Art & Culture
Museums
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Susa
The ancient city of Susa was founded as one of the most important and glorious settlements in the...
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Falak-ol-Aflak Museum
Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is the host of two archaeology and ethnography museums which have occupied the fifth place among...
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Stone Museum (Qazvin)
Stone Museum with its historical name, Bath of Bolour, is one of the historical baths of Qazvin. There...
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Bandar Abbas Museum of Water
Bandar Abbas Museum of Water is located in 22 Bahman Street of Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province. The building...
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Afzali Mansion (The Carpet Museum of Ardakan)
Belonged to Qajar period with over 150 years of history, the house used to be the resident of Ayattollah Khatami and his family...
Handicrafts
The Fame & Myth
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Manouchehr Atashi (Bushehr)
Manouchehr Atashi, known by his pen name Sorna, was a poet, critic and journalist. He was born in...
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Ebrahim Monsefi of Hormozgan
Ebrahim Monsefi, a poet, composer, singer and musician, was born on Azar 16, 1324 SH in Bandar Abbas....
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Khwaju Kermani (Kerman)
Abu’l-ʿAṭā Kamāl-al-Din Maḥmud b. ʿAli, known as Khwaju, was a famous Persian poet and Sufi mystic in 8th...
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Mollasadra (Fars)
Sadr ol-Din Mohammad Shirazi, known as Sadr ol-Motealehin and Mollasadra, a great scholar, mystic and interpreter of Shite...
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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Kelane
Kelane (Persian: کلانه) is a local and traditional bread in Kurdistan province. This bread is cooked in different...
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Ghale Maswa
Ghale Maswa is a traditional and highly nutritious dish from the Ilam province, which is very popular among the local people. This nutritious dish is prepared using sheep’s Khash (you can also use yeanling’s Khash if preferred)...
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Cutlet or Shami Kebab
Cutlet or Shami Kebab is one of the most popular and delicious traditional and yet fast foods in Iran. It can be served as the main course, appetizer, trip food, hot or cold sandwich.
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Chickpea Cookie (Nan-e Nokhodchi)
Chickpea cookie is one of the traditional pastries of Zanjan province. This pastry, with its simple ingredients and preparation method, is among the most delicious pastries that are particularly popular among the people of Zanjan during the Nowruz holidays.