Shiraz City

Shiraz (Alt. 1540m) 900 Km far from Tehran:

Shiraz the present-day capital of Fars province, the heartland of Iran. Shiraz now is honor to have the cradle of royal civilization of the world and of persian history, it holds splendor and the magnificent ruins of Persepolis and Passargad (550-330BC) Shiraz is the land of nightingales, Roses-Cypresses and Poetry. Shiraz was famous as a literary center renowned especially for its poets HAFEZ & SADI.
*Historical sites of Shiraz:* The Persepolis, Naqsh-e-Rustam, Naghsh-e-Rajab,The Passargad Palaces, Cyrus Tom, Hafez and Sadi Tombs,The Eran Garden Vakil Mosque,ShaheCheragh and Atigh Mosque bazar, The Nasirolmolk Mosque The Famed Firozabd and the Qoran Gate.
*The most important historical Monuments:* It is a ruined capital of Persia, 10 kms north of Marvdasht and 55 kms away from Shiraz. It is world-famous and includes Achaemenid palaces. The most important parts of Takht-e Jamshid are: Palaces of Apadana, Tachar, Shora, Sad sotun and Hadish, Harem and the gate of nations. The mousoleum of the Sasanian kings is in a mountain adjacent to the complex of Takht-e Jamshid.
In The west there is the complex of naqsh-e Rostam, including four catacombs of the Sasanian King built in the mountain. There are also rock reliefs on the slope of the mountain. Ka'beh-e Zardosht, an ancient fire-temple is an architectural triumph. The vastness of the palaces as well as their diversity, the huge buildings and the magnificently impressive designes and patterns carved on the stone walls, give Takht-e Jamshid highest significance from architectural point view.