Syria Bradt Travel Guide Syria 2nd Edition by Diana Darke ISBN 1841623148 9781841623146

This second edition of Bradt’s Syria is the clear market frontrunner, offering more detailed first-hand information on sites, cultural, historical and social background, accommodation and restaurants than any other guidebook. In addition to the country’s impressive historical sites, such as the Roman caravan city of Palmyra and the Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers, it incorporates walking and trekking areas, wildlife and other environmental issues, while amusing snippets from literature, local anecdotes and sayings help to stimulate a genuine interest and understanding of Syria’s people and the land in which they live.
* By far the most in-depth guide to Syria on the market
* Written by an author with 25 years’ experience in the Middle East, who lives part-time in Damascus
* Cultural, social and anecdotal snippets inspire interest and understanding