Tehran Sights

  1. Azadi Sports Stadium

    Iran's favourite sport is football (soccer), which is played at several smaller stadiums and the giant-sized, 100,000-capacity Azadi Sports Stadium. Matches are normally played on Thursdays and Fridays but to find out where, your best bet is to ask a man working in your hotel. If you can make it to the big Tehran derby between Esteqlal and Persepolis, do - assuming you are not a woman, that is.

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  2. The Film Museum of Iran Cinema

    This sublime cinema seats 121 people, has moulded plaster ceilings and screens new and classic Iranian films. If you ask nicely they will turn on subtitles in the language of your choice (assuming languages are available). The shop sells hard-to-find Iranian films on DVD and the chic café is the ideal place for post-film contemplation. Look for the street with a garden down the middle and a sign to Bahoner Library.

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