Art & Culture
Museums
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Niavaran Palace
Niavaran Historical Garden Endowed with a fantastic natural and historical beauty, the Cultural-Historic Complex of Niavaran with an area...
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Marmar Palace in Ramsar
When summer arrives, many passengers travel to Ramsar in Mazandaran province in order to recreate in the dense...
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Holy Defense Museum Garden
The museum of Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense is one of the most important attractions of Tehran which...
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The Seven Wonders Museum
The Seven Wonders Museum, also known as the Nasr Gallery, was established by an artist named Nasrallah Rouhani in 1387 (2008) on the Karaj-Chalus Road, approximately 14 kilometers from Karaj, Iran
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The Stone Museum in Taq-e Bostan (Kermanshah)
The Stone Museum is placed next to the historical area of Taq-e Bostan. It includes over forty stone objects most of which related to Sassanid empire and also to Qajar. There are Sassanid capitals in the museum belonged to a palace which had never been constructed.
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Mohammad Reza Lotfi (Golestan)
Mohammad Reza Lotfi is a musician, composer, a gifted player of Setar, Tar and Kamancheh, researcher and teacher...
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Bijan Jalali (Tehran)
Bijan Jalali, an Iranian poet and literate, was born in Tehran in 1306 SH. His father was Ibrahim...
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Khāqānī (East Azerbaijan)
Hassān'l-Aʿjam Afzāl al-dīn Badil ibn Ali Khāqānī Haqaiʿqi Shirvani was born in 520 AH in Tabriz. His father...
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Mehdi Akhavan-sales (Razavi Khorasan)
Mehdi Akhavan-sales is a renowned Iranian poet who was born in Mashhad in 1307 AH. He finished his...
Dance & Local Games
Persian Foods
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Khoresh-e Qeimeh (Yellow Split Peas Stew)
Khoresh-e Qeimeh is another delicious Persian classic dish, made of lamb, tomatoes, yellow split peas, and dried lime....
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Zereshk Polow ba Morgh (Barberry Rice with Saffron & Chicken)
Zereshk (Barberries) is an ancient berry which grows in Europe and the Middle East. Iran is one of...
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Sabzi Polo Semnani
Nourishing and spicy local foods of Semnan province are affected by climate conditions, the culture and the lifestyle...
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Halim (Haleem)
Halim (Persian: حلیم یا هلیم) is the name of a very delicious, nutritious and energetic food that is popular in Iran and some Middle Eastern countries. Halim is the name of food cooked from pelted wheat and meat
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Qazvin Home-Made Cookies
Art of making cookies is very popular among Qazvin women. Until recently, all sweets common for celebrating Norouz were made at homes. Therefore, women in this province are more occupied with this art on the eve of Norouz.