Category: Authentic Travel in Iran
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The Window of Steel
Where Shia Pilgrims Come for HealingIMAM REZA SHRINE, MASHHAD, Iran – It’s called the Window of Steel, through which millions of Shia pilgrims try to find hope and healing. For the tourist, it can provide a fascinating – and at times heart-wrenching – peak into mankind’s universal urge to touch something greater than himself. The Window of Steel (a.k.a Fulad…
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Imāmzādeh Sāleh Mausoleum
Tajrish, Tehran, IranImāmzādeh Sāleh (Persian: امامزاده صالح) is a shrine and mosque in north Tehran, known as the burial place of the brother of Imam Reza. For the foreign tourist, the intricate tile-work outside and the interior mirror-work can be mesmerizing. For me, just sitting in the plaza or sahn in the front provides a fantastic break…
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Tajrish Bazaar in North Tehran
Great Place to People Watch and PhilosophizeFor tourists searching for a quick and free slice of traditional Iran there’s the Tajrish Traditional Bazaar (Bazar-e-Tajrish), in the heart of north Tehran, which is closer to the city’s top hotels than the more famous Grand Bazaar of Tehran in the city’s center. It’s size and variety is only a tiny slice of the…
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Tour of Western Iran: Three Days in Lorestan
An Unforgettable Exercise in Alternative TouringTravelogue of our 3-day trip to the Lorestan Province of Western Iran. With its breath-taking nature and legendary hospitality of the Lur people. Lorestan – a short distance from Isfahan – offers incredible untapped tourism potential.
