The Bible states that John preached and baptised in a place called Bethany Beyond the Jordan. Byzantine and medieval texts, as well as modern archaeology identify as the site called Tell a-Kharrar and...
Luxuriate in the hot thermal springs at Hammamat Zarqa Ma’in and Al-Himma and take time out to visit some of the historic architecture of the area. King Herod was said to have bathed in its medicinal ...
A Byzantine monastic complex, it included a church with mosaic floors, a reservoir, living quarters, a burial chamber and a cave that appears to have been presented to pilgrims as the place where Lot ...
The remains of King Herod's hilltop palace of Machearus near Mukawir still stands, perched atop a hill 700m high. This is the place where Herod Antipas beheaded John the Baptist at the request of Salo...
This little visited site was inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage list in 2004 as it contains some exquisite 8th century mosaic work in St Steven’s Church, with yet more in associated buildings. ...
