03/09/2022
The ancient city of Petra
Carved in the rocky slopes, Petra was once the capital of Edom and later of the Nabataean Kingdom. This amazing city is lost in the rocks of Jordan, in the narrow Siq Canyon, more than 900 meters above sea level. It makes a great impression. It is impossible to believe that this miracle was created by people more than two thousand years ago. And with the first rays of the sun and at sunset, Petra glistens with scarlet and soft pink hues, for which it was nicknamed the Pink City.
You have to walk a few kilometers through the Siq Canyon to get to Petra, but it's worth it. Going beyond the walls of a dark corridor, you will see the elegant gables of the palace-mausoleum of Al-Khazneh, the fantastic monastery of Ad Deir, the spring of Moses (Ain Musa), numerous temples, colonnades, baths, and mausoleums — there are more than 800 architectural and historical monuments. All of them are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
