Shiraz · Golestan Boulevard · Iran

Mausoleum of Hafez

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easy

9/10

best: late afternoon, sunset

contemplative, literary, romantic

A local would say...

Iranians consult this dead poet for life advice by flipping randomly to a page — and find the answer is always right.

Iran's most beloved poet rests under a marble tombstone set within a walled garden of orange trees and fountains, topped by a graceful octagonal pavilion. Iranians treat this as a genuine pilgrimage — visitors arrive daily to read Hafez's ghazals aloud, open his divān at random for prophecy, and simply sit in the atmosphere of the garden.