UNESCO World Heritage
Palmyra
The Bride of the Desert
Tadmur (Palmyra) · Homs1 day
Overview
A monumental caravan city in the Syrian desert, spread across an oasis plain: a great colonnaded street, temple precincts, a theatre and tower tombs in warm limestone.
Why visit
- One of antiquity's great archaeological landscapes
- Extraordinary desert light
- A true crossroads of cultures
History
Historical background
Palmyra was a major trading centre under Roman influence and gained particular prominence in the 3rd century CE. The Site of Palmyra is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List and has sustained documented damage in recent years.
Historical content is stored separately from live visiting information.
Historical layers
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Things to see and do
Things to see
- · Great Colonnade
- · Temple of Bel area
- · Roman theatre
- · Valley of the Tombs
- · Palmyra Castle viewpoint
Things to do
- · Sunrise and sunset photography
- · Guided archaeology walk
- · Desert road-trip stop
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Related places
Matched by proximity, category and historical era.
Nearby
- Old Homs · 144 km
- Norias of Hama · 152 km
- Abbasid Raqqa · 169 km
- Maaloula · 178 km
- Krak des Chevaliers · 182 km
- Masyaf Castle · 185 km
Straight-line distances only — never a road travel time.
From the same civilization
