The Village of Rijal Alma is located 45 km west of the city of Abha, a mountainous area in the Assir Region. The village was a natural corridor linking those from Yemen and the Levant to Makkah and Madinah, making it an important regional commercial center. The ancient remains (
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Thee Ain is one of the most beautiful, from charming and ancient villages. The village is situated in Saudi Arabia’s Al Baha region and offers a glimpse into the vibrant history and culture of the region. Popularly referred to as the “Marble Village,” it is perched on...
Just a few kilometers away from Algehad, we visited another little heritage village Al Ahtawhlah. The Quraysh market should be held every Wednesday, where locals from the surrounding villages come to buy, sell, and trade. The village was distinguished by the presence of two forts for...
In the morning, we walked to another ancient settlement more than 1000 years old – Algehad village. This ancient village has narrow streets, breathtaking cornfields, and stone houses with heritage facades. Some of the restored structures of the beautiful stone architecture have been...
We just drove through Taif, located at an elevation of 1,879 meters on the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains. Unfortunately, there is little to see, so we only stopped by the Jabra historic palace. Palace has three floors and a grand foyer, and It was built during the reign of the founding...
We spent two nights in the breathtakingly beautiful little historic town of Akre. The town was built on the side of a mountain range at the edge of the Nineveh Plains by the Kurdish Prince Zand in 580 BC. It was traditionally a mixed town of Muslims, Jews, and Christians. Nowadays, Akre...
To our surprise, the weather luckily changed, and we got a lovely sunny afternoon in Kutaisi, a city in west-central Georgia. It lies along the Rioni River, where the latter emerges from the Caucasian foothills into a lowland. One of the oldest cities of Transcaucasia, it served at...
We parked in the center of the touristic hub of the Upper Svaneti, Mestia. We used it as a base for exploration of the oldest of the hamlets dotted with picturesque Svan towers. Most towers are above the river on the northern side of town: Lekhtagi in the northwest and Lanchvali and...
In Georgia’s second city (the capital of Adjara), we parked next to the promenade strolling along Batumis bulvari. With a backdrop of mist-wrapped hills and soaring snow-capped peaks, Batumi is a charismatic place with a charming Old Town fronted by the calm waters of the Black Sea...
The city of Ashtarak is spread out in and above the gorge of the Kasagh river. The town has old churches, fascinating museums, and ambitious restaurant complexes. The ancient church, Tsiranavor, is situated at the very edge of Kazakh’s ravine. Below the church is a three-bay bridge...