Excursion «705. Jordan. 3 days»

One of the largest shrines for believers in the whole world and certainly in Jordan. According to the biblical legend, the Prophet Moses saw the Promised Land from Mount Heaven аnd here  finished his earthly days. The sky was once consecrated by the Pope.

The mountain is never empty. All kinds of guests come here. Someone - to feel the holiness of a place so well described by the Bible. Someone - to admire the landscape. The sky remains a sacred place: there is a temple on the mountain and a sculpture is installed, reminiscent of the Staff of Moses and God's majesty. Together, the church and this symbol form a memorial dedicated to the prophet. In addition, there is a monastery on the mountain. What is his age is not known for certain, but according to legend, no less than a thousand.

We should also mention the magnificent view that opens from the top. Ascend to Heaven and you will see the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and Jordan in all their glory!

Along with Jerash, it is another historical pride of Jordan. Petra deserves a place among the New Seven Wonders of the World. On the territory of the city, lost in the mountains near the Wadi Musa valley, there are more than 800 historical monuments. And all this has accumulated over more than 2000 years of the existence of Petra, the capital of two states, first of Idumea, and after - of Nabataean. Travel will be one of the brightest events in your life.

Guests have time to feel the unusualness of this place even before they get here. To get to Petra, one has to overcome a kilometer of path along the Es-Sik gorge, completely closed from sunlight. At the end of this journey, the city appears to the audience in all its glory. Facades carved into red rocks, a huge palace in the Roman style, monasteries and temples, majestic colonnades and arches, the remains of ancient stone staircases, canals and a giant amphitheater for three thousand people.

There are also new buildings here. There are many good restaurants here, so you can leave there for lunnch or dinner. Also, there are shops, where you can buy water, which are more than welcome.

Jordan is proud of Jerash, and deservedly so. Tourists come here from all over the world to admire the city, which is more than 6.5 thousand years old. It is unusual, as it is located on the border of east and west and took a little from each of them.

Over the course of his long life, Jerash has experienced earthquakes that have transformed his appearance. However, there are still plenty of antiquities here, even if not all of them have survived to this day as they were created. Visitors are amazed by the temples dedicated to Artemis and Zeus, and the temple of Ajlun, which has become a museum containing archaeological finds. They belong to the imperial period.

Here you can travel back in time: the main street of Jerash is remarkably preserved. Like thousands of years ago, it is still adorned with a pair of slender beauties-columns. There are also two amphitheaters left in the city, which are called according to the cardinal points - North and South.

Amman is the capital of Jordan, a modern city with numerous ancient ruins. At the top of Citadel Hill, within the ancient Citadel, the columns of a Roman temple of Hercules and the 8th-century Umayyad Palace complex with its grand dome have been preserved.