All posts tagged Tehran

• Thursday, 05. February 2015 Clemens

  Best sights and cities in Iran: Highlights from 1001 nights

  Magnificent mosques, ancient caravansaries, impressive rock tombs and former royal cities of the ancient Persian Empire – Iran lures with a colorful bouquet of architectural masterpieces and unique natural wonders. My stories are not from 1001 nights, but five weeks of backpacking in Iran from the Caspian Sea in the north to the Persian Gulf in the very south and still offer plenty of narrative material. Here are my favorite sights and cities in Iran.

  

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• Tuesday, 09. September 2014 Annette

  As a Western woman in Iran: Leave emancipation at home

  Can you travel to the Iran as a Western woman? What are the Do’s and Don’ts? How should you behave? Do you have to wear a headscarf as a Western woman in Iran? Here is my field report after 5 weeks backpacking in Iran.

  

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• Friday, 18. July 2014 Clemens

  Golestan palace in Tehran, Iran: a tiled beauty

  

  The Golestan Palace in Tehran is on top of the list when it comes to must-sees in Iran. The “Palace of flowers” is a true masterpiece of the Qajar era, one the oldest of all historic monuments in the capitol of the Islamic Republic and since mid 2013 listed as UNESCO world heritage site. Believe me, from all the enchanting places that I visited on my travels through the beautiful country of Iran (and there are tons!), this place is definitely one, that deserves this title.

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