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Cities and landscapes as cultural guides: Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, Yazd.

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View through a muqarnas arch over Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan

City guide · Isfahan Province

Isfahan: half the world

A Safavid capital of squares, bridges and blue domes on the edge of a river that is often dry. A short guide to what to see and what to know. 14 November 2026

City guide · Fars Province

Shiraz: gardens, poets and the road to Persepolis

The city of Hafez and Saadi is a base for Persepolis and Pasargadae, with gardens, a fine old bazaar and a slow pace. 14 November 2026

City guide · East Azerbaijan Province

Tabriz: the bazaar city of the north-west

A trading city with one of the largest covered bazaars in the world, a long record as a capital, and a language of its own alongside Persian. 14 November 2026

The mirror hall of Golestan Palace in Tehran

City guide · Tehran Province

Tehran: a city of contrasts

A large capital under the Alborz mountains, with palaces, museums, bazaars and parks, and a pace that surprises many first-time visitors. 14 November 2026

City guide · Yazd Province

Yazd: a desert city of mud brick and wind

On the edge of the central desert, Yazd learned to live with heat using thick walls, underground water and towers that catch the wind. 14 November 2026