Robert HardingWith the re-opening of the British Embassy in Tehran this week, the recent nuclear agreement, plus plans to built hundreds of new hotels, Iran’s tourist industry is on the up. Adventurous travellers who want to experience something new can find stunning Islamic architecture, ancient ruins, spectacular landscapes and some of the friendliest people in the world.
Golestan palace, Tehran
Tabriz, Old bazar
Masjid-e-Iman Mosque, formerly Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran
Alborz Mountain Range, Iran
Iranian girls, Yazd, Iran
Tehran, Golestan palace
Khaju Bridge, Esfahan, Iran
Scene from Persian mythology, Persepolis, Iran
Tehran, Landscape
Kaba-ye Zardosht and tomb of Darius II at the Achaemenid burial site Naqsh-e Rostam, Rustam near Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Persia, Iran
Group of Iranian women pray towards the sun high atop the capital of Tehran on Mt. Tochal in the Albroz Mountains
Towers of silence, Yazd, Iran