Gloriadventure

          Amman is the capital of Jordan and the largest city of the country. It is built on seven hills. Its ancient roots can be seen anywhere you look, within Roman ruins, historical monuments, and local museums hosting relics from the past. After several environmental degradation and earthquakes, the city importance declined by the mid-6th century and became an abandoned pile of ruins, only sporadically used by bedouins and seasonal farmers .            The first and most important attaction we visited here is the Amman Citadel. Out of the seven hills on which Amman was build on, on the highest one stands the Amman Citadel. What makes it so important is the fact that it is the home to the earliest development areas of the Middle Bronze, Iron, Hellenistic Ages and also the Roman and Arabian Islamic Ages. The main structures here are:            - The Umayyad Palace which was built some...

          Aqaba is the most famous city of Jordan. This is due to its opulent resorts, various options for nightlife, sweeping beaches at the Red Sea, and its marina which houses mostly luxury yachts. It is considered a playground for the rich and famous of the Middle East. Tala Bay Marina with luxury yachts           Alongside Wadi Rum and Petra, Aqaba is the third location on the map which creates Jordan's golden triangle of tourism.           We stayed two nights in the resorts area, outside of the city, at Tala Bay. It's a quiet and coquet area, where you can enjoy the beach almost alone, or a cup of coffee in silence with some blues music on the background by the Red Sea, or shop traditional products and artizanal pieces from their stores. Almost empty beach Cafe by the sea           It's not much to suggest here; just relax during the day and have fun during the ...

          We've just landed on another planet. It's so hot here during the day and so windy and cold at night. There's nothing here, only sand and rocky cliffs. Also the sand is colored in red. It feels like Mars. But people call it Wadi Rum or Wadi al-Qamar, meaning Valley of Sand or Valley of the Moon. First contact with Wadi Rum desert           This place is actually located on our planet Earth, in southern Jordan, near the border to Saudi Arabia. It's a valley cut into the sandstone and granite rock with an area of 720 square miles, making it the largest valley in Jordan.           By its official name, Wadi Rum Protected Area has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2011. Across the valley you can find many ruins with rock inscriptions and petroglyphs left by several prehistoric civilizations, including the Nabataeans.           We stayed the night at a camp i...

          The Dead Sea is not just a place to go for a swim and sunbath. It’s an EXPERIENCE you cannot miss in Jordan. Actually, I could not even swim here.  It’s so salty that, if you try to lay on your stomach to swim, your bottom will rise so high that you might hurt your neck while trying to keep your face out of the water 😅 . Beach view           From Jordan you can see Israel just on the other side of the sea. It has a width of only 15 km and it is located at the lowest altitude in the World. There are people who swam from a side to the other (maybe on their backs, considering my own experience). Israel view           The Dead Sea is also called “The Sea of the Dead” because its salinity is so high that no living thing can actually live there. It is 10 times more salty than the water in the oceans, making it impossible to dive in it. In fact, it’s just a lake, but salty 🧂.  ...

          The most popular attraction and, for some people, the only thing they know Jordan for is Petra. What a great, unique and spiritual place is Petra…           Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 and in 2007 it was voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. The Treasury           Petra was established by the Nabataeans, which were known to be a nomadic Arab tribe that moved across the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula.  They were masterful merchants and genius hydrological engineers who grew wealthy through trades.  Nabataeans named their city Rekem or Rekmu, but when the Romans annexed Petra, they called it Arabia Petrea, Petra being the Greek word for “rock”.           Before entering the site, you can visit a small museum to get a brief history of what Petra was and what is in the present. Also there is a cinema room wh...

          Jerash is an ancient city with a history that goes back more than 6500 years and is one of the largest and most well preserved Roman site in the world.           Jerash is also known as “Pompeii of Middle East”. It is close to Amman, the capital of Jordan, so if you stay there it’s definetely worth visiting. The archeological site is pretty big; within its walls reaches a size of around 80 ha.           The entrance to the site is through a massive well-preserved gate, called the Arch of Hadrian. From the fist moment you see this construction you will know what to expect of your journey here. It was constructed to honor the visit of the Roman Emperor Hadrian; that’s where it also got its name. Arch of Hadrian           The Southern Theater is the largest and oldest of the three theaters of ancient Gerasa and could hold up to 3000 spectators. It was buil...