The ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, begun by Darius the Great in 518 BC, with grand staircases carved with processions of tribute bearers, columns and gateways, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nearby, Naqsh-e Rostam has royal rock tombs.
It's about an hour from Shiraz. Many governments advise against travel to Iran; check travel advice first.
The 'Pink Mosque', built in the 1880s, whose stained-glass windows flood the prayer hall with coloured light in the early morning, falling across the…
A desert city of mud-brick lanes and wind catchers (badgirs) that cool the houses, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
One of the largest city squares in the world, built by Shah Abbas around 1600, surrounded by the blue-tiled Shah Mosque, the exquisite Sheikh Lotfoll…
The oldest monument in Tehran and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the former royal palace of the Qajar dynasty, set around a garden of pools and trees.
A large estate of palaces and gardens in the cool northern foothills of Tehran, once the summer residence of the Qajar shahs and later the Pahlavi ro…
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