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- 03 Mar 2019
The Famous Houses of Kashan; The Tabatabai Family
Visiting the traditional houses of Iran leads you to the depth of the lifestyle of the past. Tabatabaei House in Kashan is one of them. Close to the Borujerdi House in Kashan is an old house which is known as Tabatabaei. This magnificent house was the residence of the Tabatabai family. Every detail of the […]
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- 03 Mar 2019
Do not miss visiting the historical houses while getting around Kashan.Borujerdi House of Kashan is now the Tourism Management Office of Kashan. This historical house was appointed by UNESCO Convention as the most beautiful historical house of an Asian Country in 2015. It was built late in Qajar period in 1875 AD. The most significant […]
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- 03 Mar 2019
One of the best and different experiences of traveling to Iran is visiting the Armenian region of Jolfa. Armenian people living in Isfahan have been sent from Jolfa area in the northwest Iran, near Azerbaijan border, by Shah Abbas’s command in order to be protected. This happened around 1600 AD and in 1604 Armenians inhabited […]
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- 02 Mar 2019
The main structure of the Chehel Sotoun Palace was established during the reign of Shah Abbas the First and Shah Abbas the second completed it and added some details. This building first was a kiosk that formed the primary core of the building which was surrounded by the middle hall and square pavilions. In Shah […]
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- 06 Mar 2018
I have traveled many times to Kerman, this wondrous city of diverse natural sites. This time I was determined to visit one of the eleven Qanats, a construction inscribed by UNESCO in 2016 as a World Heritage Site. It is indeed one of the greatest experiences I had in Iran visiting the Qanat of Gowhar-riz […]
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- 06 Mar 2018
Shazde Garden, a Piece of Heaven in the heart of Kerman
Shazde Garden (Persian: Bāgh-e Shāzdeh) meaning Prince’s Garden is a historical Persian garden and the greatest one in Iran, located near (6km away from) Mahan in Kerman province, Iran. May 15th We bought Falude Kermani, an especially cool and sweet dessert made of semi-frozen syrup consisting of sugar and rose water, a bit different version […]
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- 06 Mar 2018
Climbing the Amazing Rudkhan Castle
Rudkhan Castle ( also Rood-khan Castle) is a medieval castle made of brick and stone, located in 25 km southwest of Fuman, a city in Gilan province. We camped at night in Fuman so we can have the early walk to the castle. It rained a little bit during the night, making the sky clear […]
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- 05 Mar 2018
Fin Garden, a Melancholic Image of Heaven in Kashan
Fin Garden, known as BĀḠ-e FĪN, Bāḡ-e Šāh-e Kāšān and Bāḡ-e Šāh-e Fīn, a royal garden at about one parasang to the southwest of the city of Kāšān, where subterranean waters from the Dandāna and Haft Kotal mountains emerge to form the Fīn springs. Quote from Iranica They say it was first constructed during the […]