Damascus Footprint Focus

by Lee, Jessica

• ISBN13: 9781908206046
• ISBN10: 1908206047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-13
• Publisher: Footprint Handbooks

Summary

The winding streets and narrow alleyways of Damascus are a maze and getting lost is a mandatory part of any visit. Leave your watch in the hotel as you explore the timeless markets and mosques of The Old City where St Paul was baptized and began his preaching. It's no wonder that Damascus claims to be oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Footprint focusDamascus will help you get to grips with the beautiful Umayyad Mosque and the fabulous National Museum while you soak up the city's renowned hospitality. This concise guide is the perfect companion for anyone wishing to explore this beguiling city. Includes Essentials section with indispensable information on getting around. Features the city's trendy modern restaurants and cafes as well as the traditional sights. Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay and eat. Detailed street maps will help you find your way around. Slim enough to fit in your pocket. Concise and yet packed with practical and detailed advice on how to get around this daydream of a city, this Footprint focusguide will help you make the most of your trip without weighing you down. The content of the Footprint focusDamascus guide has been extracted from Footprint's Syria Handbook.

Author Biography

A small obsession with houmous and a large obsession with nomadic people led Jessica Lee to the Middle East in 2004 where she fell in love with the Arabic language and the incredible hospitality of the people. She has lived there full-time since 2007, working as a tour leader as well as a writer. When not on the overland trail between Cairo and Istanbul, she can usually be found among the fairy chimneys of central Anatolia where she is attempting to renovate a cave-house.

Table of Contents

1)Damascus; (2) Sights – Citadel, Old City, Umayyad Mosque, Azem Palace and Museum of Popular Tradition, Maristan Nur ud-Din, Around the Old City, Modern Damascus, Salihiye/Al Charkasiye district, Mount Kassioun, Saida Zeinab Mosque; (3) Around Damascus – Maaloula, Yabroud, Saidnaya, The Barada Gorge to Zabadini and Bloudan, Quneitra and the Golan Heights.