Chamestan Mazandaran Iran
posted by Hosein at 1:53 AM
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Masouleh
Although regions to the south of the Caspian Sea are mainly covered with mountainous and traditionally virgin villages and settlements, but one can not help mentioning Masouleh, 56 km. southwest of Rasht and 1050 meters above sea level, which is actually the most breathtakingly beautiful village here.
Approached from Rasht via Fuman by a dramatic pass and completely surrounded by forest, this perfectly preserved village appears to have grown out of its surrounding like a limpet clinging to a rock. It's formed of several irregular levels of terraced, pale cream houses with gray state roofs, interspersed with evergreen trees. So steep is the slope that the familiar Iranian network of narrow alleys is entirely absent, and instead the flat roof of each level of houses forms a pathway for the level above.The village has few facilities to offer the visitors, but its inspiring setting makes it a perfect antidote to travel in the dry and dusty central plateau, and well worth a day trip from Rasht. It's bitterly cold in winter, with snow sometimes three meters deep, but the climate in summer is extremely pleasant and bracing.
Although regions to the south of the Caspian Sea are mainly covered with mountainous and traditionally virgin villages and settlements, but one can not help mentioning Masouleh, 56 km. southwest of Rasht and 1050 meters above sea level, which is actually the most breathtakingly beautiful village here.
Approached from Rasht via Fuman by a dramatic pass and completely surrounded by forest, this perfectly preserved village appears to have grown out of its surrounding like a limpet clinging to a rock. It's formed of several irregular levels of terraced, pale cream houses with gray state roofs, interspersed with evergreen trees. So steep is the slope that the familiar Iranian network of narrow alleys is entirely absent, and instead the flat roof of each level of houses forms a pathway for the level above.The village has few facilities to offer the visitors, but its inspiring setting makes it a perfect antidote to travel in the dry and dusty central plateau, and well worth a day trip from Rasht. It's bitterly cold in winter, with snow sometimes three meters deep, but the climate in summer is extremely pleasant and bracing.
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