Travel in Iran
Tehran Times – What is the state of Iran’s tourism? Fortunately, Iran took an early hit with Coronavirus. Officials took immediate measures…
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Foreign tourist arrival to Isfahan 7-folded in seven years: official
IRNA – Foreign tourists who visited Isfahan over the past seven years made seven-fold growth compared to the preceding periods, the head…
Yazd, tourism center during Muharram ceremonies
MNA – The Muharram mourning ceremonies in commemoration of Imam Hussein (PBUH) have become a tourist attraction across the central province of…
Photos: Sunflower fields of Golidagh
ISNA | Mohammad Qajar: Farmers of Golidagh District, located in Maraveh Tappeh County of Golestan Province, use hundreds of hectares of their…
Photos: Lalehzar city of Kerman
ISNA | Sare Tajalli: Lalehzar City, located 120 kilometers of Kerman Province, boasts glorious weather and is one of the tourist destinations…
Photos: Grand Mosque of Qom
MNA | Mehdi Bakhshi: With an area of 12,000 square metres, the Grand Mosque of Qom is one of the largest religious,…
Photos: Qadikola Lagoon
Tasnim | Gholamreza Ahmadi: The beautiful lagoon of Qadikola is an important wetland in Mazandaran province, northern Iran. Qadikola Lagoon is located…
Photos: Ardal & Mashayekh region
MNA | Pantea Nikzad: Located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Ardal and Mashayekh is a temperate mountainous region with magnificent sceneries. Ardal,…
Photos: Khoda-Afarin natural bridge
MNA | Pantea Nikzad: Khoda-Afarin mountain pass is one of the most dangerous ones crossed by Iranian nomads in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari…
UNESCO ready to develop tourism coop. with Iran
MNA – The Director General of Tourism Planning and Development Affairs said that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is…
Photos: Zomorrod waterfall
MNA | Mohammad Dashti: With its temperate climate and unique nature, Zomorrod waterfall in Gilan province, northern Iran, has the potential to…
Photos: House of Imam Jomeh
Tehran Picture Agency | Hamid Reza Darajati: Dating back to the 19th century, the House of “Imam Jomeh” – the Imam of…
A travel writer who’s seen it all still finds surprise and awe in Iran
Bloomberg | Pico Iyer: Reading and writing about Iran could not prepare Pico Iyer for the warm, modern society that greeted him.…
Photos: Fin Garden in Kashan
KARNAVAL.IR: Located in central Iran, Fin Garden is well-known not only for its beautiful architecture, but also an important historical event. Fin…
Photos: Iran unveils its first capsule hotel
ISNA | Farzad Khabooshani: The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand…
Iran unveils its first capsule hotel
Iran Front Page – The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand…
Photos: Full-glass suspension bridge opened to visitors in NW Iran
IRNA | Reza Zare: A full-glass suspension bridge has become operational in northwestern Iran. The bridge which is part of a tourist…
Photos: Gorgan forests
YJC | Faezeh Kaboli: Mother Nature certainly appreciates the opportunity provided by the coronavirus pandemic in this beautiful spring season, as weeks…
Tourists can visit world’s biggest brick dome in Iran as of May 30
IRNA – Visit to Iran’s Soltaniyeh Dome, the world’s biggest brick dome in northwest of Iranian capital- is available for tourists as…
Photos: Isfahan in Spring
Tasnim | Morteza Salehi: The city of Isfahan in central Iran is amazingly beautiful during spring, when a combination of its nature…
Photos: Zalian village
IRNA | Ali Karimi: The Zalian village is located in the western part of the city of Shazand, 60 km from Arak,…
Photos: Spring in Hanam, Lorestan
Tasnim | Aziz Babanezhad: Lorestan province in western Iran is known for its pristine nature, which is quite stunning during spring. What…
COVID-19 inflicts $330m in losses on Iran’s tourism industry
Financial Tribune – The outbreak of the new coronavirus inflicted 53 trillion rials ($330 million) in losses on Iranian tourism industry during…
Photos: Beautiful nature of Ilam
YJC | Omid ValiBeigi: Ilam province in southwestern Iran is an area full of tourist attractions due to its beautiful nature and…
Tourism industry prospects unclear amid coronavirus
Financial Tribune – The new coronavirus has shut down Iran’s tourism industry for two months now and it seems that at present…
Photos: Dehdez; a hidden paradise in southwest of Iran
ISNA | Morteza Zangane: Dehdez, a city in Izeh County of Khuzestan Province in the southwest of Iran, is considered as a…
Photos: Shafi’abad Caravanserai
Tasnim | Sarallah Ankooti: The Shafi’abad Caravanserai is located in a village with the same name in Kerman province, southern Iran. The…
Photos: Abu Musa Island
ISNA | Amirhosein Khorgooi: Abu Musa Island is the southernmost Iranian island in the Persian Gulf waters and is one of the…
Photos: Tulip flower garden in Karaj void of visitors
ISNA | Masoumeh Aliakbar: Chamran’s Park tulip garden in Karaj province used to host a large number of visitor in Spring. However,…
Photos: Spring blossoms in Mehriz
MNA | Majid Dehghanizadeh: Trees in Mehriz, a city in central Iran, have sprouted beautiful blossoms during the last month of the…
Photos: Tourian village, green place in Iran’s Qeshm Island
Iran Front Page | Fatemeh Askarieh: Vegetable cultivation, sunflower farms and beautiful palm groves are among the tourist attractions of Tourian village…
Photos: Snowy winter in Sanandaj
FNA | Bakhtiar Samadi: Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province in western Iran, is covered by snow during its winter days. We…
Coronavirus gives kiss of death to Iran’s tourism industry before Nowruz
Al-Monitor | Sarbas Nazari: Iran — home to the ancient Persian civilization and with 24 UNESCO World Heritage Sites — has never…
Photos: Frozen wetland of Choghakhor
YJC | Reza Kamran Samani: The surface of water at Choghakhor wetland in south-western Iran is frozen during cold winter days. With…
Some 530,000 foreign tourists visit Aras Free Zone
IRNA – The foreign tourist arrival in Aras Free Zone has increased 74 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian year…
Iran second most popular destination for Azeri tourists
MNA – Iran was named the second most popular destination for tourists from the Republic of Azerbaijani in 2019, according to data…
Photos: Marble Palace in Tehran
ISNA | Hadi Zand: The Marble Palace, built between 1934 and 1937, is one of the historic buildings and royal residences in…
Iran to open Marble Palace to tourists after 40 years
Press TV – A century-old palace known for its pure Iranian architecture is set to open to the public after more than…
Photos: Qadamgah town
YJC | Mitra Zargarani: Qadamgah Razavi, a town near the city of Neyshabour in north-east of Iran, is one of the main…
Foreign tourist arrival in Mazandaran grows 38 percent
IRNA – A Mazandaran province tourism official said that a greater number of foreign tourists have arrived to the province in recent…