TEHRAN

Modern capital with historic roots
Tehran as capital of Iran is the economic and political heart of the country. Even its location on the map resembles a heart in a body.
Tehran’s weather is largely due to its geographical location; it has a semiarid cold weather with continental climate characteristics. Tehran is called a four season city with mild springs and autumns, hot summers and cold wet winters. Tehran is surrounded by beautiful Alborz Mountains from north and central deserts of Iran from south.
There are many cultural and historical attractions in Tehran; Tehran is home of many royal palaces of late dynasties like Golestan, Sa’adabad and Niavaran palaces. Tehran is one of the main touristic destinations of Iran. There are several museums like National Museum, Cinema Museum and Abgineh Museum. There is a list of to see in Tehran:
- Milad Tower
- Tabi’at Bridge
- Golestan palace
- Niavaran Complex
- Sa’adAbad Complex
- Masoudieh Mansion
- National Museum of Iran
- Museum of contemporary Art
- Carpet Museum
- Qasr Prison
- Abgineh Museum
You can use Bus, Metro or Taxi in Tehran for your transportation. The problem is buses and metro wagons are crowded almost all the time.
There are some online Taxi applications you can use. Snapp and Tap30 are the most used and famous ones.
But we suggest you to walk around the city, It’s not that bad and you can see the life in the city.
The most used adjective about Iranian people by foreigners is their hospitality. Iranian people are mostly very friendly with foreigners especially western citizens.
Tehran is home of about 10 million people from every corner of the country. The prominent language is Farsi (Persian) but you can see people speak in their mother tongue. Tehran had a drastic social and economic changes due to consequences of 1979 Islamic Revolution and 8-years war between Iran and Iraq (which is now of the closest friends and allies of Iran. There are many war refugees from neighboring countries of Afghanistan and Iraq live in Iran especially Tehran. You can see other foreigners in Tehran who live there or just tourists.
- Weather
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Tehran’s weather is largely due to its geographical location; it has a semiarid cold weather with continental climate characteristics. Tehran is called a four season city with mild springs and autumns, hot summers and cold wet winters. Tehran is surrounded by beautiful Alborz Mountains from north and central deserts of Iran from south.
- Attractions
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There are many cultural and historical attractions in Tehran; Tehran is home of many royal palaces of late dynasties like Golestan, Sa’adabad and Niavaran palaces. Tehran is one of the main touristic destinations of Iran. There are several museums like National Museum, Cinema Museum and Abgineh Museum. There is a list of to see in Tehran:
- Milad Tower
- Tabi’at Bridge
- Golestan palace
- Niavaran Complex
- Sa’adAbad Complex
- Masoudieh Mansion
- National Museum of Iran
- Museum of contemporary Art
- Carpet Museum
- Qasr Prison
- Abgineh Museum
- Transportation
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You can use Bus, Metro or Taxi in Tehran for your transportation. The problem is buses and metro wagons are crowded almost all the time.
There are some online Taxi applications you can use. Snapp and Tap30 are the most used and famous ones.
But we suggest you to walk around the city, It’s not that bad and you can see the life in the city. - People
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The most used adjective about Iranian people by foreigners is their hospitality. Iranian people are mostly very friendly with foreigners especially western citizens.
Tehran is home of about 10 million people from every corner of the country. The prominent language is Farsi (Persian) but you can see people speak in their mother tongue. Tehran had a drastic social and economic changes due to consequences of 1979 Islamic Revolution and 8-years war between Iran and Iraq (which is now of the closest friends and allies of Iran. There are many war refugees from neighboring countries of Afghanistan and Iraq live in Iran especially Tehran. You can see other foreigners in Tehran who live there or just tourists.
SHIRAZ

City of poets, gardens and wine
Shiraz is home of Hafez and Saadi.
There is distinction between Shiraz’s summer and winter but overall it has a hot semiarid weather. It has hot Mediterranean hot summers and cool winters. But if you want to hear me, Shiraz’s weather in April is the best weather of the world; travel to Shiraz in April, but the problem is, Shiraz is crowded in this time of the year.
It is one the most touristic cities of Iran; its cultural heritage has international importance, there are many touristic attraction like: Delgosha Garden, Qavam House, Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Affif-Abad Garden, Eram Garden, Shapouri House, Tomb of Saadi, Tomb of Hafez, Quran Gate, Atigh Jame Mosque, Vakil bazaar and many other attractions in the city.
You can use Bus, Metro and Taxi in Shiraz for transportation like other big cities of Iran. If you are used to crowded buses and wagons, you can use them, because most of the time they are crowded. Snapp and some other online platforms are available in Shiraz as well, like many other cities of Iran. In Iran price of transportation is very cheap because of cheap prices of oil and gas.
Try to walk in the city so you could see many attractions in parts of the city and more importantly to see that Iranian people are good with foreigners and you would feel their hospitality, too. Shiraz is the city of poets, gardens, wine and flowers. you can feel emotion of Shirazi (people of Shiraz) in these things. Shiraz’s population is nearly two million, by the majority of Farsi-speaking people and mostly Muslim. Other Iranians know Shirazi people as cool and kind people, hope you could see their kindness, too.
- Weather
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There is distinction between Shiraz’s summer and winter but overall it has a hot semiarid weather. It has hot Mediterranean hot summers and cool winters. But if you want to hear me, Shiraz’s weather in April is the best weather of the world; travel to Shiraz in April, but the problem is, Shiraz is crowded in this time of the year.
- Attractions
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It is one the most touristic cities of Iran; its cultural heritage has international importance, there are many touristic attraction like: Delgosha Garden, Qavam House, Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, Affif-Abad Garden, Eram Garden, Shapouri House, Tomb of Saadi, Tomb of Hafez, Quran Gate, Atigh Jame Mosque, Vakil bazaar and many other attractions in the city.
- Transportation
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You can use Bus, Metro and Taxi in Shiraz for transportation like other big cities of Iran. If you are used to crowded buses and wagons, you can use them, because most of the time they are crowded. Snapp and some other online platforms are available in Shiraz as well, like many other cities of Iran. In Iran price of transportation is very cheap because of cheap prices of oil and gas.
- People
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Try to walk in the city so you could see many attractions in parts of the city and more importantly to see that Iranian people are good with foreigners and you would feel their hospitality, too. Shiraz is the city of poets, gardens, wine and flowers. you can feel emotion of Shirazi (people of Shiraz) in these things. Shiraz’s population is nearly two million, by the majority of Farsi-speaking people and mostly Muslim. Other Iranians know Shirazi people as cool and kind people, hope you could see their kindness, too.