV tower in Tashkent is a real architectural monument. The foyer is decorated with a unique mosaic panel made of semi-precious stones, metal and marble. There is also a museum and a restaurant in the tower. It is located near the Badamzar and Shakhriston metro stations.
You can take a high-speed elevator to the observation deck of the TV tower and look around the surroundings from a height of 375 meters.

 

The pilaf center appeared in the city in the 90s. At first, he delighted all lovers of this dish in a small courtyard on Badamzar Street, but, having gained popularity, he moved to a building specially built for him next to the Tashkent TV tower.
Here they start preparing pilaf in the morning in five huge cast-iron cauldrons, each holding 50 kilograms of rice. By 11:00 the pilaf is already ready, and after about three hours all the boilers are empty. The center prepares two types of pilaf: Tashkent wedding pilaf and Devzira pilaf made from special dark rice.
For tourists, visiting the pilaf center looks more like going to a gastronomic show with tasting.

 

Lake Charvak is the pearl of the Western Tien Shan, a favorite location for locals for a beach holiday. A series of hills rise above the turquoise surface - a very picturesque place.
It’s 100 kilometers from Tashkent to get to the Charvak reservoir, but the long road is worth it.

 

And a couple of kilometers away is Brich-Mulla, a village sung by bards in the song of the same name.
From Brich Mulla it is only 20 kilometers to Kyrgyzstan and 40 kilometers to Kazakhstan, the border zone is very close.

 

The Amirsoy resort is another must-see in the vicinity of Tashkent. Here you will be greeted by breathtaking landscapes at an altitude of 2494 meters and the aromas of mountain herbs. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to get to Amirsoy by public transport-you’ll have to take a taxi or rent a car. It is convenient to combine a trip here with a visit to Lake Charvak. Several walking routes begin at the upper station of the cable car: there is plenty of room for a walk.

 

“Chimgan” is a resort in the spurs of the Chatkal ridge, in the valley of the Chimgansay River. It is called Uzbek Switzerland for the dense relict forests covering the slopes of the mountains.
It is interesting that the highest point of the resort - Big Chimgan - resembles the top of a giant star, from which the rays of the slopes diverge in all directions.
In the century before last, the outskirts of Chimgan replaced a dacha place for the Russian residents of Tashkent - at least a hundred families came here for the summer.