Masuleh

Although regions to the south of the Caspian Sea are mainly covered with mountainous and traditionally virgin villages and settlements, but we cannot help mentioning Masuleh, 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 bus or taxi by a dramatic mountain pass and completely surrounded by forest, this perfectly preserved village appears to have grown out of its surroundings like a limpet clinging to a rock. It's formed of several irregular levels of terraced. pale cream houses with gray slate roots, 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 visitor, 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.