As Modern Persia makes a push to increase inbound tourism, the Guardian takes a look at Iran’s top tourist destinations – from ancient cities and beach resorts, to its modern capital and skiing destinations. Iran’s top tourist destinations: Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid), the capital of the Achaemenid empire and one of the world’s most magnificent ancient sites, […]
The much more popular currency in Iran is Toman. This is the name of ten rials. Almost all Iranian price tags are written in Tomans. All financial negotiations are conducted in the same units. It takes some getting used to. In the course of the substitution of prices in rials for tomans, the amount of […]
For women who travel to Iran for the first time, the Islamic dress code prescribed there is probably the biggest headache in advance. What is the Islamic Dress Code? In Iran, the Sharia and thus also the Islamic dress code ( hijab ) applies. For women, this means that they must keep all parts of their bodies covered except […]
