Things to see and do Yazd

The central square of Yazd, which dates back to the th century. It is surrounded by a former mosque, by a tank surmounted by five towers of the octagonal wind (which now houses a house of the Force), and by the superb facade of the Amir Chaghmagh mosque, with its three rows of arcades and its two high minarets. Built in 1437 in the time of the Timourids, it still houses the tekieh used during the celebration of Hossein's martyrdom. At dusk, the illuminated Chaghmagh mosque takes the airs of the Thousand-and-One palaces under the starry desert vault.

Declared a heritage of humanity by UNESCO, the old town of Yazd founded in the fourth century (sassanid time), impregnates the traveler permanently. Take the time to stroll through its narrow strenuous streets to discover the ingenuity of the desert people to face the rigors of climate. Its old neighborhoods, completely in the bud, decline their ochre and the sobriety of their rounded lines. Behind high walls of Adobe - brick of uncooked clay directly dried in the sun - apparently abandoned patrician houses are still inhabited. As the excavator easily recedes, the maintenance efforts undertaken for centuries force respect. These real earthquakes with the many arcades are also overcome with wind towers (badgir), sometimes of monumental size, natural air conditioning before the hour. These vents capture the slightest desert breeze to refresh the overheated parts. Once inside, the thermal amplitude from outside sometimes reaches twenty degrees. Note also, characteristic of Yazdie architecture, the double doors with two different shapes and tones, intended for one man, and reserved for the other women. The owner thus knows from the outset the sex of the visitor.