Isfahan Day Tour: Eye-Catching Naqsh-E Jahan Square & More

Feeling the true meaning of Iranian art and architecture happens when walking through the great Naqsh-e- Jahan Square and Chehel Sotoun, both UNESCO World Heritages. We begin our journey through Isfahan by visiting Chehel-Sotoun Palace.

This architectural masterpiece is a pavilion in the midst of a park at the far end of a long pool which is a typical design of all Persian Gardens. Then we visit Jame Mosque; the Great Mosque of Isfahan in Iran which is unique in this regard and thus enjoys a special place in the history of Islamic architecture.

We continue our tour to Meidane Emam (Naghsh-e Jahan Square) which is an oblong-shaped square built in the Safavid era. The square with its lively atmosphere has always been a perennial tourist attraction; from all sides, it shares a border with aesthetically remarkable monumental buildings linked by a series of two-storied arcades of shops.

The monuments surrounding the square are named Shah Mosque, The Pavilion of Ali Qapu Palace, Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque and entrance to a vast bazaar. We visit Imam (Shah) Mosque situated on the south side of the Naqsh-e Jahan square. The mosque was built during the Safavid period by the order of the first Shah Abbas.

We take you to the cozy corner of Chah Haj Mirza tea house which is considered as a very famous tea house in Isfahan. And last but not least Isfahan Grand Bazaar.