Khiva is one of the oldest and no less legendary Central Asian cities. Modern Khiva is an open-air museum, rightfully claiming the title of the "eighth wonder of the world", thanks to its authentic atmosphere of the "era of the beginning of times", is the center of Khorezm, where the remains thousands of ancient fortresses, like a myriad of scattered stars, store in themselves ancient secrets founded in the V century BC, legends about the emergence of the city of Khiva, claims that the founder of the city was the son of the biblical Noah - Sim. Tradition says that after the Flood of the Sim, who wandered through the desert, he lay down to rest and saw in the dream 300 torches burning with bright fire. Seeing in this epistle, Sim built a city in the shape of a ship, just as the torches were in a dream. After Sim, he dug a well "Haywak", from where the city's name came - Khiva. The Great Silk Road passed through Central Asia, linking East and West. The merchants stopped in this area to take a break from the long journey and gain strength for its continuation. Unleash the delicious transparent water from the source. The well of Haywak is still carefully preserved by the old-timers in a small cozy courtyard near the north-western wall of Ichan-Kala.

Heir of ancient high society Ichan Kala fortress is one of the main parts of the city, and it became the first sight of Uzbekistan, which was included in the World Heritage List.

In Khiva, you can see how continuous and beautiful are the traditions of ancient art and feel the atmosphere of the Middle Ages.