Semiramis Hotel Palmyra
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Palmyra, oude stad van koningin Zenobia
... begin is er een monumentale boog. Langs de decumanus ligt links de tempel van Nebo uit de 1e eeuw (Nebo is de Mesopotamische god van de wijsheid en van de orakels, vaak geïdentificeerd met de Griekse Apollo).
Verderop rechts vindt men de baden van Diocletianus. Links is er het prachtige theater uit de 2e en 3e eeuw. Verderop zijn er de senaat en de agora. Het tetrapylon werd gereconstrueerd in 1963. De kleine tempel van Baal Shamin (de heer ...
Car trouble and machine guns in desert paradise
... dusty concrete block dwellings, and a little rough around the edges. We did go into the recommended museum which had a collection of various sculptural bits, coins, tools, pottery, fabric remnants and glassware from pre-Roman and Roman times. Then to a little roadside restaurant for Falafel and Baba Ganoush for lunch. By now we were back into shirtsleeves as it was comfortably warm. In the afternoon we retreated to the van again for a snooze and a read, then to the four star Hotel ...
Desert ruins
The undisputed star of the Syrian ruin world is Palmyra (Tadmor in Arabic), an ancient city of central Syria. The ruins are a World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Syria.Once dubbed the "Bride of the Desert," Palmyra was mentioned in the Old Testament as being fortified by Solomon and it flourished in Roman times. The Oasis, as it is sometimes called, is located near a hot-water spring called Afqa, which made it ...
The queen of the desert
we travelled by bus from damascus to palmyra, about 3 hours. there is notheing really interesting but desert plains and unpitiful sun.
finally we stopped in the town of palmyra and checked in at Ishtar hotel, cheap and clean, it offers delicious food. then we set off to explore the ruins and in the late afternoon we headed up to the castle to enjoy a perfect sunset over the ...
VALLEY OF THE TOMBS - SHHHHHH!!!!!
... night). As well as the major tombs described below, the valley is scattered with numerous others in varying states of decay. At the time of writing only the tombs of Elabel and the Hypogeum of the Three Brothers were open to the public.
http://www.tripwolf.com/en/guide/show/6 88460/Syria/Valley-of-the-Tombs-and-Sou thwest-Necropolis
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Most of these tombs can only be visited through an organised tour and photography is not allowed in any of the ...
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