Lisbon charms with its hilltop vistas and pastel-hued facades, Porto captivates with its riverside cellars filled with wine, ...

A budget of 20 billion rials ($476,000 at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to the restoration project, which aims at debris removal and site clearance, Hormozgan province’s ...

The agreement was negotiated by Portuguese Ambassador to Tehran José Manuel da Costa Arsénio and deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Fariborz ...

Discover 9 magical villages in Portugal that will steal your heart. From mountaintop castles to cliffside coastal views, ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island, built in the early 16th century, is one of the last surviving monuments of the Portuguese rule in the Persian Gulf. The castles built by ...

“Archaeologists have carried out some excavations on the castle over the past few years. We are also preparing the necessary facilities and agreements for the renovation of the historic castle,” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Travel thrills me—luxurious or simple, far afield or a state away. The tiny, walled-in, mountaintop village of Marvão—a medieval ...

Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo ...

Comprised of 100 curators and museum experts, the group will arrive in Iran on April 1, 2006, to visit tourist magnets in the Iranian cities of Bandar Abbas, Shiraz, Isfahan, Kerman, Yazd, and Tehran.