Isfahan

Kashan

Rosewater, Persian gardens and merchant houses

35°C · Partly cloudyBest season: Apr-May (rosewater season) and Oct; hot summers
Kashan
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A refined oasis town on the desert's edge between Tehran and Isfahan, famed for the UNESCO Fin Garden, opulent 19th-c. merchant courtyard houses, the spring rosewater harvest, and the ancient settlement of Tepe Sialk.

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Top places to see

  1. 1

    Fin Garden (Bagh-e Fin)

    UNESCO 2011

    Walled Safavid paradise garden with spring-fed channels and cypresses; site of Amir Kabir's death.

  2. 2

    Tabatabaei House

    Grandest 19th-c. merchant mansion: ~40 rooms, courtyards, stucco, stained glass, mirror work.

  3. 3

    Borujerdi House

    Qajar mansion with wind-towers and a domed reception hall.

  4. 4

    Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse

    Tiled traditional hammam with a rooftop of domed light-wells.

  5. 5

    Agha Bozorg Mosque & Madreseh

    Late-18th-c. mosque-school with a striking sunken courtyard.

  6. 6

    Kashan Bazaar (Timche-ye Amin od-Dowleh)

    Historic covered bazaar with a famous domed caravanserai hall.

  7. 7

    Tepe Sialk

    Ruins and ziggurat of one of Iran's oldest settlements, with a small museum.

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Food

Rosewater & rose productsKashani rose-flavoured sweets
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