Description
Towers of Silence is located on the outskirts of Yazd, 10km or 15mins drive from the city centre.
The historical castle of Sar-Yazd castle is built during the 3th 7th century in Sar-Yazd village. This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world. This wonderful old castle was once used as a giant safety deposit box for the protection of grains, jewelry and other valuables.
Zein-o-din Caravanserai built in 16th century and is one of two rounded caravanserais of Iran. It situated on the ancient Silk Road, lin the middle of the desert and 60 km of Yazd. It is charmingly renovated and decorated, and given the UNESCO award for best renovated building in 2006.
Meymand, this troglodyte village is a series of over 400 cave-houses or cave dwellers.
Paula van Schie –
I did part of this tour, adjusted to my own preference, starting from Yazd. Mr. Mostafa first took me to Pahlavanpour Garden in Mehriz. I love Persian gardens and this garden has huge plane (Platanus) trees lining a cool stream. After that we went ot Sar-yazd which is quite a special sight to see! It looks like a castle but is was actually a treasury. Mostafa took lots of pictures of me, which is great because I travel alone and then it is hard to be in a picture. He had brought a cold watermelon which we shared with the groundkeepers of the castle. What a great refreshment! After that we headed back to Yazd where I climbed upt the dakhme, Tower of Silence. Perfect timing by Mostafa, because the sun was going down at that time.
I had a wonderful afternoon with mr. Mostafa. I have seen quite a bit of Iran already over the years that I have been coming here. I will recommend Iran Tour By Car to my friends. I think that if you haven’t been to Iran before and you want someone to help you plan a good tour to see a lot, in a comfortable way, Iran Tour by Car is your choice.
Paula van Schie, Haarlem, the Netherlands