I'm currently in Tehran for two more days before returning to Switzerland. In the Esfahan Bazar I found several antiques shops which I really like to browse in.
Is there someting like that in Tehran? I spent quite a while at the Theran Bazar, but never came across one of those shops.
I'd also like to buy one of those beautifully crafted brass lamps.
Any tips?
Are you sure they were genuine antiques? And have you checked the reguolations for exporting antiques, I think they're pretty strict. Can't remember any antiques stores in the Tehran bazaar, but you could ask at your hotel.
In Tehran, as I know, Manuchehri boulevard is the center of antiques and hands crafts galleries. You can take Metro to "Sa'di station", once you step out of the station, walk down the street towards west (the mountains are located at north of the city, so you can know which direction would be the west..); after a few hundreds of meters you will reach "Istanbul crossroad" (In Farsi: Chahar rah-e- Estambol), where you can see British embassy, Turkish embassy and Melli Bank around you. Walk up the street on your right (towards north) for some tens of meters. The first major street, after one block, would be Manouchehri boulevard. From Istanbul crossroad, all the way towards Manouchehri, there are full of such shops and galleries. Some good ones might not be easily visible or accessible from main roads.
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