by itravelhistory 2020-06-29 Historical sites Top stories Travel books Eternal flame, towers of silence in Yazd The flame that burns forever in the Zoroastrian fire-temple of Yazd, Iran, was lit some 1 550 years ago, inContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2020-01-09 Historical sites Top stories A day at Persepolis …and the heritage of humanity in Iran I arrive in Shiraz by bus in the early morning hours of aContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-11-10 Feature story Historical sites Historical travellers Top stories Castle of the Assassins Marco Polo tells a mysterious story of “the old man of the mountain”, master of an army of assassins inContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-11-02 Historical sites The road to Zanjan The stunning turquoise dome of Soltaniyeh, just outside Zanjan in northern Iran, rises alone over a vast ruin landscape likeContinue Reading
by itravelhistory 2019-10-27 Feature story Historical travellers In Iran with Marco Polo Marco Polos Silk Road journey was an epic overland adventure in the 1270s where he went from Venice to ChinaContinue Reading