Top Things to do in Fars Province
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The 5 Best Monuments & Statues in Fars Province, Fars Province
Discover the best top things to do in Fars Province, Iran including Tomb of Hafez, Tomb of Saadi, Saadi Statue, Gour, Mausoleum of Shah Shoja - The Greatest King of the Muzaffarid Dynasty.
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1. Tomb of Hafez
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4.5 based on 1,303 reviews
Reviewed By IranDestination - Shiraz, Iran
This place is special because of its spiritual atmosphere which makes it different from other tourist attractions. Hafez and Ferdowsi are the most important Iranian poets, so much so that Goethe considers himself influenced by them and has dedicated a book to Hafez. Hafez’s poems contain deep philosophical meaning that have kept their effect throughout the ages; so different people with different levels of education and age can interpret different meanings off of them. Furthermore, these poems have tremendously helped the Iranian music industry grow. Thus the effect and influence these poems had on Iranian culture are quite shallow and vast and you can find a copy in almost every Iranian house. Traditionally these poems are also used for fortune telling: people think about a specific matter and open a random page, the tray to foresee the future based on the poem, this is sometimes done by street badgers who use a trained bird who pulls the poem out, but many people do not do this due to the possibility of poems being pre-selected. When you visit Hafez’s tomb you might see many Iranians reading the poems and crying which is due love the feel towards Hafez.
2. Tomb of Saadi
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4.0 based on 336 reviews
Reviewed By IranDestination - Shiraz, Iran
Saadi was a great Iranian poet, who lived roughly at the same time as Hafez. Both of them were from Shiraz and their tombs are located near each other. Unlike Hafez who spent most of his life in Shiraz, Saadi was constantly traveling. Two of his poem book remain: Bustan and Golestan, which contain spiritual and instructive poems. His poems are used widely in Iranian schools due to their literal simplicity. His mausoleum includes a hall with seven portals which show the stages of spiritual growth in Iranian mysticism, the tomb itself is located at the end of this hall. Next to the tomb there is an underground pool with lots of gold fish. Some people believe if you throw a coin in there while wishing and the big fish sees your coin, you wish will come true.
3. Saadi Statue
4. Gour
5. Mausoleum of Shah Shoja - The Greatest King of the Muzaffarid Dynasty
