Rasht Tourism

  • Snowfall in Rasht

    Photo: Mojtaba Mohammadi

    Snowfall in Rasht

    The rain in Rasht (a city in northern Iran), which started last night, has conveyed the message of purity and freshness to the people and provided them with happiness. The height of snow has reached 20 cm in some parts of the city.

  • Rasht, the city which is always awake

    Photo: Mojtaba Mohammadi

    Rasht, the city which is always awake

    Rasht gained a prominent political, cultural, social and economic position as a city in northern Iran in 1557 after the arrival of Sultan Mohammad, who represented the Tahmasp I, the second shah of Safavid empire.The Municipality of Rasht holds events each year to mark the significance of the metropolitan city as part of a week of festivals that concludes on January 2.