20 Days Iran Classical Tour

Tabriz, the city of Azeri people in the Iran.
Iran has so many mosques displaying ancient Persian art and architecture. One of the historical and important mosques of Iran is Blue Mosque in Tabriz. It is a rare mosque in blue. The reason it is called the Blue Mosque or Kabud Mosque is the blue tiles used in the structure.
The Azerbaijan museum is the first and oldest museum in the northwestern part of the country, and the exhibits that you can find inside of it include objects from different archaeological sites throughout the country and cover the full chronological span of its history, making the museum one of the most important in Iran and a truly national one
If you like, you can take a walk in the El-Gülü Park in the evening.
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Drive to Maragheh.
Maragheh Observatory was one of the largest and most famous Islamic observatory in the world with great observational instruments of high precision, related to the period before the telescope was invented. The building was founded by Khawaja Nasir-e-Din Tusi order, the philosopher, mathematician and the great astronomer of the Illkhani and the command of Holaku khan on a hill in West Maragheh.
The Kabud Dom is noted for its beauty, being a ten-sided prism like in shape. It is said to be the tomb of the mother of Hollakoo. This structure dates back to the 6th and 7th century AH.
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Drive to Takab and Takhte Soleyman, or the Throne of Solomon: It is a unique and magnificent complex that dates back to the Sassanid era, which was one of the most significant periods in Iranian history. The site has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003 due to its cultural and historical importance.
The Takhte Soleyman complex consists of several structures, including a Zoroastrian fire temple, a palace, and a mysterious lake. According to the myths that locals say, there is a city of gold at the bottom of this city and no one has ever made to the bottom of the lake and many people have been disappeared after stepping into it. This lake is more than 75 meters deep but the thick layer of sediment doesn’t let the divers to reach the bottom and explore the lake. Although the weather in Takab gets freezing during winter and the temperature reaches 20 in summer, the temperature of water in this secretive lake is the same all year around.
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Drive to Zanjan. One the way we visit Soltaniyeh, a great and glorious building in this city, is one of the Iranian biggest and of the most famous Islamic buildings registered on the UNESCO global heritage list.
Arrive in Zanjan we visit the Rakhtshooy Khaneh, also known as the Edifice of Rakhtshooy Khaneh, a historical lavoir (a wash-house for clothing), which lies at the historical center of the Zanjan city and it was built nearly 20th century. This place was used for washing clothes by women around the city.
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Drive toward Hamadan, the capital city of Medes.
Today we visit the tomb of Avicenna. He was the great philosopher, scholar, physician of Iran (370-428 AH). Then we visit the Ganj Nameh. These inscriptions are relics from the period of ‘Darius’ and ‘Khashayar Shah’ of the Achaemenian era. Each of these inscriptions have been segregated into three columns with twenty lines, and in three languages of ancient ‘Parsi’, ‘Baboli’ and ‘Ilami’. The Parsi text is to the left of these two inscriptions, the Baboli text is in the center followed by the Ilami text to the right of the engravings. The engraved tablet to the left is related to Darius the Great, under which is the engraving related to the period of Khashayar Shah. In the afternoon we see the tomb of Esther & Mordechai (closed every Saturdays)
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Drive to Kermanshah via Kangavar and visit Anahita Temple – The Anahita Temple is the name of one of two archaeological sites in Iran popularly thought to have been attributed to the ancient deity Anahita. The larger and more widely known of the two is located at Kangavar in Kermanshah Province. – Continue the way and visit Bisotun Inscription & Tagh-e Bostan.

Morning drive to Khorram Abad. The Falak-ol-Aflak castle is the most important structures built from Sassanid era. It has been known by a number of names since it was built over 1800 years ago. Recorded names have referred to it as Shapur-Khast castle, and ultimately the Falak-ol-Aflak Castle.

