Hamadan

Hamadan is one of the oldest centers of civilization. The city has been inhabited since the 2nd millennium BC. In the 7th century BC the city, by that time known as Ecbatana, was the capital city of the Medes. After an alliance between the Medes and the Persians, the city was renamed to Hagmatana and became the first capital of the Persian Empire. Unfortunately, there is little left of these glorious ancient times. However, there …

…course a lot of stalactites and stalagmites. Erosion by the water, that sometimes had a higher level, has created some strange effects. Halfway of the tour we could get out of the boat and do a bit of walking on one of the so-called islands. The cave reaches a height of 40 meters here and looks absolutely fabulous. Then, we go back into the boats. We take a different route and see many other spectacular rock-formations.