October 31 to November 10, 2009: Egypt Western Desert ( www.azonzotravel.com )
November 21 to December 5, 2009: Algeria, Djanet Tam in the villages of the North + trekking Tassili n'Ajjer ( www.harmattan.it / news.aspx )
Special New Year in Iran in 2010 (26 December 2009-2 January 2010):
A "concentrate" of Persia, all the best there is to see in a country symbol of art, culture, ancient culture, full of riches and attractions, friendly and hospitable.
Home Milan: ALL IN HOTEL
Day 1 December 26: Italy-Tehran
Day 2 December 27: Tehran-Shiraz (internal flight) Shiraz to visit the "city of roses and poets" (Nasir al Molk Mosque, or "pink mosque," the Koranic school, the bazaar), overnight in Shiraz.
3 Day December 28: Persepolis (Iran's most famous archaeological site with the spectacular ruins of the palace of Darius), the necropolis of Naqsh e Rostam (a another wall of rock about 50 meters with the findings of the tombs of Artaxerxes I, Xerxes I, Darius I and Darius II) Pasargade (tomb of Cyrus the Great), depart for Yazd, Yazd night.
Day 4 December 29: Visit of Yazd (the Zoroastrian fire temple, the gardens Dolat Abad, the Friday Mosque, the Towers of Silence, the badge or wind towers), departure for Isfahan, Isfahan at night.
Day 5 December 30: City tour of Isfahan (Khomeini Square with its mosques, including Iran's most beautiful, covered with colorful mosaics, the Ali Qapu Palace, the Palace of Forty Columns, the beautiful bridges and the bazaar), overnight in Isfahan.
Day 6 December 31: Return to the north, stopping at villages of Nain (Mohammadieh underground laboratories and camel wool, precious carpets), Ardestan (with one of the mosques the oldest of Iran), Abianeh (traditional village of clay). Arrival in Kashan, sightseeing (Shazdeh the Mausoleum of Ibrahim, the traditional houses of the rich merchants), night and Kashan.
7 Day January 1: departure for Tehran, visiting museums (the National Museum with its rich archaeological collection, the Museum of Glass and Ceramics), hotel.
8th day January 2: Tehran-Italy
