- Join for free
- Sign In
Latest Esfahan hotel reviews
Helpfulness
If you have visited the Shaking Minarets you might like to continue on to the ancient Zoroastrian Fire Temple - the Atashgah (Place of Fire). Little more than a tumbled ruin of mud brick remains now, and the climb up is very steep, but the view from the top makes it worth while - all Isfahan is spread out below you.
leyle
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Helpfulness
Although the name Chehel Sotoon means 40 Columns, in reality there are only 18 - and 18 more reflected in the pool. That's still only 36, but who's complaining? This palace is a liitle jewel, surrounded by lovely gardens, the main hall filled with large frescoes of royal victories and receptions. Other, smaller paintings in inner rooms are more intimate - scenes of beautiful maidens and handsome princes and other earthly pleasures. Each of the elegant columns on the porch is made from a single tree trunk that originally were veneered with painted wood and decorated with mirror in the style still favoured in Iran.
Updated Apr 4, 2011
Address: South of Sepah Street
Vank church was built around 300 years ago by Armenian Christian asylums who had to runaway from Armenia because of massacre of Christians living within the border of Ottoman Empire by Ottoman Khalifas. Iran gave those Armenians asylum and accommodated them in Esfahan which had been the shelter of Babylonian Jews for 2000 years back then. In Iran`s open minded society , Armenians had the right to build their place of worship and prayer hence they built VANK church in the old neighborhood of JOLFA where is home of many Iranian Christians , most of whom are Armenian.
Vank Church`s museum has all the documents of asylum seekers from Armenia to Iran , their background , their exemption from taxes for 20 years by Iran`s king of the time and etc .
Wall paintings of the church are just magnificent.
Updated Oct 23, 2010
Address: Vank Church , Jolfa
Mehr park is a very newly built park in Esfahan very close to ATASHGAH ( famous Zoroastrian temple in Esfahan ) and Menar Jonban ( a very famous mosque in Esfahan for it`s shaking Minarets) . From Atashgah , you can have a great view of Esfahan and Mehr Park .
Mehr park was built in 2008 and it`s design is very similar to Japanese gardens.
Relaxing in this park is very delightful after hiking up and down the hill to reach ATASHGAH.
Updated Oct 23, 2010
Zayandeh river is at the heart of Esfahan and gives life to agriculture of not just this city but whole Esfahan province . Zayandeh river is so generous that also provides drinking water for desert provinces like Yazad and Qom .
There are more than 25 brides in the city of Esfahan , all of them are over Zayandeh river and 7 of which are historical. world famous bridges of Khajou and 33 Pol are both over Zayandeh river.
Zayandeh means Birth giver in Persian .
Walking along Zayandeh river will refresh your mind and you can enjoy wonderful breeze of Zayandeh river with your loved ones.
Updated Oct 23, 2010
Address: Enghelab Street - Esfahan
Esfahan flowers garden is a newly built garden in Esfahan and serves as a tourist spot for the city.
This beautiful garden was opened in 1997 and has a very wide variety of Iranian flowers plus a beautiful artificial lake is located at the heart of the garden . A must see part of the garden is the mock of Iranian village house which is an absolute beauty.
Written Oct 22, 2010
Address: Just ask your hotel desk , everybody knows it
Esfahan flowers garden is a newly built garden in Esfahan and serves as a tourist spot for the city.
This beautiful garden was opened in 1997 and has a very wide variety of Iranian flowers plus a beautiful artificial lake is located at the heart of the garden . A must see part of the garden is the mock of Iranian village house which is an absolute beauty.
Written Oct 22, 2010
Address: Just ask your hotel desk , everybody knows it
Helpfulness
Bank Melli changes money, at a good rate, commission free. Just go upstairs. This could not be easier. Other exchange places in Esfahan charge fees and/or give worse rates. DO NOT CHANGE MONEY ON THE STREET. The crooked Moneychangers stand right outside this bank and plague Imam Square. They are dishonest criminals. Avoid them completely. I found this bank to be quick and the staff polite.
Updated Dec 9, 2009
Address: SEPAH ST, NOT FAR FROM IMAM SQUARE
Website: http://www.bmi.ir/en/default.aspx
Helpfulness
The Kaju Bridge is interesting, not just for its fantastic architecture, but also how it functions. Shah Abbas II built the bridge on the foundations of an older one in about 1650. It has 23 arches, 105 metres (344 feet) long and 14 metres (46 feet) wide. The Khaku Bridge has sluice gates under the impressive archways and these are sometimes closed to raise the water level. This is used for irrigation of the nice gardens along the river upstream from here. It also functions as a weir which means that the downstream side has a series of steps carrying the water to a lower level (pictured). For some reason this attracts men to sit down and dabble their feet in the water.
It has great views of the river and is a popular pedestrian route across the river.
Updated May 4, 2009
Website: http://www.art-arena.com/bridges.htm
Helpfulness
The word Jamé derives from the Arabic root word ‘Jam’, meaning a place of gathering. Originally built in 771, it is one of the oldest mosques still standing in Iran. It was mostly burned down and had to be rebuilt in the 11th century. Additions have been added on up until the last century leaving a fantastic wealth of architectural wonders in this large complex. It is still a place of gathering for men for prayer, socialising, rest and maybe even a wash. It is an amazing architectural gem. It is constructed in a 4-Iwan architectural style, which places 3 gates face to face. An Iwan is a vaulted open room/area. This style was copied over the next few centuries across Iran and the Islamic nations in the region. On the southern side of the mosque is the elaborate Qibla Iwan (1300’s) which has the honeycomb like architectural effect known as Muqarnas. Several mosques and other buildings in Eşfahān sport these unique and picturesque cells.
The mosque is well known for 2 large brick-domed chambers. They were constructed during the rule of the Seljuqs in 1086-87. The southern one was built first and was the largest known dome at the time.
Just wondering around the complex is a dizzying travel through Islamic architecture. You will find beautiful glazed tiles, minarets, muqarnas and other treasures to discover. This mosque is a great place for photography.
Updated Aug 11, 2008
Website: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/888/
15 Reviews and 83 Opinions We just visited it for a drink
18 Opinions
2 Reviews and 18 Opinions The best hotel we stayed in Iran , absolutely perfect and complete. The view to Si-o seh bridge was...
Reviews and photos of Esfahan attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Esfahan sightseeing.
The word Jamé derives from the Arabic root word ‘Jam’, meaning a place of gathering. Originally built in 771, it is one of the oldest mosques still standing in...
47 members live in Esfahan
Q: How far Mubaraka from Esfahan?
A: 1 hours drive (slow) or 45 minutes (fast) by taxi. I have a tip here: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/30b4a/1b5385/6/#1709724 I paid $8 but prices went up...
Read 3 Replies
1
"Esfahan is half the world" - and to those who coined the phrase, so it must have seemed. It is a most beautiful city with fabulous buildings - mosques and palaces, minarets and madrassas - that glow...
2
I've got some interesting experiences in Esfahan. I'd love to share with you the 21 tips I've written, the 104 photos uploaded, and 5 travelogues I've created.
3
The American scholar, Arthur Upham Pope, whose monument A Survey of Persian Art in six volumes is indispensable to all students of that subject, describes this Madrasa as (perhaps the last great...
4
I've got some interesting experiences in Esfahan. I'd love to share with you the 26 tips I've written, the 94 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
5
ISFAHAN or ESFAHAN, "THE HALF OF WORLD"
Isfahan or Esfahan contains a wide range of iranian-Islamic Architectural styles ranging from the 11th century (C.E.) to the 19th. This archive contains photographs and descriptions of some of the......
Build your own Esfahan page
