This circuit offers the discovery of two witnesses high places of the long biblical tradition, which allow evoke the great achievements Nabataean and Roman civilizations.
• Visits to Jerash, Mount Nebo and Kerak
• 1 • Petra Day Excursion 4x4 and 1 night in Wadi Rum
• Visit Capernaum
• Visit to Jerusalem and the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Day 01
FRANCE - AMMAN
From France to Amman. Reception and transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 02
AMMAN - DESERT CASTLES - AMMAN
Departure for the Desert Castles. The first castle is visited Qasr Al-Kharaneh, located 55 km from Amman. This is probably the only one who had a first military function, as suggested by its architecture. However, for some researchers, the importance of stable rather suggests a caravansary. Continue to Qasr Amra which is 26 km south west of Azraq, beside the main road. Qasr Amra occupies an island that has formed in the bed of a wadi almost always dry. This small castle, well preserved features clean lines and rounded contours, which melts the white stone in the desert heat. Qasr Amra was built in the early eighth century by Caliph Walid I, who loved hunting, poetry and various pleasures. Finally, management Qasr Al Azraq which was severely affected by an earthquake in 1927, the castle remains, however beautiful. It is the inscription above the main entrance which helped date the renovation of the 13th century probable date of construction of the mosque in the center of the court. Return to Amman for a visit to the capital of the Hashemite kingdom located between the eastern desert and the Jordan Valley. Built entirely in beige limestone, the city is an aggregate of color cubes cream, golden sun. From the top of the citadel, do not miss the beautiful view of the lower town. But before we get down there, visit the Archaeological Museum, the Temple of Hercules and the Umayyad palace is required. Then stroll in the lower town, which has preserved a beautiful Greco-Roman theater, which seats about six thousand spectators. Return to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 03
AMMAN - JERASH - AJLOUN - AMMAN
Drive to the city of Jerash, one of the most beautiful Greco-Roman, witness the splendor of the cities of the eastern border of the Empire. It was built entirely in pink and orange limestone that magnify the sun's rays of dawn and the sunset. The climax of Gerasa, like that of his counterparts, Philadelphia, Gadara or Pella, when the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Excavations companies from 1925 have overwhelmingly clear. You can admire the triumphal arch of Hadrian, the temples of Artemis and Zeus, the Cardo Maximus, the Forum, the baths and theaters. Lunch and then continue to Ajloun. Visit Castle buckwheat twelfth century, built by a lieutenant of Saladin during his campaign against the Crusaders. In the late afternoon, return to Amman. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
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