Palmyra
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moderate
5/10
best: sunrise, late afternoon
remote, awe-inspiring, melancholic
A local would say...
A queen ruled the Roman Empire for a year from this desert city — and Rome still hasn't forgiven her.
Rising from the Syrian desert, Palmyra is one of the most spectacular ancient cities in the world — a UNESCO-listed Silk Road oasis whose colonnaded street, Temple of Bel, funerary towers and theatre stretch across 5km of golden ruins. Queen Zenobia's city shimmers in the heat haze against a backdrop of desert mountains.
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