Petra
Petra one of the world’s most impressive archeological sites with preserved rock-hewn tombs and temples once encircled a thriving metropolis.
Lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Wadi Araba the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.
Hidden behind an almost impenetrable barrier of rugged mountains, the rock-carved city of Petra is full of mysterious charm. The approach through the cool gloom of the Siq, a long narrow gorge whose steeply rising sides all but obliterate the sun, provides a dramatic contrast with the magic to come. Suddenly the gorge opens into a natural square dominated by Petra’s most famous monument, the Khasneh, whose intricately carved facade glows in the dazzling sun.