Travel guide

Shiraz

City of poets and roses

🗓️ Best time: April–May, October–November💰 Budget · ~$40/day📍 Iran

About Shiraz

Home of Hafez and Saadi — exquisite Persian gardens, the pink-tiled Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, and the ancient Achaemenid capital Persepolis nearby.

Nasir al-Mulk (Pink) MosquePersepolis ruinsTomb of HafezEram GardenVakil BazaarPasargadae (Cyrus the Great's tomb)Ali Ibn Hamzeh ShrineRainbow Valley

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Kalam poloFaloodehLamb kebabsShirazi salad

Taxis and Snapp.

Arrive at Pink Mosque just before 8am for the stained-glass light show.

Very safe for tourists. Check current advisories.

Limited — tea houses and poetry readings.