Tourism
Iran Travel & Tourism News – Tourism is one of the fields that can help Iran get rid of an oil-dependent economy, and boost its non-oil revenues by encouraging foreign tourists to visit its diverse historical and natural attractions. The “Tourism” section in IFP News tries to offer a true image of the country’s beauties and tourism industry, and the opportunities for foreign investment in the field.
Anzali Wetland, habitat of swamp tulips
Anzali Wetland is in Iran’s northern Gilan Province near the port city of Bandar Anzali.
Iran tourism: Wonderful Nature of Lorestan Province
Lorestan is one of the most beautiful provinces of Iran. Sightseeing in Lorestan falls in the category of natural tourism. Breathtaking nature of Lorestan has led the province has to earn the nickname the “bride of nature”.
Iran Tourism: A Guide to the City of Khansar
Khansar is a small city with a population of just over 20,000 people that is a two-hour drive away from the central Iranian city of Esfahan. The area has much to offer in terms of tourism. Here is a look at a few highlights on Khansar.
Iran tourism: Time Museum in northern Tehran
The Time Museum in the Iranian capital Tehran has been registered as a national monument of Iran.
Iran tourism: The best and most famous handicrafts of Tabriz
Handicrafts of Tabriz are among Iran’s most beautiful ones that demand a lot of skills. During your trip to Tabriz, you can buy those handicrafts as souvenirs for your loved ones.
Iran culture minister: MOU with Iraq seeks to remove obstacles to land travel
Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding to increase cooperation in the field of tourism. The MOU was signed after a meeting between Ezzatollah Zarghami Iranian minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts and Hassan Nadhem the Iraqi minister of culture, tourism and antiquities in Tehran.
Iran tourism: Wonders of Khajou Bridge in Isfahan
Khajou Bridge is one of the rare beauties of the Iranian city of Isfahan that passes over the Zayandehroud, Iran’s largest and most water-rich river.
Iran to hold international traffic conventions workshop
Iran is scheduled to hold a workshop on international traffic conventions as a follow-up to an advanced training meeting in Switzerland.
Iran tourism: Beauties of Siahkal in in Gilan Province
With the arrival of spring and after that the heat of summer, more Iranians travel to northern areas, which have a pleasant climate.
Iran tourism: Beautiful palm groves of Qasreshirin
Qasreshirin is the only area in Iran’s Kermanshah Province where palm trees are found.
Summertime snowman festival held on Tehran Tochal heights
As summer is around the corner, the fifth edition of a snowman festival has been held on the Tochal heights located in the northernmost part of the Iranian capital, Tehran.
An Italian volleyball manager praises Iran after visit
Alessandra Campdeli, the Italian manager of the Iranian women's national volleyball team has praised Iran as a “magnificent land” after touring the country.
Iran tourism: Largest expo of classic cars in Tehran
The largest exhibition of classic and antique cars was held in Tehran. The exhibition was organized by Motorcycling and Automobile Federation of Iran in Azadi Complex in the Iranian capital.
International Museum Day and Cultural Heritage
May 18 marks International Museum Day and Cultural Heritage. On this occasion, visiting historical and cultural sites run by the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts in Iran was free for the public on Wednesday.
Spring on road to Prophet Khaled
When spring begins, colorful wild flowers fill the plains and pastures north of the city of Gonbad Kavous and along the shrine of the Prophet Khaled ibn Sinan (Prophet Khaled). The region, in Iran’s northern province of Golestan, is unique thanks to its beautiful and gorgeous green hills and its tranquility.
Iran tourism: Talesh, an ancient civilization in the heart of pristine nature
Talesh, a county in Iran’s northern Gilan Province, is a marvelous region full of pristine natural beauties, with a history that dates back thousands of years and tells of a great civilization and of hardworking people.
Iran tourism: Estakhrgah village, the hidden paradise near Rudbar
Estakhrgah is a small village in the Iranian province of Gilan. It is known as the hidden paradise.
Iran tourism: National Festival of Citrus Aurantium in Shiraz
The National Festival of Citrus Aurantium was held in Shiraz, the capital city of the southern province of Fars, with an emphasis on the importance of the fruit in the city and its prominent role in the tourism attraction.
Heavy traffic in Iran’s northbound roads ahead of Eid al-Fitr holidays
Heavy traffic has been reported in the roads leading to Caspian Sea resorts in northern Iran, a highly popular tourist destination among Iranians, in the run-up to the Eid al-Fitr holidays.
Iran tourism: Qazaq Khaneh building in Tehran
In the vicinity of the Shahrbani Palace in the heart of Tehran sits the Qazaq Khaneh building, an old monument with a minimal architecture. It can be described as one of the first-ever buildings serving military and administrative purposes in the capital which lives to this day.
Iranian Garden: Capital city’s little paradise
People in the Iranian capital Tehran have the chance to visit “Iranian Garden” park which is replete with colorful tulips within green space.
Hundreds of slabs and stone inscriptions discovered at a Persepolis palace
Iranian archeologists have discovered hundreds of slabs and stone inscriptions at Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenian dynasty of Iran.
Paris-Persepolis international eco rally arrives in Iran
Motorcyclists of Paris-Persepolis international eco rally have arrived in Iran and will visit the natural, historical and other attractions of the country.
Iran tourism: Qasr-e Qand, Green jewel of Balouchestan
In his book “Balouchestan and its Ancient Civilization”, Iranian writer and poet Iraj Afshar quotes Etemad al-Saltaneh as saying, “Qasr-e Qand is in fact the capital of all Makran (the coastal region of Baluchistan); it is home to a strong fortress, is on a high hill, and is the residence of the ruler".
Marmar Palace, Iran’s Museum of Art
Marmar Palace, is one of the historical palaces of Tehran and a major tourism attraction, which was built in 1934 on an order by the then Iranian ruler Reza Shah.
