Good local tour operator.
by cachaseiro
I have worked with a few local operators in Damascus through my job as a tour guide taking danes around Syria and i would like to recommend one of them that i have had very good cooperation with.
They are called "Orpheus tours and travel" and i have generally always been happy with their services and the owner Moustafa Kadri is a trustworty person that i have enjoyed to work with.
They are generally also good at supplying well educated local tour guides.
The adress of the company is:
Orpheus travel and tours
Next to royal suites hotel
P.O. box 876
Damascus
Syria
Tel: +963 11 2325620
www.orpheus-tours.com
Damascus
by albateh
The place des Omayyads marks the entrance to the city from the west; the road from Beirut and the motorway from Qunaytra, which also serves Dimashq al Jadideh ("New Damascus") both coverage there. To the left there is quarter (ministries, army headquarters, embassies and al Assad national library), whilst the continuation of the Beirut road, the avenue Shukry Kouwatly leads to the busy center of the city, an area which is being completely reorganized. The avenue Shukry Kouwatly is bordered on the left by the gardens surrounding the Officers’ Club; on its right the waters of the Barada flow sluggishly along an excavated channels across which can be seen, on the other bank, the buildings of the International Fair, the theatre, various facilities, the gardens and the buildings of the Museum, and finally, the domes and tapering minarets of the Takiyeh al Suleimaniyeh (the "pilgrims’ haven"), dating from the time of Suleiman.
Hospitality
by anastasia-t
If you come here, forget the frase"no,thank you I am on diet..Iam full ect".People are really hospital and they call you at their houses for dinner or coffee all the time,even if it is the first time they meet you. And the best part is that there is nothing to worry about.You can go and feel like your home!
Sights and attractions, experience mount Qassion
by irantour
Mount Qassion is the place where you can find yourself Quit relax and meet people, there are some restaurants to which you can pampare yourself for a fine localy food, Mount Qassion is located in North west of the damascus and anyone can reach there by taking a taxi from anywhere in the city, I suggest getting there late afternoon, before get your camera ready for the best and amazing view of the city.
This is a mass of bare rock. What is exciting is the myth surrounding it, which claims that the Holy Prophet Mohammad stood on it likening Damascus to Paradise. Tourists should visit this mount at dusk when the city below lights up giving a stunning view.
Enjoy
Maalula
by siaki68
One of the reasons Maalula is famous, is because it is one of the last places where people still speak Aramaic, the language of Christ. It is a beautiful, small village with houses painted blue and two monasteries, the convent of St Thecla (Deir Mar Takla) and the monastery of St Sergius (Deir Mar Sarkis). The Mar Sarkis monastery is one of the oldest churches in Syria; some of its icons date back to the 13th century. The convent of Mar Takla is not very interesting. What is fascinating is the passage from where, according to the legend, St Thecla managed to escape her persecutors: a narrow, small gorge, which resembles a lot to the famous gorge of Petra. Minibuses and microbuses from Damascus to Maalula depart from the Maalula garage.
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Rocca salad
Bab Sharki
The Railway Station
from Jebel Qassayoum
