Tourist Attractions in Iran

Nabio, an un-inhabited island in Persian Gulf, has attracted a growing number of tourists over the past years by its unique and pristine nature.

Tabriz carrot stew is one of the most delicious and original dishes of Tabriz in northwest of Iran. It is both made with chicken and meat. They use chopped fried carrots in it. Contrary to what is supposed to be, this stew is not sweet and has a sour-sweet flavour due to using of plums. But you can add as much as sugar you want to make the food sweet.

Kalat-e Naderi is a massive natural fortress located north of Sousia, in Kalat County of Iran’s Khorasan Razavi Province. It is famous as the only fortress ever to withstand a siege by Tamerlane.

The tomb of Bayazid Bastami in Iran’s Semnan province is one of the attractions of city of Bastam. It is a large complex with different spaces from the third to fifth century AH.

Windmills in the city of Nashtifan in Iran’s Khorasan Razavi province are one of the most beautiful and largest collections of clay, mud and wood, and of course the oldest of these kind in the world.

Makhmalkuh is one of the mountains in Iran’s Lorestan province with a height of over 2900 metres in the northeast of capital Khorramabad.

An Iranian shepherd, for the first time in the Middle East, has built an underground city in the province of Semnan, which has turned into a residential and tourist destination.

Iran has designated January 2 as Rasht Day to commemorate the historic city of Rasht in the northern province of Gilan each year.

Tang Port is a small region near Chabahar city in Southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan. It enjoys some unique attractions due to its special nature, in which desert and sea join each other.

Sheikh Safi al-Din’s Shrine is the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili located in Iran’s northwestern Ardabil province. Sheikh Safi was an eminent leader of an Islamic school established by the Safavids.

Mirror Palace mansion (Qasr-e Ayeneh) in Iran’s central city of Yazd is one of the country’s tourist attractions that dates back to the first Pahlavi era. The mansion is known as Museum of Mirrors and Lighting since 1998.

When the winter season began last week, large parts of northwestern Iran were already covered with heavy snow.

A Chinese researcher and musician believes Iranian music is filled with attractions and secrets, from creativity to patience.

The Pahneh Bath, or the Hazrat Bath, is among popular historical sites of the central province of Semnan, luring thousands of domestic and foreign tourists each year.

A tourism official invited people from across the world to choose Iran as the destination for their Christmas vacation, in a bid to lure tourists who worth a lot to the country’s economy amid the tightening of US sanctions.

Iran’s 4th Rotax Karting Championship was held at Azadi karting track in Tehran.

Khaf is a historical city in Khorasan Razavi province in eastern Iran, bordering with Afghanistan.

An American fashion artist says the emergency landing of her flight in Iran was a great opportunity for her to get to know the country and its people.

The town of Varzaneh is located to southwest of the city of Nain in the east of the central Iranian province of Isfahan.

The Pahlevan Razzaz guesthouse, a historical building in downtown Tehran, has been turned into a hostel for foreign tourists.

Kahak cave is one of the most attractive ones in Iran. The cave’s wonderful scenes and its massive chambers makes it an ideal choice for adventurous ecotourists who love to get the adrenaline going every now and then.

The historical Chogan Canyon is located 23 kilometers away from the city of Kazeroun in Fars Province, southern Iran.

The awesome dance of colourful leaves in autumn always catches the eyes of every single visitor staying in Iran, particularly in the northern province of Gilan.

The Karoon river in south-west of Iran is hosting migratory birds after recent precipitations swelled water levels in the river’s basin.

The colourful autumn of the Iranian capital provides tourists and citizens with a chance to go for a walk in the streets of Tehran.