I Love Kashan

Kashan is a fabulous city I enjoyed so much during my visit here. Many tourists may think it’s a tiny city so they skipped it on way from Tehran to Isfahan. Though I spent two full days here, I would still prefer to spend a couple of days more to explore All the traditional houses as each of them has its special taste, history and unique attractions differentiate itself from the others. Continue reading I Love Kashan

Qom – Holy Centre for Scholars who are open for debate

Qom is a holy city for Shi’a Islam. This is an important centre for Shiite scholars to come here to study in its madrasehs (religious schools). People in the town are strictly religious so tourists should respect local traditions. This holy city is also the place for the Fatemeh Masoumeh Shrine. Fetemah died here in the 9th century. She was the sister of Imam Reza, … Continue reading Qom – Holy Centre for Scholars who are open for debate

Qazvin – it’s worth to stay for a night even you don’t do Alamut – II

I spent a day visit within Qazvin city (you can see the main place names bolded in below post) I first visited very old Gate being an entrance of an ancient built complex which is now mainly function as schools (e.g. search Omid School in google map) as well as practicing Pahlevanian and zoorkhaneh rituals (The historical iranian sports which is part of UNESCO Itangible … Continue reading Qazvin – it’s worth to stay for a night even you don’t do Alamut – II

Qazvin – it’s worth to stay for a night even you don’t do Alamut – I

Qazvin is a nice city which was even the medieval capital of the Safavid dynasty for over forty years (1555-1598) and nowadays is known as the calligraphy capital of Iran. Silk Road passed through here and the original main road is still being used here today.  Most foreign tourists only pass through Qazvin as the starting point for hiking or excursion to Alamut valley or … Continue reading Qazvin – it’s worth to stay for a night even you don’t do Alamut – I