Syria

  • FAM May 07 744 feature

    80 Senses #40… Stallholders in the souqs of Aleppo

     

    We’re counting down the days until the scumbag currently clinging to power in Syria is out on his ear, and we can start recommending people to travel to this fascinating destination again.

    When that day inevitably comes, we will once again wax lyrical about the wonders of the ancient city of Damascus; the elegant ruins of Palmyra, deep in the desert; the forbidding Crusader Castle Krak des Chevaliers described by T.E. Lawrence as ‘perhaps the most wholly admirable castle in the world’, and – most of all – the charms of Aleppo, the highlight of which is the wonderful souq with its charismatic stallholders.

    Traveller:
    Eleanor
    Experience:
    80 Senses
    Country:
    Syria