Travel to Iran: Zoroastrian Sites

This is a travel blog for my 2005 journey to a number of Zoroastrian sacred sites in Iran, in addition to other small excursions. Most of these sites are open to tourists, though some require advanced planning and are often hard to reach.

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Abandoned fire-temple of Esfahan

On this trip, I had the privilege of visiting the abandoned fire-temple of Esfahan, which was operational some 2000 years ago. The climb to the top was pretty rough and at parts very dangerous; to my surprise I met a lot of Western tourists there. One particular Dutch couple shared with me that Iran was an absolutely great place to visit and - very easy - to navigate.