The Legendary Age-old City of Persepolis The might metropolis of Persepolis, an enormous archive of Persian texts, bas-relief carvings, palaces, halls and tombs of the ancient empire’s royalty, is the legendary ceremonial capital of the great Achaemenid Empire. It is among the world’s greatest archaeological site of no equivalence. Carved on the southern face of...
Dating all the way back to the 7th century, located in the most northern corner of Iran near the border of Armenia, stand three of the oldest and most historic monasteries of the Armenian Christian faith: St. Thaddeus, St. Stepanos and the Chapel of Dzordzor. These historic marvels of traditional Armenian art and architecture are...
One of the seldom remaining corners of the world that is still the home to semi-nomadic people, the ancient village of Meymand is a relatively self-contained habitat in the valley of Iran’s central mountains, in the province of Kerman. Truly a place of wonder, the villagers have a very unique and interesting lifestyle that changes...