Syria in the Middle East has Belly Dancers and Wonderful Temples and Scenery to Explore

Lonely Planet Syria & Lebanon (Lonely Planet Syria and Lebanon) (Multi Country Guide) by Lara Dunston; Terry Carter

<p>Discover all of Syria's myriad charms - e more...0 points

<p>Discover all of Syria's myriad charms - explore magnificent Crusader castles and ancient ruins, treasure hunt in labyrinthine souqs and people-watch in Damascene coffeehouses - with this excellent guide. </p><ul><li>52 detailed maps, plus a full-colour country map </li><li>the lowdown on where to eat and stay for all budgets </li><li>illustrated guides to shopping in the souqs and steaming in the hammams (bathhouses) </li><li>all you...0 points

Syria &amp; Lebanon Handbook (Footprint - Travel Guides) by Ivan Mannheim

Both Syria and Lebanon still labour under their me more...0 points

Both Syria and Lebanon still labour under their media stereotypes as places of religious fanaticism, terrorism and intractable conflict. True, the region has had more than its fair share of wars, atrocities and suffering, and the Arab-Israeli conflict continues to cast its tragic shadow. Indeed, this is a conflict which goes right back to the dawn of history, resonating through the Old Testament stories of the origins of the Israelites, and the Exodus, when Moses led his people from exile in Egy...0 points

The Desert and the Sown: Travels in Palestine and Syria by Gertrude Bell

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Syria: The Bradt Travel Guide by Diana Darke

This ambitious new Bradt guide aims to promote a r more...0 points

This ambitious new Bradt guide aims to promote a responsible, nonintrusive kind of tourism by offering visitors more than mere descriptions of sites, hotels, and restaurants, stimulating a genuine interest and understanding of the people and their role in modern-day Syria. The country possesses some of the most impressive historical sites in the Mediterranean. Damascus and the surrounding area are covered in detail, with the Roman caravan city of Palmyra and the Crusader castle of Crac des Cheva...0 points

The Monuments of Syria: A Guide by Ross Burns

<p>Syria is home to some of the world's rich more...0 points

<p>Syria is home to some of the world's richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited--in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers. <i>The Monuments of Syria</i> is organized as a gazetteer of all Syria's historical sites, with comp...0 points