An Aviation official has announced that Shiraz-Vienna direct flights will be soon performed aiming to boost aviation ties with major European airlines. General for Airports Department of Fars Province Reza Badi’ee Fard said launching of direct flights between Fars province and European states will play a significant role in prosperity and development of tourism expressing…
The Golden Eagle Luxury Trains, a prestigious European operator of exclusive, long-distance rail tours, is scheduled to run new rounds of its services that offers extensive excursions throughout Iran. Passengers from several countries including the UK, Spain, the U.S., Australia, Canada, and South Africa will aboard the opening southbound train that is scheduled to depart…
Iranian women football match held in Shiraz between Zowb Ahan of Isfahan and Banovan Qashqaie of Shiraz in Hafeziyeh Stadium. Woman football matches ended 5-0 to Qashqaie team in Shiraz. The Iranian girls played football and futsal with hijab (islamic cover). Also Iranian girls participated in Olympic gams and international championships with hijab in Volleyball,…
The World Tourism Day, initiated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), aims to stress the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic impacts amongst the international community. Related posts: Commemoration Day of Hafez Shirazi Kurmanji Wedding ceremony / Photo+Video IRANIAN celebrated Nowrouz in Shiraz Saadi day celebrated in Shiraz
Iran says it will offer a tax break of 13 years to hoteliers in what appears to be part of a policy devised to promote the country’s tourism industry. “All economic activities related to… tourism will enjoy 100 percent tax holidays between five to 13 years depending on the region,” AFP quoted Iran’s Deputy Economy…
The southern city of Shiraz held a commemoration for the Persian mystic poet Hafez on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by Vice President of Iran and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar. Who is Hafez Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in Shiraz. Very…
Persepolis is the name of the ancient cities of Iran that for years ceremonial capital of the Empire was the Achaemenid Empire of Iran at the time. The location of the works since 1979 registered in UNESCO World Heritage. Persepolis ( Old Persian Parsa , Takht-e Jamshid or Chehel Minar) was the ceremonial capital…
the 20 of April is “Saadi’s Day” in IRAN. Many lovers of the great Persian poet Saadi gather at his grave in Shiraz and read his poetry. Saadi distinguished between the spiritual and the practical or mundane aspects of life. In his Bustan, for example, spiritual Saadi uses the mundane world as a spring board…
Colored glass brightens a serene scene as a woman prays at Nasir al-Mulk mosque in Shiraz, Iran. Completed in 1888, the mosque is one of several in Shiraz, the economic center of southern Iran. Related posts: Persepolis Historical Complex hosts first intl. marathon Beginning of New Persian Year in Pasargadae, Persepolis Time lapse video: Historical…
Marvdasht, the site to world-renowned Persepolis Historical Complex, has hosted country’s first ever international marathon competition; athletes from more than 35 countries participate. Persepolis, Old Persian Parsa, modern Takht-e Jamshīd or Takht-i Jamshīd (Persian: “Throne of Jamshīd,” Jamshīd being a character in Persian mythology), Persepolis: ruins of the royal residence an ancient capital of the…
