Middle East Places to Visit

An old city with an exotic history. If you’re looking for rest and recuperation, then you should probably avoid Cairo. Unless, that is, around-the-clock noise, constant honking, and streets jammed with...

A Metropolis that grows from the Desert. This shoppers’ mecca on the shores of the Persian Gulf has been blessed with natural resources and forward-thinking leaders. As a result, it has grown into the M...

A city of where the holy and the every day exist side by side. Not only is Jerusalem holy to Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike, its glorious skyline--made of white "Jerusalem stone," capped with the ...

A young city in an ancient land. Tel Aviv is the youngest of the world's global cities. Though it has since grown to encompass the ancient port city of Jaffa, Tel Aviv itself was only founded in 1909, ...

Antalya, the city on the Turkish Riviera is one of the few cities in the world located right on the sea and as tourist cities as well as Badetourist visited. Kaleici The Old Town is a particularly ple...

Hurghada – aside from Cairo and Sharm el-Sheikh – is one of the few places in Egypt with an extensive nightlife. Almost 40 years ago, Hurghada (El-Ghardaka) had no divers or holiday-makers; at that time...

A many-faceted country, full of treasures and contradictions. Israel is a land of contradictions. It is a very young country, having only existed since 1948, and yet its capital of Jerusalem is some fiv...

Millennia of History. The modern capital of Syria is one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities, so it goes without saying that history lovers will find plenty to do here. Archeological evid...

A City That Refuses to Quit. Most westerners know Lebanon's capital and largest port only through clips shown on satellite news channels. However, in spite of the on-and-off violence that has plagued Be...