Where is Tajrish? Tajrish neighborhood is located in the north part of Tehran at the end of Tehran’s Vali-e Asr Avenue on the slops of the Alborz mountain range. It’s one of the city’s busiest commercial centers. Thanks to its proximity to the Alborz Mountain and being 1600 m above sea level the climate in...Read More

Did you know that Persian culture has its own Valentine’s Day?  It actually existed long before! Celebration of love, friendship and the earth In Persian culture mothers have very high value and this has been true since forever. Throughout history all over the planet, the earth has been symbolized as the mother. It is what...Read More

What is Yalda? Yalda night is the celebration of the birth of the new sun. Yalda is the last night of autumn, and the longest and darkest night of the year. It’s an ancient Zoroastrian tradition celebrated all across Iran and central Asian countries such as Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and some Caucasian states such...Read More

When is Nowruz? Nowruz is the Persian New Year. But you don’t have to be Persian to celebrate. It’s no coincidence it falls on the first day of spring. The Iranian calendar is a solar calendar, meaning time is determined, through astronomical observations, by Earth’s movement around the sun. So, the first day of the...Read More

Gilan Rural Heritage Museum Many traditional Gilani cottages have been reassembled in the grounds of this fascinating open-air museum that strives to represent the different cultural and architectural areas of Gilan.Read More

Takht-e Soleyman Takht-e Soleyman is also known as Azar Goshnasp Fire Temple, literally “the Fire of the Warriors. The archaeological site of Takht-e Soleyman, in north-western Iran, is situated in a valley set in a volcanic mountain region. The site includes the principal Zoroastrian sanctuary partly rebuilt in the Ilkhanid (Mongol) period (13th century) as well as...Read More

Soltaniyeh Zanjan The mausoleum of Oljaytu was constructed in 1302–12 in the city of Soltaniyeh, the capital of the Ilkhanid dynasty, which was founded by the Mongols. Soltaniyeh is one of the outstanding examples of the achievements of Persian architecture and a key monument in the development of its Islamic architecture. This eight-towered octagonal building,...Read More

Zanjan Grand hotel is 4-Star hotel in Zanjan and  has spacious business-standard rooms with bathrooms.Address: Basij Sq, Zanjan, Iran Zanjan Grand Hotel Zanjan Grand hotel is 4-Star hotel in Zanjan and  has spacious business-standard rooms with bathrooms.Address: Basij Sq, Zanjan, Iran Facebook-f Twitter Instagram WhatsappRead More

Rakhatshor Khaneh Zanjan A traditional Qajar subterranean wash house full of female mannequins, in the clothing of the era, showing how it used to be done.Read More

Zanjan Archaeology Museum The archaeology museum is home to four of the fascinating ‘Saltmen’ mummies discovered over the years in the Chehrabad Salt Mine (now an archaeological site). The effect of the salt and the extremely dry air of the mine has preserved whole corpses, some with skin, hair and various organs intact.Read More