2024
THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART OF GHAZNI
Fine arts museum
Housed in a th century building, Timurid architecture, the museum is ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
THE QALA IKHTYARUDDIN CITADEL
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Perched atop a rock, north of the old town, the citadel dominates the ...Read more
Herât
2024
THE SANCTUARY OF KHWAJA PARSA
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This sanctuary was built in memory of Khwaja Parsa, a Sufi theologian who ...Read more
Balkh
2024
THE GARDENS OF NIMLA, CHAHAR BAGH
Parks and gardens
The last Mughal garden in Afghanistan is planted with chauderon, iris, and ...Read more
Jalalabad
2024
THE MAUSOLEUM OF AHMAD SHAH DURRANI
Memorial to visit
This colorful octagonal building is a mausoleum dedicated to the father of ...Read more
Kandahar
2024
THE TOMB OF THE JAMI POET
Memorial to visit
The tomb of Djami, one of the greatest mongol poets and philosophers, is ...Read more
Herât
2024
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF KABUL
Museums
«A nation remains alive when its culture remains alive». This is what can ...Read more
2024
MYA-ALI, THE TOMB OF MADMEN
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
It is obviously not a tourist site. But, if you're in the area and you're ...Read more
Jalalabad
2024
GRECO-BUDDHIST SITE OF HADDA
Archaeological site
Unfortunately, the remains of Buddhist civilization are no longer visible ...Read more
Jalalabad
2024
THE BRITISH CEMETERY
Cemetery to visit
Originally British, this cemetery today hosts several nationalities. Sir ...Read more
2024
BABUR'S GARDENS: BAGH-E-BABUR
Parks and gardens
These are undoubtedly the most beautiful gardens in Kabul. Conceived at the ...Read more
2024
THE CITADELLA
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Built in the th century, at the top of a hill, the citadel once housed ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
SURKH KOTAL BUDDHIST SITE
Archaeological site
It is one of the most important archaeological sites in Afghanistan. Police ...Read more
Pull-I-Khumri
2024
MASSOUD'S HOUSE
Mansion to visit
It is located in Jangalak, on the left side of the road. We cannot miss it, ...Read more
Le Panjshir
2024
TEPPE MARANJAN, OR THE HILL WITH THE KITES
Memorial to visit
It is on this hill that some members of the royal family are buried. At the ...Read more
2024
MOSQUEE SHAH-DO-SHAMSHIRA
Mosque to visit
The mosque is on the river side on the left bank. Yellow and blue, she is ...Read more
Kabul
2024
NATIONAL HERAT MUSEUM
Archaeology
Founded in 1925 under King Amanullah, the museum has long been closed to ...Read more
Herât
2024
MAUSOLEUM OF MASSOUD
Cemetery and memorial to visit
The mausoleum, overlooking the river, dominates the entire valley of ...Read more
Le Panjshir
2024
THE FORTRESS OF BALA HISSAR
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The ruins of the ancient Balkh, the historical capital of the Astrianes and ...Read more
Balkh
2024
PERIMETER WALLS
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
Extending to the south of the citadel, Balkh continued to grow to the east ...Read more
Balkh
2024
TAKHARISTAN MADRASAH
Schools colleges and universities to visit
This madrasas, or religious school, is highly regarded in the areas of ...Read more
Kunduz
2024
THE PALACE OF KINGS
Palaces to visit
In the beautiful garden Bagh-e-Shahi, or the garden of kings, Abdur Rahman ...Read more
Jalalabad
2024
THE MOSQUE OF GOHARD SHAD
Mosque to visit
The mosque was built from 1417 and completed in 1439. It is surmounted by a ...Read more
Herât
2024
THE MADRASAH (MUSALLA)
Mansion to visit
The madrasas was built first, between 1410 and 1432, by Persian architects. ...Read more
Herât
2024
GHAZNI MINARETS
Mosque to visit
The two Ghazni minarets are located in the east of the city, north of the ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
THE TAPA SARDAR SITE
Archaeological site
This Buddhist site of the 1959 th century was excavated by the Italian ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
THE PALACE OF SULTAN MASSUD III
Palaces to visit
This palace was built in 1112 by Sultan Massud, one of Afghanistan's most ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
THE BUDDHIST SITE OF TAKHT-E-ROSTAM
Archaeological site
Takht-e-Rostam means the throne of Rostam. It is one of the most intact and ...Read more
Samangan Haïbak
2024
TIMUR SHAH'S MAUSOLEUM
Memorial to visit
Built in 1816-1817 by Omar Khan, the mausoleum of Timur Shah was built in ...Read more
2024
TAKHT-E-SAFAR HILL
Natural Crafts
This hill offers a superb view of the entire city and the surrounding ...Read more
Herât
2024
THE TOMB OF HAZRAT ALI
Memorial to visit
History… and legends. In 1135, a resident of Mazar-e-Sharif reported that ...Read more
Mazar-E-Charif
2024
THE DJADA-YE-ESTEQLAL MOSQUE
Mosque to visit
This mosque was built by Abdur Rahman from 1893. Construction lasted four ...Read more
2024
THE TOMB OF THE QUEEN (MUSALLA)
Memorial to visit
The Queen's Mausoleum is still there. The interior is amazing: It is dotted ...Read more
Herât
2024
THE GAZAR GHAH SANCTUARY
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5 km northwest of Hérât, the Sufi sanctuary of Gazar Ghah, situated on a ...Read more
Herât
2024
BALA HISSAR
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The old citadel is located about metres above the plain. It was built to ...Read more
2024
BALA HISSAR CITADEL
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
In the north of the country, all the cities - most of them independent - ...Read more
Kunduz
2024
THE SHRINE OF THE MANTLE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD - DA KHERQA SHERIF ZIARAT
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Built in the th century, this shrine with the dazzling decoration is in the ...Read more
Kandahar
2024
SERUJ-UL-EMORAT PALACE
Palaces to visit
Located in the heart of the city, east of the Spinghar Hotel, the ...Read more
Jalalabad
2024
THE MAUSOLEUM OF SULTAN MAHMUD
Memorial to visit
Here lies the tomb of the Sultan Mahmud of the Ghaznavides Dynasty, the one ...Read more
Ghazni
2024
RAHMAN ABDOMEN MAUSOLEUM
Memorial to visit
Abdur Rahman, the "Amir of Iron", was one of the most dynamic leaders in ...Read more
2024
HAJJI YAQOOB MOSQUE
Mosque to visit
This recently built mosque (1957) is located in the centre of Kabul. ...Read more
2024
NATIONAL GALLERY
Museums
The National Gallery consists of a collection of 430 paintings that ...Read more
2024
THE PULLO-MALAN BRIDGE
Works of art to see
This bridge consists of 15 arches located in a forest area along a river ...Read more
Herât
2024
THE MINARETS
Mosque to visit
They appear on the horizon like factory chimneys or table feet. In total, ...Read more
Herât
2024
HAJJI PIYADA MOSQUE
Mosque to visit
It's the oldest mosque in the country. It is seen under a sheet of sheet ...Read more
Balkh
2024
SULTANI MUSEUM
Museums
This private museum, opened in 2004, includes the collection of Ahmad Shah ...Read more
2024
DARULAMAN'S PALACE
Monuments to visit
It is one of the most impressive monuments in Kabul. The old palace of the ...Read more