Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Muharram Ambience in Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who was in Isfahan at the beginning of Shah Suleiman’s rule, described the atmosphere of Muharram in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, in his traveloque.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Engelbert Kaempfer
The Ladies’ Street
Engelbert Kaempfer, the German physician and traveller who travelled to Iran at the time of Shah Suleiman’s coronation, recounted what he saw in his travelogue.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Pierre Loti
A Skirt Full of Roses
Up until a hundred years ago, Isfahan’s rose was world famous so much so that a world traveler such as Pierre Loti would take the trouble of going all the way from Champs-Élysées to Chaharbagh.
Archive Isfahan in Travelogues
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Edward Browne
Burning Tobacco in Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan was one of the first cities to outlaw the sales and usage of tobacco. The people of Isfahan also followed suit and resisted the foreign monopoly on the trade.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Muharram Ambience in Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, who was in Isfahan at the beginning of Shah Suleiman’s rule, described the atmosphere of Muharram in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, in his traveloque.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Engelbert Kaempfer
The Ladies’ Street
Engelbert Kaempfer, the German physician and traveller who travelled to Iran at the time of Shah Suleiman’s coronation, recounted what he saw in his travelogue.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Pierre Loti
A Skirt Full of Roses
Up until a hundred years ago, Isfahan’s rose was world famous so much so that a world traveler such as Pierre Loti would take the trouble of going all the way from Champs-Élysées to Chaharbagh.
Foreign Travel Writers in Isfahan: Merritt-Hawkes
The Legendary Fall of a Fact
Merritt-Hawkes is the American writer and Journalist who travelled to Iran during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi and visited the cities of Boushehr, Shiraz, Isfahan, Yazd, Kerman, Qom, Tehran, and the northern parts of Iran.