Shiraz is known as the city of poets, beautiful gardens, flowers and nightingales. It is the capital of Fars province. Shiraz has many masterpieces and tourist attractions inside the city and is also near many different historical sites to which you can take short day excursions to visit. Fars Province, which is host to several masterpieces listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites, including; Pasargaad, Persepolis, Eram Garden, Ancient Garden of Pasargad, in addition to many other which have enriched this city such as Zandiyeh Complex, Nasir-ol-Molk mosque (the Pink Mosque). Also, you can take excursions from Shiraz to the villages of Bavant and Firuz Abad, where you can experience nomad tours or village life.
