Qazvin travel guide
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Why go
Qazvin is an easy stop between Tehran and Tabriz or Rasht, with a beautiful old centre and the best access to the mountains of Alamut.
Top sights
- Jameh Mosque and the Safavid Chehel Sotoun pavilion.
- Saad al-Saltaneh caravanserai, a huge restored Qajar complex of shops and cafés.
- Alamut and Lambesar castles, strongholds of Hassan Sabbah, in a spectacular valley.
- Soltaniyeh Dome (UNESCO), one of the largest brick domes in the world.
Getting there
2 h by bus or train from Tehran.
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