Tourism News
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Visit of foreign tourists to Iran up by more than 50%: Minister
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Ezatollah Zarghami, has announced a 50.8% increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country in the past Iranian calendar year ending on March 19, compared with the previous year.
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Kashan, City of Historical Houses
Kashan is a historical city more than seven thousand years old, located in the central desert of Iran. This city has many historical houses from the Qajar and Zandiye periods. By visiting these houses, tourists travel to history and learn about the lives of the people of that time.Each part of the historical houses of Kashan has a separate purpose and use and has its own decorations. The exterior of the house was for public work and daily commuting, the interior was for the daily life of family members and there were special rooms for guests.
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Yaylak in mountains
Every year at the beginning of summer, ranchers move to the heights of Mazandaran to use the green pastures, and the pastures of the province host nomads and thousands of their livestock. Many pasture fodder consists of medicinal plants. Therefore, in addition to animal husbandry activities, nomads earn money by harvesting and selling medicinal plants.
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Hosseynia of Iran
The mourning days of the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) were held in the first ten days of Muharram with a special mood throughout Iran, in different cities and villages. The following pictures are a selection of the efforts of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) photographers in different parts of the country.
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Tunisia cancels visa requirements for Iranian tourists
Tehran, IRNA – The Ministry of Tourism of Tunisia has declared the cancellation of visa requirements for Iranian and Iraqi tourists.
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Blue Nissan
Many villages of Lorestan province are located in the Zagros highlands, the people of these villages who live among these mountains spend some months of the year as nomads in black tents and some cold months of the year in their houses and live in the village. To reach the city, they have to go through winding roads. The access route of many villages is on dirt roads and it is not easy to access these areas, hence the vehicle that is used mostly in these areas is Nissan. In addition to being able to carry passengers, Nissan is also used to carry goods and solves the commuting problems of the villagers in all seasons of the year.Nissan drivers believe that this car is the most valuable vehicle in this area and does not leave anyone on the roads even in the worst weather conditions.
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Lahijan tea
Tea is the most popular hot drink among Iranians. Lahijan’e spring tea is the best Iranian tea in terms of aroma and taste, and its aroma can be smelled from everywhere in this city in the spring season with its unique aromatic greens. Lahijan is regarded as the most important center of Iranian tea cultivation, production and processing, and it has vast tea farms and factories on its surrounding hills. This city has good conditions for the cultivation of this plant due to its fertile lands and extremely humid climate. Green tea leaves are harvested every year in spring, summer and autumn. According to statistics, there are more than 55,000 tea growers in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces who produce a total of 135,000 tons of tea leaves annually. About 30,000 tons of dry tea is extracted from this product.
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Iran reports 43% surge in tourism arrivals in 2023
Tehran, IRNA -- Tourism arrivals in Iran rose by 43% last year, allowing the country to ascend in the global ranking of top destinations by six places, according to data released by the United Nations tourism agency (UNWTO).
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Spring Nature of Kordestan
Kordestan province is a mountainous region, which is one of the highest provinces in the country with an altitude of about 2,000 meters above sea level. The average annual rainfall in the province is 500 mm, and the height difference between the highest and lowest parts of the province is about 2,400 meters. Mount Shahou in the southwest of the province with a height of 3,300 meters is the highest and Alot area in Baneh with a height of about 900 meters is the lowest point of the province.This height difference has led to different climates, and this issue is important from the point of view of tourism, because in terms of climate diversity and the presence of natural and topographical effects, Kordestan province has diverse and valuable attractions. Undoubtedly, Kordestan province has many natural and tourist attractions. which prompts travelers to travel to this beautiful province to watch the rainbow of spring colors in the beautiful season of nature's awakening and enjoy its beauty.
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Iran's tourism industry grew by 21% in 2023: WTTC
Tehran, IRNA - The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) announced the 21 percent growth in Iran's tourism industry in 2023, with Turkish tourists being in the second place to enter the Islamic Republic after Iraqis.
