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
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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
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
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
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
