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Walk amid a citadel of Roman ruins, watch chariot races and shop in a bustling souk in this ancient Jordanian city.

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

Walk amid a citadel of Roman ruins, watch chariot races and shop in a bustling souk in this ancient Jordanian city.

Sweet desserts garnish polished trays in the alleys of this traditional bazaar, where you’ll find everything from shisha pipes to wriggling fish.

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

Walk amid a citadel of Roman ruins, watch chariot races and shop in a bustling souk in this ancient Jordanian city.

Visit this charming town set on the King’s Highway to see its famous Byzantine-era mosaics, which include an invaluable map of the Holy Land. 

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

Experience the bustling activity of Muscat’s fishing trade at this landmark building, dine at an on-site restaurant or purchase fresh produce to take home. 

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

Visit this charming town set on the King’s Highway to see its famous Byzantine-era mosaics, which include an invaluable map of the Holy Land. 

A 20th-century fort rises above the excavation site for an 18th-century pearl-diving and trading town buried by the sands of the desert.

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

A 20th-century fort rises above the excavation site for an 18th-century pearl-diving and trading town buried by the sands of the desert.

Walk amid a citadel of Roman ruins, watch chariot races and shop in a bustling souk in this ancient Jordanian city.

Jordan’s capital features a great climate, burgeoning creative and café scenes, and some of the most significant ancient ruins in the Middle East.

Visit this charming town set on the King’s Highway to see its famous Byzantine-era mosaics, which include an invaluable map of the Holy Land.