Possibly the most scenic spot on the Caspian coast, Ramsar is where the jungle-clad lower ridges of the snow-topped Alborz tumble into the sea. It’s a verdant, photogenic area, lush with orange groves, and there are walking trails into the nearby hills. Time seems to move more slowly here (especially once you leave the highway), and the town and its hinterland make a nice place to kick back for a few days, especially in spring and autumn. If you want to escape the humidity, consider a day trip to the mountain village of Javaherdeh.
Ramsar palace museum: This ornately furnished 1937 building, set in a walled garden, was once the summer palace of Reza Shah. Gilded, over-the-top rooms mix guillotine-era French furniture with distinctly Persian motifs of cheetahs and fine carpets. Check out the rampaging golden beasts on the side of the dinner tray. However, the building is best remembered for hosting the 1971 signing of the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the protection and conservation of the world’s wetlands.
Ramsar Thermal Springs (Hot Springs in Ramsar) is comprised of a series of gaseous and sulfur springs, and are in regions such as Sangbon, Parsian Hotel Thermal Spring, Ramsar Grand Hotel Spa, Jawaher Deh, Kotalum, and Sa’dat Mahaleh Maadarshah, in the city of Ramsar. The aggregate of hotels, municipality buildings and private quarters have erected swimming pools, showers and baths to cater to the needs of visitors and the inhabitants of the city.
The Ramsar Palace Museum (Marmar Palace, Marble Palace, Ramsar Royal Palace) is one of the historic buildings and royal residences in Ramsar (North of Iran) in Mazandaran Province. This Palace was established on a land of 60,000 square meters in 1937 and was used as a summer residence by Reza Shah and then by his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his second spouse Sorayya Esfendiari spent their honeymoon in the palace. Undefined the palace has been used as a museum since 2000. It is called the Ramsar Palace museum or the Caspian museum and is known by locals as “Tamashagah Khazar”.
