Jordan Travel Guide
Once an important trading centre of the Roman Empire,
and straddling the ancient Holy Land of the world's three
great monotheistic religions, Jordan is a tiny desert
kingdom wrapped in history.
and straddling the ancient Holy Land of the world's three
great monotheistic religions, Jordan is a tiny desert
kingdom wrapped in history.
Stand on Mt Nebo and survey the land promised to Moses;
unwrap a scarf or two at Mukawir, where Salome cast a spell
over men in perpetuity; float in the Dead Sea, beside a pillar of salt,
reputed to be Lot's disobedient wife; go just about anywhere in Jordan
and you'll find every stone bares a tale, and those of Madaba's legendary
mosaics tell more tales than most.
unwrap a scarf or two at Mukawir, where Salome cast a spell
over men in perpetuity; float in the Dead Sea, beside a pillar of salt,
reputed to be Lot's disobedient wife; go just about anywhere in Jordan
and you'll find every stone bares a tale, and those of Madaba's legendary
mosaics tell more tales than most.
Petra, the jewel in the crown of Jordan's antiquities,
is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The magnificent rock-hewn city of the Nabateans has been
a favourite destination for Europeans since the 19th century,
and at sunset on a winter's day, when the rose-pink city catches alight,
it is easy to see why this enchanting place has charmed generations of
visitors.
is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
The magnificent rock-hewn city of the Nabateans has been
a favourite destination for Europeans since the 19th century,
and at sunset on a winter's day, when the rose-pink city catches alight,
it is easy to see why this enchanting place has charmed generations of
visitors.