On the way we visit Shushtar. This industrial city on the banks of the Karun River owes its prosperity to the discovery of oil nearby Masjed-Soleimanin 1908. Visiting the old city of Susa. In the modern village of Susa is the unsual Tomb of Daniel, and Tappeh Shush that is world’s second archeological hill, on the way to Ahvaz visiting Chogha Zanbil, the remarkably well-preserved Ziggurat is the best surviving example of Elamit architecture and is now one of Iran’s World Heritage Sites.

Morning drive to Shiraz, the city of roses and nightingales. In road stop in Bishabur – the capital of Shapour I, Bishapur was an ancient city in Iran on the ancient road between Persis and Elam. The road linked the Sassanid capitals Estakhr and Ctesiphon. It is located south of modern Faliyan in the Kazerun County of Pars Province. Bishapur was built near a river crossing and at the same site there is also a fort with rock-cut reservoirs and a river valley with six Sassanid rock reliefs. – Also visit Tange Chogan.

Shiraz, the city of roses and nightingales. Today you will first visit the Nasir Al Molk Mosque with its European motifs that have been combined with Islamic architecture, which will show you a successful play of light and shadow. Let yourself be enchanted by the magnificent complex of the Eram Garden and enjoy the fascinating play of water and light in the famous Persian Gardens (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Then make a pilgrimage to the tomb of the well-known poet Hafiz. Immerse yourself in the world of Persian poetry as your guide recites poems in German and Persian at the tomb.

Morning drive to Marvedasht to visit Naqsh-e- Rostam and Persepolis, the magnificent ruins of Achaemenians period. Drive back to Shiraz.

Drive to Yazd. En route you visit Passargade, the first capital of the Achaemenid Empire. The first structure you’ll come across in Passargadae is the six-tiered Tomb of Cyrus. Standing proudly on the windswept plain, this impressive stone cenotaph was originally much taller than it is now and is still the best preserved of the Pasargadae ruins. Also visit Abarkuh, the 4000 year-old Cyrus tree.

Full day visits in Yazd, the center for Iran’s small Zoroastrian community, to include the active Fire Temple, the fire of which has been burning for more than a thousand year; the Friday Mosque (1324 A.D.) with the highest portal and minarets in Iran, and walk through the old Fahadan area; and also visit the Dowlat-Abad Garden, with an 18th century hexagonal house.

Drive to Isfahan, via Nain. You will visit Jame Mosque in Nain and the old bridges of Isfahan. In the afternoon you can walk along the beautiful River in Isfahan.

A full city tour of Isfahan, Iran’s masterpiece, the jewel of ancient Persia and one of the finest cities in the Islamic world. The exquisite blue mosaic tiles of Isfahan’s Islamic buildings, its expansive bazaar and the city’s gorgeous bridges demand as much of your time as you can spare. Sightseeing in Isfahan: Nagshe Jahan Square (Sheikh Lotfollah and Imam Mosque and Ali Qapu), Friday Mosque and Chehel Sotoun.

Today you will visit the Vank Church and the Armenian area, Jolfa. In the afternoon you’ll visit the Hasht-Behesht (8 Paradises) Palace from outside and walk in the beautiful Hasht-Behesht Park.
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Drive to Kashan via Abyaneh, one of the most fascinating villages in Iran. It’s twisting, climbing lanes of mud and stone pass predominantly ochre-colored houses with lattice windows and fragile wooden balconies. There are few vehicles to disturb the quiet of this village. Most of the inhabitants were Zoroastrians, who later converted to Islam. Continue driving to get to Kashan, the oasis city, which was once a favorite city of Shah Abbas I, who beautified it and asked to be buried there. Sightseeing included: Brudjerdiha House, once was built as a private residence in the early 19th century, Fin Garden, a classical Persian vision of paradise. At late afternoon we arrive Tehran.
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Tehran is sharply divided between north and south. It is bisected north-south by Valiasr (ex-Pahlavi) Ave., which runs for more than 20Km from Tajrish to the train station. In Tehran you will visit National Museum, the Iran Bastan and the Golestan Palace from Qajar era. (Main palace and marble throne). After that you can stroll in the Grand Bazar of Tehran. (Closed on Fridays and national holidays).
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