Iran: Updates & Travel

Travel in Iran?

A country that you can get to know well on your way to Asia. A country with much more natural beauty, more highlights and more friendly people than you would expect. You will probably be invited several times to drink tea at a family's home. Say yes, Iranians are really as friendly as they seem.
Maybe not very healthy, but very relaxing and typically Iranian: smoking a Shisha pipe.
Visit Garmeh, a small oasis town. Not because the town is so special, but because the desert is so beautiful (especially at night with all the stars) and quiet.
Visit Yazd, it is one of the oldest cities in the country, with beautiful buildings, winding lanes and wind towers. The Amir Chakhmaq Complex is the highlight.
Go to Tehran: the Golestan Palace is the old royal palace of the Qajar family. It was also the palace of the last Shah. Isfahan: especially around the Imam Square there are beautiful palaces and a gigantic mosque. Incidentally, the largest mosque in Iran is also in Isfahan (the Jameh Mosque). The bridges over the Zayandeh River date back to 1600.
Go back to 15th century Persia in Tabriz, with the Kabudi Mosque and the Qaisariyeh bazaar as the main attractions.
Perhaps one of the most important reasons to visit Iran is Persepolis. This old capital of the Achemnid Empire now consists of abandoned pillars, gates and stairs.
Be aware of the presence of the moral police that checks, among other things, the wearing of a headscarf.