Mazichal is a scenic village with pleasant weather and verdant landscape 20 kilometers southeast of Kelardasht in Mazandaran. The small village lacks modern facilities such as electricity, tap water, asphalt roads or telephone, but offers a tranquil experience to visitors seeking an escape from the pollution and hubbub of city life. Estimates on the total number of families in Mazichal range from 50 to 120. Families residing in Mazichal, most of them farmers or cattle breeders, live in the Village during the warmer months and migrate in the winter.Mazichal gets its name due to the vast number of chestnut trees it contains. In local dialect, mazi means chestnut and chal means valley. Thus the name Mazichal refers to the nature of the area, a valley peppered with chestnut trees.The Village attracts many ecotourists every year. Within the course of a day, the weather can change drastically from sunny to a downpour. The unique characteristic of this Village is that when it rains, Mazichal seems to be floating above the clouds. The topography of the region and the presence of hills and mountains is such that during raining periods clouds will overtake the sky and ground as well, covering the Village and its surrounding area. While constantly morphing into different shapes the proximity of the clouds gives one the impression that the Village is floating in the sky which is one of Mazichal’s main claims to fame.