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Tag: Middle East

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Petra in 2 days – how many days should you spend in Petra?

For those who would like to briefly visit Petra and some of its monuments 1 day would be enough. However, if you really want to get to know ancient Petra, […]

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Madaba – Madaba Map and Middle East Byzantine mosaics

Madaba developed and enriched under the rule of Byzantium, between 332 to 635. Numerous churches and mansions of its rich inhabitants were adorned with exquisite mosaics. Then, as today thanks […]

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High Place of Sacrifice and long hikes in colorful Petra

Petra, despite being visited in crowds every day, it is so vast that you can easily find many places to be all alone and simply enjoy stunning views. Just a […]

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Monastery in Petra and countless, carved in rock stairs

The Monastery in Petra is one of those corners where hiking can be quite demanding, especially with children, but of course the impressions are worth it. 🙂 Countless stairs, bends, […]

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Pharaoh’s Treasury and Petra’s tombs carved out of the rock

Petra’s most famous buildings are monumental tombs like Pharaoh’s Treasury, Royal Tombs or Monastery, built on the slopes of the surrounding hills. Their facades, carved out of the rock, are […]

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Ruins of ancient Petra – one of 7 new wonders of the world

The ruins of ancient Petra are so vast that visiting it is quite demanding 🙂 Still worth the effort, after all it is one of the new 7 wonders of […]

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Petra – the ancient capital of the Nabataean Kingdom

Petra is located in the southern part of present-day Jordan, in a semi-arid upland area, which is part of the Jabal al-Shara massif. The former, ancient name of the Nabataean […]

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Salt water of the Dead Sea – the lowest place in the world

The Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley (part of the Great Rift Valley), on the border between Israel, Palestine and Jordan. […]

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Baptism Site of Jesus Christ on the Jordan River

The Jordan River flows southward through the bottom of the Jordan Rift Valley into the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and continues south where at 396 m below sea level […]

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Barbara Berek

Barbara Berek

I am a passionate enthusiast of travel, archeology, photography and dancing :) On this page I try to combine the first three elements: P and show you that travelling becomes definitely more interesting when we discover visited places, and often inconspicuous ruins hide the most fascinating stories :)

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