Shiraz

Shiraz City

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Things to Do in Your Trip to Shiraz
Shiraz, the most famous city of Iran, has been popular not only among Iranian tourists but also foreigners. This eye catching city is located in southwest of Iran and due to hosting many unique attractions, many people from different parts of the world choose it to travel to and enjoy its beauties. Alaedin Travel decided to provide an overview of the city and its attractions as well as the places people must visit and things they must do for its guests so join us in this context to get well prepared for your trip to Shiraz.
The geographical location of Shiraz
Shiraz is geographically located in the center of the Fars province in southwest of Iran and is surrounded by many high mountains. The city reaches Derak mount from west, Bamo, Chehel Magham and Baba Kuhi Mounts from north. The city occupies about 240 kilometers of Iran and as more as 1800 people, according to the latest census, live in this city.
The weather condition of Shiraz
Shiraz has three types of mountainous, mild and dry and hot climates in its different parts, but to talk about it generally, considering being 1486 meters above the sea level, the city has a mild weather and has a pleasant situation in different seasons of the year. The average temperature in the hottest month of the year is about 30 degree and in the coldest month is about 5 degree.
The best time to take a trip to Shiraz
As it was already mentioned, traveling to Shiraz has an ideal situations but the best month to visit is during May. In this month the city is not very crowded as it is during New Year holidays, Nowrouz, and also not as hot as July and August so you could enjoy the bests of everything during your journey; you would see green trees having a lot of blossoms in their bushes and many festivals are held to show you these wonders.
Foods in Shiraz
Delicious mouth watering food sand cookies of Shiraz tempt any tourists to try them. The price range of the food differs considering where and what you eat, but our suggestion to you is to not miss the local dishes such as Shirazi Polo, a mixture of chicken, rice, egg plant, saffron, yogurt and different spices, Kalam Polo, a mixture of rice, cabbage, meat or chicken, and spices, and Koofte Hulu, this food is made of grated meat, egg, onion, carrot and many other ingredients. Ice cream and Faloodeh Shirazi are also perfect choices for desserts; you would never forget the tastes you have tasted in Shiraz.
Must dos in Shiraz
Everyone who decides to travel to Shiraz is surely having an itinerary but we should make sure that our itinerary includes the magnificent landmarks of Shiraz. Vakil Bath, Vakil Mosque, Tomb of Saadi, Tomb of Hafez, Quran Gate, Nasir- ol Molk Mosque, Eram Garden, Arg of Karim Khan, Ghavam House, Vakil Bazaar, Afif Abad Garden, Persepolis, Necropolis and Kabay-e Zartosht are the places you should definitely visit while you are in Shiraz.
We also recommend you to enjoy the spiritual atmosphere of Tomb of Hafez and ask him to tell you about your spirit and life through his Divan, the book of his poems.
Accommodation in Shiraz
Due to the great number of visitors and foreign tourists, Shiraz has a lot of accommodation centers ranging from top luxury hotels, traditional hotels to the proper budget inns and guest houses; they could serve you according to your tastes and needs.
Pack your luggage now and join us on Alaedin Travel through our website www.alaedin.travel or call us on +982174495 and talk to our experts and take a tour to Iran so you would feel the difference and have the sweet memories of your trip for ever.