What to do in Samarkand when it rains

Grey skies over Samarkand are a chance to go deep on its museums and galleries, poke around an indoor market, and find the cosiest café in town.

Museums

Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.

Art galleries

Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.

Historic sites

Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.

Covered markets

Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.

  • Siyob Bozori MX6H+RW9, Bibikhonim Str., Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • taxta bozor MX28+849, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Goodlife Supermarket Yusuf Xamadamin 72, 100500, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Oltin baliq JWWM+H8J, Amir Temur ko'chasi, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Bazar Sladostey MX6J+R7G, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Uzum Market Гагарин кўчаси 57, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

Cafés

Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.

  • Oshqand M287+C3P, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Afrosiyob MX8J+FR, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Shoxjahon MX4C+W6X 172/1, Даҳбед йўли, 140000, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Sayqali Samarkand Chayhana Ulitsa Tashkentskaya 59, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Gruzinka Restoran JXX4+54V, O'zbekiston ko'chasi, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Avesto sweets O'zbekiston ko'chasi 37, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

Indoor shopping

Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.

  • Makon Mall Shokhrukh, Mirzo Bedil St 17, 140100, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Festival mall MWCP+4MG, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Shodiyona Shopping Center MX7J+CC9, Rudakiy ko'chasi, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Daniye Lager MX28+849, Samarkand, Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan
  • Nurafshon Mall Amir Temur ko'chasi 37, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan
  • Samsung дом, Mahmud Qoshgariy ko'chasi 64, Samarqand, Samarqand viloyati, Uzbekistan

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