Set in central Iran, Isfahan or Esfahan is regarded as Iran’s number-one tourist destination – and there is so much about the city to support this. Tree-lined boulevards, Persian gardens and architecture, characteristic hand-painted tiling, significant Islamic buildings and bazaars lend a grandeur that justifies the words of a 16th-century rhyme that describes it has ‘Half the World’. Visit the city’s magnificent Naqsh-e Jahan Square - formally Imam Square, a Unesco World Heritage Site; stroll the picturesque 6 kilometres Chahar Bagh Boulevard, and the Hasht Behesht and Chehel Sotoun gardens located on either side. The mosques, including the Imam and Hakim Mosques, are among the most beautiful and oldest in Iran.