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Know all about the historic Alamut Castle

Alamut CastleIt can be quite interesting to know about the story behind the word of Assassin and more exited to find it's root in Ancient Iran. The story behind this word revolves around one of the most amazing characters in Persian history called Hassan-i Sabbah and also a legendary castle in the beautiful Alamut region called The Castle of Assassins. Who was Hassan-i-Sabbah?"In the late ...

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11 Reason why you should travel to Iran?

11 Reasons you should travel to Iran:People: People are fantastic here, it's a very warm culture, I've been here twice now, I've come alone both times, I've never been alone, it's the type of place; people will come up to you, they're very open. They want to help, I find it very authentic. It's not just a politeness. There's realness to it.Diversity: It's super mixed up, the geography is all ...

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The City of Bisotun

On the sacred mountain of Bisotun in Western Iran’s Kermanshah province is a remarkable multilingual inscription carved on a limestone cliff about 60 m above the plain. Located along one of the main routes linking Persia with Mesopotamia, the inscription is illustrated by a life-sized bas-relief of its creator, the Achaemenid (Persian) King Darius I, and other figures. It is unique, being the ...

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Witness the magic of colors at Nasir –al- Molk Mosque

One of the valuable buildings from Qajar era which is famous for it's tile workings is he Nasir-al-Molk Mosque. This building is a part of the Nasir-al-Molk complex. It is situated in one of the oldest and historical parts of Shiraz city with name of “es-hagh-beig” quarter in “Goad-e-Araban” place.This construction of this building was started under the command of Mirza-Hasan-Alikhan ...

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