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Tehran
Hugging the lower slopes of the magnificent, snowcapped Alborz Mountains, Tehran is Iran’s most secular and liberal city. Spend time here – as you should – and you'll soon realise that the city is so much more than a chaotic jumble of concrete and crazy traffic blanketed by a miasma of air pollution. This is the nation's dynamic beating heart and the place to get a handle on modern Iran and what its future will likely be.
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Iran plane crash: should you be worried about flying?
Jan 13, 2020 • 4 Min read
Art
Ten 'lost' Picasso paintings have been found in Iran after forty years
Aug 11, 2018 • 2 Min read
It’s incredible what you might find cleaning out your basement. One museum, for example, just discovered a series of lost Picasso paintings they didn’t…
Art
Off the beaten track: Iran's best kept secrets
Oct 10, 2017 • 5 Min read
Despite its rich history stretching back thousands of years, Iran still lies off the beaten track for most travellers. The joy of travelling in one of the…
Romance
Don't skip Tehran's unmissable sights
Aug 6, 2014 • 5 Min read
Tehran is the city travellers love to hate, with many avoiding a stay here altogether en route to Iran's more popular tourist destinations. But as Mike…
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