Departure from Home for Tehran. I process the customs procedures and transfer to the hotel in Tehran. Dinner and overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the guide and the beginning of the visits to the Iranian capital: Sadabad Palace, the historical residence of the Pahlavi royal family. It is a complex of sumptuous residences and museums including the White Palace and the Green Palace. Then the visit to the Niavaran Palace, the residence of the last Shah of Persia and his family, where we can also admire the royal library and the royal car museum. Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon visit the Tabiat Bridge (nature). The curved construction is structured on 3 levels and houses benches, plants, bars and restaurants. At the top level the bridge offers those who visit it breathtaking views of the city and the snow-capped peaks of the Alborz mountains. Transfer in good time to Tehran Mehrabad airport, to catch the flight to Shiraz. Dinner and overnight in Shiraz.

Breakfast at the hotel. Whole day dedicated to Shiraz city tour: the Nasir-ol Molk Mosque, known as the “Pink Mosque” due to the dominant color of its interior due to the play of light created by its windows, the Citadel of Karimkhan Zand, built between 1766 and 1767, the Vakil Mosque, the most impressive of Shiraz’s mosques which was completed in 1773. It has only two access portals (iwan), usually there are four. These, like the walls of the internal courtyard, are decorated in glazed ceramic with floral motifs. Other panels bear drawings of stylized trees with seven shades of color (haft rangy), typical of local 19th century art. The Eram Gardens (UNESCO since 2011), date back to the time of the Qajar dynasty. It is planted mainly with date palms and cypresses known locally as “Sarv-e Naz”. Inside is the “Qavam mansion”, an elegant, magnificently decorated two-storey structure. It was built to a design by the architect Mohammad Hasan at the end of the 19th century on behalf of the Qavam family, rich merchants who were able to curry favor with the Shahs of Persia, both of the Zand dynasty and of the representatives of the subsequent Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties. The main avenue of the park winds from the mansion among palm trees and flower beds and bordered by numerous ornamental basins. Visit Naranjestan and the bazaar for a walk and some shopping. Lunch in restaurant. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay

After breakfast, early departure towards Persepolis (UNESCO since 1979), the majestic palace-city of the Persian kings, built in the 6th century. B.C. and destroyed by Alexander. In-depth visit to the Apadana Palace, built by Dario to celebrate the holidays at the beginning of the year: the enormous platform is covered with bas-reliefs depicting all the populations that were part of the Persian Empire. First Darius and then Xerxes had brought the best craftsmen of their world to Persia, building a palace that was to be the sum of the architecture and sculpture of the time. The visit continues with Naqsh-e Rostam, the site of the tombs of the Achaemenid kings, unfortunately now empty, famous for the Sassanid bas-reliefs: one of these is very famous as it testifies to the defeat and capture of the Roman emperor Valerian by the Sassanid king Shapur. Lunch in restaurant. After a stop at the first Achaemenid capital Pasargadae (UNESCO since 2004), where the simple tomb of the founder of the dynasty Cyrus the Great stands, continuation to Yazd. Hotel accommodation. Dinner and overnight stay

Breakfast at the hotel. Start of visits to the city, one of the oldest, characterized by its ocher-coloured houses, famous for hosting the largest community of Zoroastrians, the ancient religion preceding Islam. You will see the Zoroastrian Towers of Silence and the Fire Temple, where the sacred fire has burned continuously since 470 BC. C. Dowlat Abad Garden (UNESCO since 2011) famous for its tall “Bad Ghir” which at 33 meters high is the tallest wind tower in Iran, the Mir Chaghmagh Mosque and the Friday Mosque. Lunch in restaurant. Time available, dinner and overnight stay in the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Esfahan. Along the way, stop in Varzaneh which is famous in Iran and in the world for its spectacular desert, considered one of the most accessible desert areas in Iran where we will take a beautiful 4*4 off-road ride on the dunes. The silent sand dunes of Varzaneh are 5 to 62 m high, the highest among those in the Iranian deserts. The desert has a diameter of approximately 45 km. The landscape is enchanting and represents an ideal place for meditation. Lunch in restaurant. Continue to Esfahan, dinner and overnight stay

breakfast at the hotel. Two days dedicated to visiting one of the most beautiful cities in the Middle East. The heart of the city is the beautiful Naqshe Jahan Square (UNESCO since 1979), one of the largest in the world, overlooked by extraordinary examples of great Safavid architecture: the Imam Mosque, the Sheikh Loftollah Mosque, the Royal Palace (Ali Qapu), all dominated by the turquoise riot of majolica and glazed mosaics. The Masjed-e Jame of Isfahan (UNESCO since 2012) is the true summa of Islamic architecture with different overlapping styles ranging from the Seljuk and Mongolian periods to the baroque of the Safavid age. The royal palace of Chehel Sotun (UNESCO 2011), conceived as a place of leisure and receptions, is famous for its frescoes. You will also have time to visit the Jolfa district, today the lively center of the Armenian Church, with the Vank Cathedral and its interesting museum. The spectacular Khagiù Bridge, built by Shah Abbas around 1650. Lunch in a restaurant. Dinners and overnight stays in hotels

Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning departure for Kashan, located on the edge of the great salt desert. Along the way, stop in Abyaneh, a small mountain village characterized by the ocher color of its houses and at the famous Garden of Fin (UNESCO since 2011) inside which there are some palaces from the Safavid and Cajara periods. Contains Kashan’s Fin Bath, where Amir Kabir, the prime minister of the Qajar dynasty, was assassinated by an assassin sent by Shah Nasser al-Din Shah Qajar in 1852. Lunch in a restaurant during the excursion

breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, continuation of the visit to Kashan, we begin with a rose garden and the rose water production cellar where we will see how this famous souvenir of Iran is produced. Then the Tabātabāei house built for the wealthy Tabatabaei family by the carpet merchant Seyyed Ja’far Tabatabaei, famous for its refined interior stucco work and stone reliefs, as well as its stained glass windows and mirrors.
Lunch in restaurant. In the afternoon, departure for Tehran. Visit the shrine of Fatima (sister of the 8th Shia Imam) in Qom along the way. Dinner and overnight in Tehran

After breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide and beginning of the visit to the city. Visit to the famous Archaeological Museum, whose entrance evokes the great arch of the Palace of Cosroes in Ctesiphon, full of finds and works dating back to the great periods of Persian history, from the Achaemenids to the Parthians and Sassanids. Next, visit the Golestan Palace, recently included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site: it is a complex of buildings erected in the 17th century and splendidly decorated. Lunch in a restaurant and then a visit to the national jewelery museum. An extraordinary collection of jewels belonging to the Iranian imperial families from the Afsharide dynasty onwards, where we will see Daryaye Nour (the sea of ​​light) the heaviest pink diamond in the world. afterwards, immersion in the main bazaar of the Iranian capital, a maze of narrow streets, a city within the city. Dinner and overnight stay in the Remis hotel at Tehran international airport

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