TEHRAN-- The ancient city of Hamedan is arranging a substantial winter festival, set up to be held from February 13 to March 8.
It would be the 13th edition of a winter season festival to be held in Hamedan, Ali Khaksar, Hamedans deputy tourist chief, stated on Saturday.
We intend to hold a different event full of social pleasure and happiness, the official said.There will be both snow-related and non-snow-related programs, as well as craft, souvenir, and cooking exhibitions, a pumpkin celebration, health and beauty activities, a coffee and chocolate exhibit, and a snowman-making competition, he explained.Visitors will be used discounts on souvenirs and handicrafts, tourism centers, in addition to lodging, entertainment, and catering centers, he said.Winter video games, making snow sculptures, storytelling sessions, ski trips, puppet programs, and gastronomy events are other programs prepared for the festival.Known in classical times as Ecbatana, Hamedan was among the ancient worlds greatest cities.
Pitifully little remains from antiquity, but substantial parts of the city center are offered over to excavations, and theres a scattering of historical curiosities.Sprawling on a high plain, Hamedan is graciously cool in August but snow susceptible and freezing from December to March.
In summer the air is frequently hazy, however on an uncommon, clear spring day there are outstanding glances of snow-capped Alvand Kuh (3580m), sitting aloof above the ragged neocolonial cupolas of Imam Khomeini Sq.It never ever falls short of using cultural heritage websites to its visitors.
Scenic natural landscapes, conventional restaurants, public gardens, vibrant outdoor markets, and more importantly, its congenial individuals make for an unanticipated piece of the city.AFM