One of my favourite places in the world and eveyone is so genuinely friendly. More

You should go and walk around in the most beautiful area in Damascus More

I loved the smells and the diversity in materials and people and shops. Its a place you can spend in for days - because there is everything there - from foods to gold to fabrics... you name it. I would recommend spending an entire day - oh and very important - keep your belongings close to you. And to avoid... More

No need to think...definitely you must walk min 2 days...you will enjoy... More

Damascus is believed to be the oldest continually inhabited city on the planet. Certainly wandering it's maze of narrow street and ally ways you get a sense of a decrepit ancient city compete with Roman ruins, palaces, grand old houses and tiny tiny stores. The markets are fascinating just to walk through and observe or shop of you want. The... More

its like a puzzle you start here you end up in a very different part of old damascus. full of tiny roads shockingly cars manage to use these roads, finding friends family and tourists. you could see many foreign looking people there that seem to know their way around its not a shock for the locals in that area because... More

yes the old city have sumthing theres no other place have its just an amzing places have alot of spirt when u walk in the streets its give u dif feeling ilove it and everone should go there and dif if u go to damascus u should stay at the boutique hotels theres wich is the best one there is... More

We were staying in Palmyra, Syria and heading to Damascus without a hotel reservation. Our hotel in Palmyra (the Tower) kindly assisted us in trying to locate a hotel. After numerous telephone calls to various hotels, all of which were full, a driver who happened to be standing at the front desk recommended trying "Old Damascus". What luck on our... More