Our route will pass through the mysterious "Devil’s Plateau". You will see granite clumps of colossal forms resembling the faces of demons, figures of wild animals and pagan deities. I’ll tell you a tale associated with this place.
The first stop is Ak Saray. Shahrisabz is primarily associated with this palace of Amir Temur. The building is not well preserved to this day, but my historian friend will tell you what it used to look like. It will also show an exact mini copy of the palace in human size. After inspection, we will visit him for a cup of tea.
On the walking part of the tour, we take a short walk through the city, see the trade domes, remains of ancient baths, mosques and look at the gallery of the artist - creator of the model of the Tamerlane palace itself.
From the gallery, we will enter the memorial complex of Dor ut-Tilovat, built in 1370-1371 after the death of the prominent religious figure Shamsidin Kulal, founder of Sufism.
We will visit the "complex of power" - Dorus Siyadat. We will reach Amir Temur’s crypt - the very place where he was supposed to be buried. I will tell you why it didn’t happen, and reveal the mystery of Tamerlane’s curse.
On the way back, I’ll take you to a place of your own, loved by many locals. We will sit on the comfortable troughs, order mutton dishes, tea and admire the view of the mountains.
A visit to the Hazrati Imam Mosque, with its vaulted ceiling in the hall and decorated Aiwan, will complete the tour of Shahrisabzu. You will also see the high-paid chinars of 1370.