History · Architecture

Kashan

Merchant mansions and rosewater

Behind the plain mud walls of Kashan hide some of the most elegant houses in Persia, built by 19th-century merchants. The city also has the Fin Garden, the oldest surviving Persian garden in Iran, and in May the nearby villages distil rosewater.

Highlights

  • Tabatabaei and Boroujerdi historic houses
  • Fin Garden (UNESCO) with its spring-fed channels
  • Agha Bozorg Mosque and its sunken courtyard
  • Day trip to Abyaneh, the red-earth village

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