Roman Arch

Damascus

A hotel inside the Old City of Damascus, about 400 m from Azm Palace. It stands on Straight Street (Medhat Pasha). From here the markets, mosques and churches of the Old City are all within walking distance.

Damascus

The main Roman street (decumanus) of the Old City, running about 1.5 km from Bab al-Jabiyah in the west to Bab Sharqi, and mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the story of St Paul. Its western part is known today as Souq Midhat Pasha, and shops, churches and old houses line its length.

Damascus

A restaurant inside the Old City of Damascus, in the Qaymariyya quarter, about 400 m from Azm Palace. It stands on Mariamite Church Street. From here the markets, mosques and churches of the Old City are all within walking distance.

Damascus

A restaurant serving Syrian food on Straight Street (Medhat Pasha) in the Qaymariyya quarter of the Old City. It takes its name from the bitter orange, an old ingredient of Damascene cooking.

Damascus

The Greek Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, one of the oldest churches in Damascus, with roots in the early centuries of Christianity. It has been rebuilt several times, most recently after the events of 1860, and stands near Straight Street in the Christian quarter.

Damascus

A restaurant inside the Old City of Damascus, about 300 m from Azm Palace. It stands on Straight Street (Medhat Pasha). From here the markets, mosques and churches of the Old City are all within walking distance.