Located in the northern-eastern part of Iran and home to some of the most stunning landscape in the country, Masuleh is a one-thousand-year-old stepped village and a major touristic destination in Iran.
This guide contains everything you know about visiting Masuleh village in Gillan province.
Stepped villages are quite common to find around Iran, especially in Iranian Kurdistan and around Mashhad.
Basically, they have been built on a hill so steep that the roof of one house is the pathway for the next.
Whereas practically, all stepped villages in Iran have been able to keep their rural and traditional essence, for some reason, Masuleh has evolved into a popular touristic destination which especially attracts wealthy local tourists from Tehran.
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Foreigners are less common though, basically because it is far away from the classic Persian route, so most tourists don’t have the time to travel that deep into the country.
However, thanks to pretty developed tourist infrastructure, Masuleh is receiving the attention of all the guidebooks, portraiting it as a dreamy mountain village so, slowly, it is becoming the prime destination for those travelers who have a little more than 2 weeks in Iran.
The village is actually pretty, composed of some yellowish houses which disappear behind the mist during the early morning hours.
Being the most visited stepped village in Iran, Masuleh has all types of opinions.
On the one hand, the most well-traveled backpackers will tell you that Masuleh is not worth the journey unless you don’t mind eating in overpriced restaurants or trying to bargain ridiculous fares with taxi drivers who clearly want to rip you off.
On the other hand, less demanding travelers will tell you that Masuleh is such a lovely village which you can’t miss.
I personally think that, whereas it is true that, from a cultural point of view, Masuleh has lost its authenticity, it is actually surrounded by some of the most striking nature in the country and, the thing…
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