Off The Beaten Path: Persepolis Ancient city, Iran

Persepolis is a wonder in the middle of the Valley 40 km from Shiraz. To get here could be not that simple unless you’re willing to pay a lot with this private taxi that will take you at least 4000% plus the original price of the whole trip.

Persepolis is a palace and tombs complex from the 5century BC and was house of Emperor’s like Darius I and
Xerxes. In this complex you still can see historical engravings and ancent writings with the big things made by the ancient empire.

Darius I had his reception hall in the Palace of 100 Columns and consist in the biggest palace of whole Achaemenian period and has the largest hall of the ancient city of Persepolis it self.

How to get there
Get a bus from Shiraz direction Marv Dersh and from here take a taxi (6km) to the Persepolis complex.

Bus 2500Rials
taxi 3000Rials (they will ask you for 10000/20000, but you have to know how to deal this. Locals pay 1500/2000 so 3000 will be a good deal for them.