UNESCO World Heritage
Krak des Chevaliers
The great crusader castle
Al-Hosn · Homs2–3 hours
Overview
One of the best-preserved medieval castles anywhere: a double ring of walls, a great hall, vaulted galleries and a sloping glacis, set on a hill controlling the corridor between the coast and the interior.
Why visit
- A textbook medieval fortress
- Vaulted galleries and great hall
- Commanding views over the pass
History
Historical background
Krak des Chevaliers is inscribed, together with Qal'at Salah El-Din, on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Historical content is stored separately from live visiting information.
Architecture
Concentric fortification with an inner ward raised above a broad outer enceinte and a talus of dressed stone.
Historical layers
Periods recorded for this place in the DAHAB database. Open any period for its full history.
Things to see and do
Things to see
- · The inner ward
- · Vaulted gallery
- · Great hall
- · Ramparts and towers
Things to do
- · Full circuit walk
- · Photography at golden hour
- · Combine with Wadi al-Nasara
Gallery
Related places
Matched by proximity, category and historical era.
Nearby
- Mashta al-Helu · 6.3 km
- Safita · 18 km
- Dreikish · 21 km
- Masyaf Castle · 35 km
- Old Homs · 38 km
- Old Tartous · 40 km
Straight-line distances only — never a road travel time.
From the same civilization
