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Akre mountain stairs
The town climbs the cliff. Newroz fires are lit on the slope.
Akre 2 hours 5 min
About this place
Akre is built in steps up a rock bowl, so its lanes are stairs and every roof is somebody’s terrace. On the evening of 20 March thousands of people carry torches up the slope in a line of fire that is photographed all over the world. The rest of the year it is a quiet old town with a bazaar at the bottom.
Visiting times
Streets open any hour. The Newroz torch walk is the evening of 20 March; come early, roads close.
Times can change on holidays and in bad weather. Ask us in the direct chat if you need the current hours.