Iran We Didn't Know Part 1 Magical Time Travel, Masuleh Our first stop in Iran was Tabriz, the commercial center of Iran. Tabriz is a major city in the northwest of Iran and a major commercial city on the Silk Road in the past. A must-see when visiting Tabriz is the Tabriz Bazaar (Bazar-e Tabriz), which is the oldest bazaar in the Middle East, living up to its reputation as a major commercial city on the Silk Road. People still flock to Tabriz Bazaar. Near Tabriz is Iran's most famous traditional village, which is as old as the bazaar. 60km south of Tabriz, you can find Kandovan Village, a strangely spread-out cave village under the foothills of Mount Sahand. Kandovan Village is a cave village dug into the rock formed by volcanic ash from the Sahand volcano. Are there still people living in this cave village that was formed 700 years ago? If you leave Kandovan Village and head towards Gilan Province, you will come across Masuleh Village, a magically structured house where the roof of the lower house becomes the yard of the upper house. It is a unique structure where the roof of my house becomes someone else's yard and leads to the road. This is not the only unique structure that makes the most of the slope of the mountain. They even made space for wheels on the stairs, which are the main passageway in the steep village, and made chairs using chimneys. In this way, you can see the wisdom of the Masuleh people who turned disadvantages into advantages in various places in the village... Enjoy a magical time travel in Masuleh, where both the scenery and the people are beyond your imagination. #WorldThemeTravel#WeKnew#Iran#NorthwesternIran#Tabriz#TraditionalBazaar#Kandoban#CaveVillage#SheikhAlihanWaterfall#MassouleStaircaseVillage Iran WeKnewPart2 Persian Paradise Qeshm In the past, the Strait of Hormuz was a key point of the maritime Silk Road connecting the East and the West, and was a crossroads of civilization where various cultures blossomed and were born. You can see traces of it on Qeshm Island, the largest island in Iran floating in the middle of it.... Qeshm Island may be unfamiliar to us, but it is a vacation island that Iranians often visit, and it is an open island that grants foreign travelers a visa-free benefit for 14 days. Fly 450m into the sky and enjoy the view of the Strait of Hormuz, the main stage of the Persian Golden Age, and meet a pod of wild dolphins. When you leave the sea and reach land, another attraction unique to Qeshm Island unfolds. The huge golden canyon Tangeh Chahkuh. This valley is a terrain created by the erosion of a sedimentary rock area over a long period of time by rainwater, which is made up of layers of sand and gravel. It is a place where you can see the painful traces of the old Iranian people who hid to avoid the Portuguese invasion in the past, and a well that has been used since then. Also, on Hengam Island, an island within an island with a population of 300, you can meet the traditional masks of women that you cannot see on the mainland of Iran, the traditional clothing of the southern island region, and the open and friendly people of southern Iran. #Southern Iran #Qeshm Island Paragliding #Hengam Island Dolphin Tour and #Market Tour #Jangale Hara Mangrove Forest Tour #Qeshm Island Village #Traditional Ceremony #Zar 5 #Qeshm Island Tange Chakku Canyon The Iran We Didn't Know Part 3 Nowruz, a festival that opens spring On our last day on Qeshm Island, we receive an urgent call from the local coordinator. It is an invitation to a traditional wedding in southern Iran. As a festival to celebrate the couple's married life, the eve of the wedding begins with a street performance that makes the neighborhood noisy. Unlike modern weddings that are simply Westernized, traditional weddings are village-level festivals that last for several days between the groom's and bride's villages. We vividly capture the traditional wedding culture of the south that is gradually disappearing. Meanwhile, as spring comes to Iran, Imam Square in Isfahan, a representative city of Iran, is bustling with visitors. In the past, it was a place somewhat distant from the general public, where nobles played polo, but after the Islamic Revolution, it became a place of rest for citizens, receiving the name Imam Square today. We also admire the splendid interior design of the mosque, which is a Muslim temple and a place of comfort for the poor and wounded, and through it, we feel the breath of Persian civilization that permeates Iranian land. We also participate in the eve of Nowruz, the biggest holiday in Iran that begins when spring comes, and capture the excitement of Iranians welcoming a new day by wearing traditional costumes, dancing to traditional music, and jumping over bonfires. #Qeshm Island #Southern Iran #Traditional Wedding #Esfahan #Imam Mosque #Grand Bazaar #Nowruz Festival in Esfahan Iran We Didn't Know About Part 4: The Road to the Unknown Plateau, Sh