Palmyra Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
ancient city in Homs Governorate, Syria
About Palmyra
Palmyra sat on the standard tourist trek around Syria. Intense competition for business amongst local outfits made the experience somewhat overwhelming to the traveller who had come from the North and had enjoyed a relatively 'quiet' trip thus far. The major tourist attraction of the area was the stunning ruins - the most famous and well-preserved of which were the Temple of Bel, the colonnade, the funerary towers, the hypogeum of 3 brothers, and the Arab castle. All were within a few kilometres of each other. Much of this irreplaceable heritage was deliberately destroyed by ISIS during armed conflict in 2015. Although Syria's directorate of antiquities and museums makes hopeful statements about rebuilding at least part of the lost heritage using the original pieces, Palmyra is landmine-in
Top Attractions in Palmyra
Explore the best things to see and do in Palmyra:
- ★Camel race
- ★Camel ride
- ★Evening in the desert
- ★Funerary Towers
- ★Great Colonnade at Palmyra
- ★Hike and trail run
- ★Hypogeum of Three Brothers
- ★Palmyra Castle
Where to Stay in Palmyra
- 🏨Al Faris Hotel
- 🏨Al Nakheel Hotel
- 🏨Baal Shamen Hotel
- 🏨Bel Hotel
- 🏨Heliopolis Hotel
- 🏨Ishtar Hotel
Palmyra Travel Guide Sections
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