Museum Travel Alliance -- Iran: Architecture, Gardens & Design
Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Kashan & Tehran
September 12–22, 2019
Shiraz, Persepolis, Isfahan, Kashan & Tehran
September 12–22, 2019
Tabatabaee House, Kashan WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: ISFAHAN / KASHAN / TEHRAN Drive north to Kashan, known as the City of Roses, to find shops selling rose water, fragrances, soaps, lotions, and even rose candies. We'll discover the UNESCO-listed Fin Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, a 19th-century merchant residence, and Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse. If time allows, we'll visit the Tabatabaee House, once a merchant's home. This evening, we arrive in Tehran and check in at the centrally located Espinas Hotel. B,L,D Bagh-e-Fin Garden, Kashan Bagh-e-Fin Garden, Kasha, Kashan, photo by Erwin Bolwidt Rose distillery, inset of roses, Kashan
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19: TEHRAN We start our day at the Golestan Palace Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating from the 18th to early 20th century. See the Marble Throne Hall and the Hall of Mirrors, used as a coronation room, and stroll the garden to view the ornate tile-covered walls. After lunch, visit the Malek National Museum and Library, Iran’s first private museum, to admire the manuscripts collection. An optional guided walk takes us to the nearby Laleh Park and past the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, currently closed for renovation. Dine at a local restaurant tonight. B,L,D Fragment of a stone column from Persepolis, National Museum of Iran, Tehran FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20: TEHRAN In the morning, discover the National Museum of Iran and the adjacent Islamic Era Museum. Enjoy lunch at the Ferdowsi Hotel with a special ice cream dessert and tea/ coffee in the 1960s lobby lounge. This afternoon, tour the Abgineh Museum’s collection of pre-Islamic and Islamic glass and ceramics, displayed in an elegant early 20thcentury mansion. There will also be time for visiting a few art galleries. B,L,D SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21: TEHRAN Today we go to the fashionable northern part of Tehran for a visit to the Niavaran Palace complex, set among the foothills of the Alborz Mountains. See the former Pahlavi residences and tour the museum of paintings and artifacts collected by Farah Diba, the last Empress of Iran. We will also see the Green Palace before lunch. In the afternoon, explore the Jewels Museum, housed in the vaults of the Central Bank of Iran. The museum displays one of the most dazzling collections in the world, including the legendary Peacock Throne. Then, admire a fine array of carpets from ancient to contemporary at the Carpet Museum. Dinner tonight is at the hotel. B,L,D SPECIAL NOTE: On September 21, hotel rooms are reserved for late check-out. Thus following dinner, we will transfer to the airport for our late-night flight to Istanbul. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22: ARRIVE TO ISTANBUL / CONNECT TO RETURN FLIGHTS HOME Our flight will arrive in Istanbul in the very early morning. Onward connections will depart today. DISCLAIMER: The itinerary is subject to change at the discretion of The Museum Travel Alliance. For complete details, please carefully read the terms and conditions at https://museumtravelalliance.com/faq.php. Mirrored hall, Golestan Palace, Tehran Main hall of the Islamic Era Museum, Tehran
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Tabatabaee House, Kashan<br />
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18: ISFAHAN /<br />
KASHAN / TEHRAN<br />
Drive north to Kashan, known as the City of Roses, to find<br />
shops selling rose water, fragrances, soaps, lotions, and<br />
even rose candies. We'll discover the UNESCO-listed Fin<br />
Garden, or Bagh-e Fin, a 19th-century merchant residence,<br />
and Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse. If time allows, we'll<br />
visit the Tabatabaee House, once a merchant's home. This<br />
evening, we arrive in Tehran and check in at the centrally<br />
located Espinas Hotel.<br />
B,L,D<br />
Bagh-e-Fin Garden, Kashan<br />
Bagh-e-Fin Garden, Kasha, Kashan,<br />
photo by Erwin Bolwidt<br />
Rose distillery, inset of roses,<br />
Kashan
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