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Mount Nebo
Mount Nebo, about 800 metres above the Jordan Valley, is where tradition says Moses looked out over the Promised Land. Its memorial church holds glittering Byzantine mosaics and a striking modern serpentine cross sculpt…
Read more → Holy LandBethany Beyond the Jordan
Bethany Beyond the Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the eastern bank of the Jordan River, is where many traditions place the baptism of Jesus. Wooden walkways pass reed-lined banks, ancient monasteries and a peac…
Read more → Holy LandMukawir Fortress
Mukawir, the ancient fortress of Machaerus, stands atop a conical hill above the Dead Sea. It is associated with John the Baptist, and its stark ruins carry deep biblical and historical resonance for much of tourism in …
Read more → Holy LandLot's Cave
Near the town of Safi, an ancient cave linked to the biblical story of Lot is crowned by a small hilltop church and monastery. A desert oasis, palm trees and the nearby Dead Sea airs make it a secluded, contemplative st…
Read more → Holy LandThe Byzantine Church of Petra
The Byzantine Church, a short climb above the Colonnaded Street, shelters some of the finest mosaic floors in Jordan — leopards, rams and mythological figures in glass and stone, dating to the 5th–6th centuries. A shelt…
Read more → Holy LandThe Tomb of Aaron
The Tomb of Aaron crowns Jebel Harun, the highest peak around Petra, where Moses' brother Aaron is honoured by Muslims, Christians and Jews alike. A small white shrine marks the summit after a steep 3-hour hike. Views r…
Read more → Holy LandThe Jerash Cathedral
The so-called Cathedral of Jerash is a grand Byzantine church of St. Theodore, built over the steps of an earlier temple to Dionysus — its towering façade and apse rise beside the Fountain Court. It anchors the church q…
Read more → Holy LandThe Church of the Apostles
The Church of the Apostles, south of Madaba's centre, guards a 6th-century mosaic masterpiece — the personification of the sea surrounded by fishermen, birds and beasts, signed by its craftsman Salathios. It is among Jo…
Read more → Holy LandSt. George's Church
St. George's Church houses Madaba's star attraction — the 6th-century mosaic map of the Holy Land, the oldest surviving floor map of Jerusalem and the region, still guiding pilgrims and archaeologists. It remains an act…
Read more → Holy LandThe Moses Memorial Church
The Moses Memorial Church on Mount Nebo preserves glittering 6th-century mosaics — hunts, herdsmen and vines — beneath a modern serpentine cross marking where tradition says Moses died. The terrace holds the famous Mose…
Read more → Holy LandThe Cave of the Seven Sleepers
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers at Kahf al-Raqim, east of Amman, honours the young men who slept centuries in a cave — a story shared by the Quran and Christian tradition — with Byzantine and Islamic shrines around it. I…
Read more → Holy LandThe Churches Quarter
Jerash's church quarter clusters three Byzantine churches — the Church of St. Mary, the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, and the Church of the Prophet Ezra — their mosaic floors and reused columns standing side by side.…
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