Abyaneh (also known as Viona) is more than a destination; it is a living museum. Its distinctive red hue comes from the high iron oxide content in the local soil, which the villagers have used for centuries to build their stepped, mud-brick homes.
The next trip was Shiraz. It was written about by Yesenin in his Persian Motifs, and sung by Hafez.
The city lies in Fars Province, the historical homeland of the Persians and the Persian language. This is where Iranian statehood was born.