Isfahan

An exponent of Persian arts and antiquities an admirably beautiful royal city, with flower decked domes and giant minarets, full of reminiscences engraved on the walls of the palaces, elegance of royal gardens and spell of oriental arts and crafts can spare you out of your wit while visiting this true example of oriental town.
According to historical narratives, this city was inhabited before the reign of the Achaemenians an during the reigns of the Parthians and the Sassanids, was the capital of a large province in the heart of the country for more than 900 years. It survived attack by the Moguls and during the reign of Shah Abbas 1, once again became the capital of Persia and reached its peak of splendor and grandeur in this period, making it famous as the city called "Half the World".