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Khan (Alamut Castle) and Razmiyan (Lamiasar Castle). Beware that Alamut Castle is
NOT in Alamut town (aka Mo'allem Kalayeh).
Using a mix of savaris and taxis it's possible to visit both Razmiyan (65km) and Gazor
Khan (110km) in a long day trip from Qazvin. But it's much more fun to take your time,
sleeping a night or three at Gazor Khan to do some trekking. If you can manage enough
Farsi to charter a taxi there's no real reason to take a guide, though a knowledgeable his-
torian could help bring to life the castles' bare stones.
A guide (or at least a bag-carrying mule and mule-driver) is wise, however, if you're
planning a multiday, cross-Alborz trek into the Caspian hinterland.
RAZMIYAN & LAMIASAR CASTLEرسایما خاک و نایمزار
0272 / POP 1800 / ELEV 1684M
The winding descent into Razmiyan from Qazvin passes some timeless mud hamlets and
gives wonderful views over the Shahrud Valley's rice terraces.
Central Razmiyan itself is a strangely soulless place but a handily central
taxi agency
(
322 2828)
makes it easy to arrange onward transport if you've arrived by savari. A
taxi costs US$4 up to the Lamiasar Castle access path (2.5km towards Hir). From there
it's an obvious 20-minute stroll to the top edge of the castle where a remnant hint of round
bastion and some other wall chunks remain. The castle site sweeps down from here to
