Tourist Attractions in Iran

The coronavirus outbreak has forced an Iranian traveller to cut short his trip around the world on camel.

Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province in western Iran, is covered by snow during its winter days.

Trees in Mehriz, a city in central Iran, have sprouted beautiful blossoms during the last month of the winter.

Bojnurd is a beautiful city located in North Khorasan Province, northeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

While people are strongly advised to refrain from traveling after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran, the hotels in the historical city of Yazd have closed up of their own volition as a precautionary measure.

The international ski resort of “Tarik-Darreh” is located in the slopes of Alvand Mountain, western Iran.

Laft is a small, beautiful village in Iran's Qeshm Island, which is known as the port of windcatcher.

Vegetable cultivation, sunflower farms and beautiful palm groves are among the tourist attractions of Tourian village in Iran's Qeshm Island.

The first hut hotel of Iran which opened in the underprivileged city of Ghalehganj in 2016, is now a symbol of the development of city, and it is now known for this hotel.

The 13th International Tourism Exhibition and the 33rd edition of the National Handicrafts Exhibition of Iran have gotten underway simultaneously in Tehran since Wednesday, February 12.

The pristine nature of Meshe-Sui Hot Spring in north-western Iran attracts many tourists every year.

The surface of water at Choghakhor wetland in south-western Iran is frozen during cold winter days.

Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts says around eight million foreign tourists have visited the country over the past ten months.

The Hara Forests in Qeshm Island are an important ecological resource, as well as a main tourist attraction of southern Iran.

Naz Island is the only place tourists can wade on foot or by car one km into the Persian Gulf waters.

Chahardangeh region in northern Iran has unique beauties throughout all four seasons, especially winter.

There are 366 wells forming Tala Water wells, equal to the number of days in a leap year; each day people used the water of one well.

Namakdan Salt Cave is a main tourist attraction of Qeshm Island. Its high quality salt, rich in magnesium, that can be used for medical purposes.

The historical village of Esfahak has won the TO DO 2020 Award of Germany, which is awarded annually to a project which focuses on participation in tourism, profits the local people, is environmentally friendly and avoids gender discrimination.

Tehran Municipality’s offer to host a world conference on urban tourism in 2021 has been welcomed by the President of World Tourism Organization.

Kharbas Caves in Qeshm Island have been a temple of Mithraism in ancient times. They attract the attention of archeologists and visitors alike.

Three more Iranian cities as well as a village have been added to the World Crafts Council’s list of cities and villages known for their handicrafts. Now, over a dozen Iranian towns and cities are on the list.

Qeshm is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf with many natural, cultural and tourist attractions. The island is considered a tourist hub which has the capacity to absorb more domestic and foreign travellers.

Iran recently attended the Fortieth edition of FITUR International Tourism Fair in Spain to introduce itself as a safe and favourable destination to foreign tourists.

Tehran's Marble Palace, a historical building of Pahlavi era, will open to public after decades.